Starting A Photography Blog is Easy

December 20, 2009

Digital cameras are everywhere you go these days! It seems like almost everyone has a digital camera these days that can snap photos of just about anything in a matter of seconds. Working with digital photos instead of the traditional film and paper print photos is cost-effective, there is no wasted paper to end up in landfills and they take up virtually no physical space at all!

And what’s better than just taking lots of digital photos is the easy way you can display them to others. There are many different ways to let others enjoy your photos, from electronic picture frames to printing them out to keeping them on your mobile phone. Whether you’re an expert photographer or an amateur shutterbug you’ll still enjoy the convenience of digital photography.

One of the growing ways to share your photos to others is by publishing a photography blog. A “web log” or blog is a website that allows an writer to publish instant updates onto World Wide Web about just about any topic imaginable. A photography “web log” can feature the digital images you took on any specific day or trip. You can include your written thoughts about your photographs and you can inform people about why you snapped the photos and where you were when you took them.

Most blogging websites are fairly simple to get started with. To start a photo blog you only need to find some no cost blogging websites and pick a blog name. You simply type your comments out in a post, insert your digital photos from your PC and the blogging software pretty much does the rest. When you are satisfied with a post you “publish” it and everyone on the planet can instantly read it!

Remember a blog can be a two-way communication tool! With a photography blog you can not only allow others to see your photos but you can also allow people to comment on your posts. Getting feedback from visitors to your blog is part of the excitement of posting your photos online. If you allow comments on your posts then you can also learn what other people like and don’t like about your images.

It’s your photography blog and you can put up photos of whatever you like. You can put up a bunch of images of a local tourist attraction one day and then put up images of some flowers in your back yard the next day. Remember not to worry about always writing a post that’s going to make other people happy. Just try to enjoy the ability to share your electronic images so easily with your own blog!

Want to learn more about digital photography and see some great photos? Check out my photoblog blog and let me know what you think!