My love for photography as a hobby has only grown since that day and that has been the main reason for my social media. I try to represent my best self on the internet because all of my social media accounts are set on public, something I value greatly as I have nothing bad to hide from the world. Just like any other high school or college aged students, I have many social media accounts - Facebook, Instagrams, Twitter, Snapchat, and Tumblr accounts. Unfortunately I am slightly addicted to most of them, and I have found that it draws away from connecting with my friends who are often sitting right next to me. I use Facebook to share my work with my close family and friends and I have a personal Instagram, @coral_ng, and a whole Instagram devoted to my photography endeavors, @coral_photo. I have found that I post deeper more emotional posts on my photography Instagram than on my personal since not many of my close friends know about it and most of my followers are strangers. In a way this provides me with a safer place to rant about my life struggles without people directly knowing about it (I guess until now). This account has served as a place where I can be completely confident about my work, since the comments on the photographs are mostly positive. And my attitude is more apathetic towards any negative comments on my artwork because the internet is not always a place where the truth is told so I can distance myself from that mindset. In a way, it helps boost my confidence in my ability to take decent photographs. When discussing my photographs in person, I am less outgoing and excited about my work due to my fear of not being good enough. And I think by having this account, I have a new founded enthusiasm for following my passion despite any negative opinions it may cause.