A photoblog is a form of photo sharing in the format of a blog. It differs from a traditional blog through the predominant use of photographs rather than text.
Photoblogging has become an increasingly popular way of sharing photos over the internet as it encourages interaction with other photographers. Most photoblogs allow viewers to leave comments on the author’s photographs which is a great way to receive feedback on your work.
You can find my photoblog at www.simpleperspective.com.
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I use my photoblog to upload my photographs in chronological order and my photoblog therefore works like a kind of scrapbook if you will. This allows me (and anyone else who might be interested) to track the development of my photography over time. I’m yet to catch up to present time though.
There are lots of excellent photoblogging ressources available on the internet which make it easy for you to create your own photoblog.
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If you’re new to photoblogs here is a list of ressources you can refer to:
Pixelpost
Pixelpost is an excellent open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual photoblog application for the web. Anyone who has web-space (see Eleven2 below) can download and use Pixelpost for free! I personally use Pixelpost as the platform for my photoblog.
Eleven2
Eleven2 will host your photoblog for only $6/month and will also manually install Pixelpost or any Pixelpost template for free. I personally use Eleven2 to host my photoblog as they are affordable and make it very easy to get up and running with your photoblog.
The Photoblog Awards
The mission of the Photoblog Awards is to encourage and honor brilliant photoblogs that have shown excellence in photoblogging.
Cool Photoblogs
Cool Photoblogs is a great place to find, well, cool photoblogs from all over the world. Make sure to list your photoblog there.
WordPress
WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is designed for more traditional blogging but has also become more and more popular amongst photobloggers in recent years. Today you can find many great photo theme templates for the excellent WordPress platform (see some of the WordPress theme providers below).
PhotoPressPro
PhotoPressPro was developed in close cooperation with professional photographers to create some great WordPress themes available for pro photo blogs. You .
WooThemes
WooThemes offers a range of different premium themes for WordPress. Our sister site QwertyPics which offers free showcases for photographers, is based on the Aperture theme from WooThemes.
DYIthemes
Over 15,000 webmasters rely on the Thesis Framework promoted by DIYthemes which is another popular WordPress blog solution on the market today.
Photocrati
Starting at just $59.00 Photocrati specializes in WordPress themes for photographers and offer a great little selection of stylish themes for photographers.
Elegant Themes
Elegant Themes craft their themes with a goal of simplicity and professionalism and strive to inject each design with a dose of modest elegance.
Theme Forest
Take a walk in the Theme Forest where you can find thousands of site templates and themes including many photoblogging themes.
WP Zoom
WP Zoom is a small team of two talented web-designers which create Premium Themes for the WordPress blogging platform. WP Zoom include several image based themese including one called Photoblog.
RichWP
If you want to set up a blog, a photo gallery, an online portfolio or a full-blown magazine site, look no further than RichWP. Use the state-of-the art WordPress content management system to easily build and maintain your presence on the internet.
Using some of the ressources mentioned above you can literally start your own photoblog in a matter of a few minutes and it can be a very satisfying journey! Liberate your images from the dark corners of your hard drive and get them onto the internet.
Have fun!
P.S. You can read more about blog themes for photographers in my article 4 Great WordPress Blog Themes For Photographers.
P.P.S. If you already have a photoblog feel free to leave a comment with a link to your blog so we can take a peek.
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Sat, Feb 6, 2010
The Photographic Life