Un-Tag Me

Technology has made it so cameras are compact & pocket friendly and conveniently many of us have cameras that are built into our cell phones. These days it seems there is always a camera readily available. With these cameras we have the opportunity to take photos and videos of whatever we choose. It could be the epic night out with the girls, the rocking concert or the person in yellow skinny jeans who made you do a double take…

We all have one or two of those photos where it’s like “what was I thinking?” And we all have those photos that are to classic not to share. And then there’s always that one person who doesn’t want that photo shared… You know we all have that one friend that hates that their “image” may be ruined if people see any of these said “classic” photos. So I wonder, when you go out for a night, and you do not want your picture taken, maybe just maybe you should tell your friends to turn off their cameras. It’s a polite and a valid request. Telling your friends after the fact just seems silly.

I have had instances when people “activate” and then “deactivate” their social network accounts on a bi weekly pattern (they go thru mood swings, when they like people they reactivate their account). And I’ve been asked to take down photos before, to which I fully understand and respect the wishes of that person. I wonder, is it acceptable behavior if your friend unfriend’s you or delete’s their account because they didn’t want anyone to see the photos you have posted of them? If your friend was nice enough to take photos and post pictures of an epic night, personally I do not think it is “polite” to deactivate your account because you are embarrassed in some way. You were there, you saw your friends taking pictures, you had the choice and the capability to say “please no pictures”. You also have the same ability to take the easy way out and just untag yourself from the album, just like everyone else does. It is those quirky behaviors that make me wonder about people sometimes.