There's a movement on the Internet, and it’s been around for a while now with momentum building every day. It's called photoblogging. A photoblog, quite simply, is a chronological log of photography; a weblog, where the emphasis is on a photographic image, rather than text.
There are literally thousands of active photoblogs on the web right now, most updated daily by photographers from all around the world. The photographers themselves vary from the amateur to the professional, from the film purist to the user of the latest in digital technology. But they all share the same thing: a passion for photography.
Several online communities have emerged, serving this growing phenomenon. Sites such as Photoblogs.org, Photoblog-community.com, and Coolphotoblogs.com all offer photographers a place to list their sites, share images, communicate with each other, and generate traffic to their photoblogs.
Most photoblogs are powered by a content management system, or web host, for example: Expressions or Pixel Post. These services provide photobloggers with the software they need to build their blogs. They offer various templates, assistance in building, and community to expand, share, and grow the photoblogs.
Many photoblogs allow for comments to be made on each image. This act of commenting is what helps to build a small of community of photographers, who offer encouragement and critique to one another. Although many of the comments can become redundantly polite, some can offer constructive criticism, or may also take the form of a viewer's question to find out more about the photograph.
This growing community of photographers and their blogs is as unique and diverse as each image itself. As a place where the photographer can display images, receive feedback, and share one's vision with the world, the photoblog has become the gallery of the 21st Century, and with each day, a new opening.
This article is the first in the series: Photobloggers Exposed, where, in each edition, two to three photobloggers will be profiled. Stay tuned for more…
Article comments
1 - Jet in Columbus
Chantal, very good read sweetie, you make me regret the several old Nikon's I had to sell recently.
Jet
2 - chantal
Thanks Jet...
And thats too bad...I hope you got a fair price for them :)
3 - Jet in Columbus
You're very welcome Chantal, good solid writing... and no, I took pennies on the dollar, that's what happens when you're desparate
4 - chantal
Did you sell to an individual or to a place, like Midwest Photo?
5 - Jet in Columbus
To separate individuals and I'm embarrased to say how little. THIS IS AN ARTICLE ABOUT PHOTOBLOGGING NOT MY PROBLEMS...
Why in such an article are there no photos, and what do we have to do to get BlocCritics to allow larger images.
Think about what I could've done with my new article on the oil-soaked beaches of Lebanon! but the images would be too small to make an impact on the reader...
Carus deus, quis have ego commissio?
Jet
6 - chantal
lol good point Jet....
And this is part of a series...so the next article will include images....some really awesome ones, in fact.
7 - leova
Chantal thanks for article, looking forward to read more from the series: Photobloggers Exposed. I would like to mention that all listed online communities is mainly concentrated on listing, there is another great site that allow you to see daily posts from listed photoblogs. Check: photos.vfxy.com. VFXY Photos will help you save time and track post of your favorite photoblogs in on place.
8 - chantal
Thanks Leova...I'm aware of VXFY, it's a good site...there are a few others, but I chose to only list the few that I utilize the most.
9 - Dave Nalle
Great article, but wouldn't it have been more complete with the inclusion of some photos?
Dave
10 - Jet in Columbus
Dave seee the 2nd paragraph of comment 5 and stop plagarizing me!
11 - chantal
Dave....if you want to see some cool photos, click here, or ...make sure you check out my next article, where I will include images from the photographers I'll be profiling.
thanks :)
12 - Howard Dratch
Chantal: Excellent. It is amazing that a medium like the 'Net which is so visual and blogging as a growing phenomenon has not made photoblogging more visible (sorry for the pun).
Photoblogging becomes more sophisticated daily. You do a service showing off more sites and directories. I am busy looking at your links and look forward to more of the series.
13 - chantal
Thanks Howard....there really is a lot of talent out there, which is why I felt compelled to try to bring some attention to a bit of it.
Have a great weekend!