Last week Ken Bello had a post asking the question about what was blogworthy. That was a new word for me. After a quick search on the internet I found the word to already be in the Urban Dictionary. Anyway he offered up a new word for me to chew on. His question asks why we post the images we do. His selection is based on one thing: does he like it. My answer is the same. I think my blog is pretty eclectic in its subject matter. Even though I add text to my posts, the premise of my blog is photography and I would like for them to speak for themselves and that doesn’t always happen. I post images of landscapes, macro, street scenes, portraits, and whatever catches my attention around me. I do have certain subjects I’m drawn to, such as trees and lately the more wide open scenes (see above). Sometimes I put my eye to the viewfinder and press the shutter button because a whisper within me suggested it. If I listen to the whisper and spend the time working the scene, I will usually “like what I see” on my computer at home.
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Ken Bello
As it turns out, I think most photographers use very much the same criteria as you in selecting photos to post, Monte. Who knew it would be so simple? I like to think that every photo is a winner when I’m taking them because I’m listening to that inner voice, but the truth is some of them are not as I expected when I see them on the monitor.
Again, another fine shot in the series.
Monte Stevens
There’s that word again: simple. in this hectic world we share in that word is becoming more important to me. Hope you had a good weekend.
Paul
Well said, Monte. I think that is the only criteria that we can use. Do we like it? For certainly, how do we know what someone else will like and, if we pander to the crowd, we will eventually not even know what we like.
I’m with you about trees. There’s something special about them and they always seem blogworthy! 🙂