#tumblr wont let me upload more than one image at a time for some reason :( im not used to the new posting layout on desktop

[balmungkriemhild]

this is a few months old but whatevs. here we got Damoi Velour, a circus ringleader whose shows involve torturing humans with extremely brutal methods and feeding on the anguish of her victims <3

[slightlyhopefulromantic]

Mnmoms AU requests!! Very exciting--hmm would love to see Lark and Mercedes interacting :] Also for a question, what's Mercedes' and Morgan's relationship like in the AU?

OOOGHH THE SILLIES OF ALL TIME. the only mother&child relationship that is positive for the entirety to this au LMAO throughout season 1 arc, at least, though theyre mostly okay post-finale too. lark is a mama's boy <3 (for some reason tumblr just... wont let me upload the full resolution of this image? so heres a screenshot instead, it shouldnt be too different since its just a sketch bdfhjg)

and ooohhh mercedes and morgan!! good question. their dynamic isnt one that ive put as much thought into yet, buuut- (rambles for four paragraphs anyways)

theyre like. besties to worsties to besties again. good friends, but at each others throats at times. they usually get along pretty well though - as well as morgan gets along with anyone, at least, shes a pretty abrasive person and while mercedes isnt exactly quick to anger, theyre both very emotional people. they rile each other up more than they calm each other down, to say the least!

obviously, they disagree a lot on parenting styles, especially at the start of the soccer trip. morgan is on top of nick at all times, and mercedes's very laidback parenting style makes morgan feel a little crazy (and also a little scorned, because even though morgan spends so much time watching after nick, hes still just as poorly behaved as the twins). mercedes is worse than henry is, even, in this au - shes very much the "fun" parent between the two, and they function must better when theyre together. mercedes has no clue how to discipline a child, but shes also not shy about telling morgan that shes definitely doing it wrong LMAO

i think mercedes would remind morgan a lot of glenn, and at first this would be very very uncomfortable for her. as the story progresses though and as they develop their friendship, this grows into something genuinely comforting to morgan. mercedes helps morgan step back and say "hey. okay. mercedes isnt constantly on high alert for anything bad that could happen, and her kids are... you know, alive, at least!", and it reassures morgan that glenn could have been (and more subconsciously, that pre-widow morgan) a good parent, regardless of his relaxed attitude.

additionally - the omega daddies are not something ive talked about much for this au because It Is Hard To Explain, but ! morgan and bill's relationship is similar in some ways to mercedes and barry's. i think they would be able to comfort each other in regards to that :]

[moondoon]

Okay so uhhh heres my AU. I’m going to just copy and past for the most part what was posted on Amino. Keep in mind I wrote this all down last night while pulling an all nighter so lets go babe!! I super duper hope you think its a neat idea and I will post more on it later. tumblr wont let me upload any more images and im very mad right now!!!!! so dig through my blog for more. I have plenty and I will post more.

Anyways, lets start with Majora. The main big baddie of the actual game. My version of Majora is actually not technically a bad guy. Not even a guy at all. She is 20 ft tall, has a skull for a face, long whips that can slink out of her wrists, and 3 separate forms. Wrath being the final.

Her canon design is a tad eyesore so I decided to fix it up. Shes the one thing I am actually proud of in this whole AU thats why I started with her. The third eye on her head, and the eyes on her chest can move but rarely do. Theres no need.She’s extremely monster like and doesn’t necessarily think like you and I.Shes very powerful and all of that power is sealed away in the mask.Most of the events of Majoras mask still remain true to this AU, I simply add backstory and some characters.

I cant explain much of Majora until later when things get extra spicy but trust me she has more to her than just this.

so lets move onto Fierce.

This character I have a lot more to explain of, less to show. I draw him plenty you know who he is. He’s 8ft5, messy long hair that can be found braided, and has a bad attitude.

This fella is almost always angry and really just likes to intimidate people. He’s the kind of guy to throw hands before arguing. Prefers to work alone and doesn’t stick around for praise nor offerings.

The people of Termina respect Fierce, they try to avoid getting in his way. Where he refuses to harm and or interact with them currently (post game) they still refrain from distracting him.

Before the events of the game, before being sealed in the mask, he was a lot more interactive between the people of clocktown. He was a tad friendlier and actually had a few people he liked to visit from time to time.

Shortly after being sealed away unexpectedly for hundreds of years he realized its not worth the pain of losing the people he loves.

Hes going to be around for a long time and feels at this point, that its best he not make friends with mortals anymore.

He had a very close relationship with the deity of the Deku people, Odolwa. They were very close. Odolwa came in a long time ago back when the original god of Termina arrived. he is not related to Mr Termina but they respect eachother. Odolwa may be very old compared to Fierce but he gets along great with him, shares a love for big cool swords, and even will stay up at night with him from time to time and just hang out.

This god was made for Termina, to represent, and protect the people of Termina.

No matter what area they are from he was created to protect them. He is very active and can be seen wandering around both clocktown, and around Termina field until he is needed.

Fierce is uhh,,,, not quite ready for a job as big as this. Atleast not in the eyes of the true and current god.

This man does not quite have a name yet im working on it shh im gonna refer to him as many things.

He is very tall and very slender. He is dressed in long golden robes that almost look like a cape at times, and wears a lot of jewelry. He is the man who made fierce for one reason and one reason only. To replace him.

He’s been around for a very long time and watched over the people of this land.

Having the same type of authoritative intimidation as white diamond from SU, he stands very tall, moves very gracefully, shows no fear, and is constantly smiling.

There is a minor god who follows this man. He’s pretty much just backup who agrees with everything Mr.Termina says. Hes no where near as strong no where near as intimidating but he is his right hand man.

Mr.Termina and his Right hand man want to go run away and never come back to this hellhole. They want to be free to relax and no longer have duties of a god.

He creeped out a lot of people so uhhh,,,, he’s sort of been a holy being in the sky who watches rather than be a part of the people. They barely know him and by the time Fierce is made he is the only icon in their eyes.

Fierce was made to be just as powerful if not more powerful than this god. Pretty much just condensed and improved. Mr.Termina wanted him to have a mortal form so he can fit in better with humans rather than being a big scary monster/deity who would scare them away.

He has been keeping Fierce in check, cares little to nothing about sentimental value nor emotions and will even go as far as calling Fierce weak and or soft for a god. This really starts to corrupt and hurt him and he gets very self conscious about appearing as “weak” so he really tends to beat himself up. He’s sounding a tad mentally abusive towards his creation. This only makes Fierce hate him more and more each day.

He really just wants to make Fierce as perfect as he can be before passing the baton over to him but isnt doing it right.

Meaning, he can’t give him all of his powers at once. In fact he hasn’t taught him any out of fear that things wont be working out and fierce may kill him. Hes afraid of what he made lmao. This is why Fierce mostly stays in the physical strength area. He is a very strong man and does have some abilities that he doesn’t control. (Some healing factors)

Fierce has become kind of... rebellious? He’s acting more human than god. Granted hes an angry little man but but it should be expected considering he wanted him to fit in with the humans.

All of this was fine and dandy until Fierce was fed up with what this god was doing to him, killed his right hand man, and was banished to be a mask for a few hundred years. Pretty much papa put his son into timeout without letting him say goodbye to the people he loved back in clocktown.

All of this gods creations have a “if all else fails turn them into a mask so they cant harm me” thing. He cant turn anyone into a mask only his creations.

This is where link found him during the events of MM, used his mask, and set him free in the end of Majoras mask.

This not only benefited Fierce by him studying link and learning how to use magic blasts from his sword,(though he will never admit it) it revealed a dark secret about the old god. One that truly had Fierce scared, yet ready to kill the man.

I refuse to tell you what yet because I want to make more posts on this later on.

After chasing link off he pretty much spends his time lying low. He’s not supposed to be out of timeout. Hes trying his best to learn how to use any other powers he may have currently to be able to last longer than 5 minutes in a fight with the true god. Fierce wants this man dead. No retirement for him mwuahaha

He will attempt to forcefully take his place and do this job right and as much as he hates to make this horrible man proud by doing so, its the only way to save himself and people in the future. ________________________________________________________________ SO uh anyways thanks for reading i love you. I miiight take asks for this au? I certianly will be happy if anyones actually curious... just to help do something cause im not the best at story telling... I hope what I have posted makes sense. I love yall see ya later

[tompriestleyunit16]

Social Media

Social Media can be defined as websites that allow an individual to create and share content with a worldwide community. Below are some of the most popular sites and their characteristics.

Instagram:

Users - 800M

Arguably the most image - based platform of them all, Instagram was designed for image makers regardless of whether its Nick Knight or your gran. People post pictures on Instagram of what they find to be pretty or entertaining or simply just because they like it. Instagram is a great way for photographers to give people an inside into their life, as well as their work depending on how far you want to go with it. The variation in images and content on Instagram is so unbelievably diverse, primarily because of its simplistic UI allowing people of any age to use it with ease. A big part of that is being able to view anyones posts all together in a continuos grid, acting if you like as a potentially never ending, giant mood board / portfolio for photographers. Thanks to the millions of viewers Instagram is also a great place to get inspiration from people from all walks of life, all around the globe.

Capabilities for this platform include: 

- A personal & Business mode depending on what you want to use it for

- Paid and unpaid promotion

- Direct messages and 24 hour, time bound content

- audience analytics 

- Being able to run multiple profiles with ease from one device.

Despite being created to share images, Instagram does have some limitations when it comes to file size and shape when uploading, this is to decrease loading times for customers but it can sometimes inhibit creators for posting work if its size doesn't conform to Instagram’s rules. All of that being said, despite the fact Instagram has been around since 2010 its still on the up and sees the constant addition and evolution of subcultures connecting through the ‘gram and should be utilised by all image makers for sure.

 Linkedin

Users - 467M

Linkedin is an exclusively professional space for people to build and share their brand / business identity with the ultimate goal of generating interest and getting new clients. For me its always seemed less of a social media than it is the business equivalent of confused.com. There isn't many ways for users to interact with each other and the general consensus these days its that Linkedin is on its last legs, with modern business owners moving into sites with more social, laid back aspects to keep within the times and to cease the ‘chilled out’ mood the likes of Instagram have over Linkedin which would ultimately reflect on the business as a whole. Saying that the site does have a fairly good system of creating and maintaining a portfolio and its often easy to get professional services as the site is 18+ only reducing the likelihood of fake accounts and non business accounts etc.

Facebook

Users - 2.07B

Facebook is arguably the first of its kind in terms of worldwide domination / use. Its said that about 1/3 of the world population has a Facebook account. The site started as a platform for users to create a personal profile and add and interact with their friends, creating their own little social bubble as they do in real life, just online. Later as the site evolved Facebook added business capabilities to make it what it is today, a swarm of advertising and god knows how many business accounts and pages, competing for likes and shares. As a result of this and the fact its been around since 2004 its the biggest of its kind by some margin, meaning the main advantage of FB is that you can reach so many people with your advertising, obviously increasing the chances of you getting customers. It could be said that that is also your biggest challenge, making your page stand out from the rest in order to gain a following, made difficult by the shear amount of users with the same aim.

As far as i’m aware there’s no reason for people to start dropping off from Facebook unless something new and fresh takes us all by storm some time soon. Its definitely something for a professional photographer to get into as a start point at least, just ensure that your page / account looks professional and the content you post reflects that. A business account shouldn't be what you use to like your aunts baby picture or tag your friends in videos, differentiate from business and personal and you'll be fine.

YouTube

Users - 1B

YouTube is certainly an important tool for anyone but the site is centered around the sharing of video content as opposed to still imagery. Many photographers use the platform to show BTS content and additionally let the audience peak a little further into the artists lives than they usually might allow on other social media which can be great for building relationships and rapport with clients. It also has great advertising capabilities for you to get yourself out there and additionally earn revenue from adverts on your own content (All of your own videos will be one continuous advert for yourself so having someone else’s at the start of a video to earn you extra money wont hurt)

All of that being said it can be a lot of extra work to take time to put these videos together in post production if you want to make them any good, be careful not to give yourself too much to do. Additionally in the last 6 or so months its been said that YouTube doesn't do enough to support its users and their creativity on the platform, resulting in a bad taste in everyone's month and the relationship a little delicate, chances are this would never effect you as a photographer but if you wanted to put more time into video content its something to think about.

tumblr

Users - 30 - 50M (estimated)

The impression I have always had of tumblr is that its essentially revolved around any kind of visual art, still imagery, animation, short films, stop motion, etc etc. I would say its main strength is how easy it can be to discover new content and artists to draw inspiration from but on the flip side tumblr has plummeted in monthly active users over the last two years ans appears to be dying out.

Twitter

Users - 330M

Unlike the vast majority of social media I have already looked at, twitter is the only one that seems to primarily focussed on text based posts. There are limits to image and video content posting and as a result twitter seems to have evolved into a place for people to voice their opinions on anything from comical videos to political scandals since its launch in 2006. For this reason twitter is useful for sharing BTS content for a photographer but not so much in terms of showcasing your work thanks to the 4 photo per post restrictions.