{"id":26932,"date":"2017-05-26T16:34:48","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T20:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andysowards.com\/blog\/?p=26932"},"modified":"2017-07-11T23:33:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-12T03:33:51","slug":"bad-excuses-bloggers-make-dismiss-bad-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/2017\/bad-excuses-bloggers-make-dismiss-bad-photography\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad Excuses Bloggers Make To Dismiss Bad Photography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, a blog was almost entirely words. It was the evolution of the private journal; though now most of the big <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/2017\/differences-good-bad-blogs\/\">blogs<\/a> could be easily mistaken for visual masterpieces akin to magazines. It&#8217;s hard to escape the fact that blogging has become more and more image-oriented. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcemagonline.com\/2014\/07\/18-great-photography-blogs-reading\/40655\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-2.png\" alt=\"bad excuses writers make for bad photography 2\" width=\"850\" height=\"379\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26941 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-2.png 850w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-2-768x342.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 850px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 850\/379;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>18 GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY BLOGS YOU SHOULD BE READING<\/em><\/p>\n<p>There are always the holdouts, though. The ones who insist that photography is relevant; they&#8217;re <i>writing<\/i>, and it&#8217;s the words, the writing, their ideas; that&#8217;s what matters. Images shouldn&#8217;t be what makes a blog popular! Call them purists or old-fashioned, but they tend to have a set of reasons as to why they shouldn&#8217;t be concerned about the impact of poor (or non-existent) photography on their blog.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, they&#8217;re wrong. Here&#8217;s why if you take blogging seriously &#8211; either as a professional or an enthusiastic amateur &#8211; you <i>have<\/i> to care about photography. <\/p>\n<h3>\u201cI&#8217;m a writer and that&#8217;s all that matters.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/artanddesign\/2016\/may\/14\/william-dalrymple-do-writers-photographs-show-a-side-of-their-character-not-revealed-in-their-books-\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-5.-jpg-1024x718.jpg\" alt=\"bad excuses writers make for bad photography 5. jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-26937 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-5.-jpg-1024x718.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-5.-jpg-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-5.-jpg.jpg 1240w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/718;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>Do writers&#8217; photographs show a side of their character not revealed in their books?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sure &#8211; but you know what really helps writers? Having <i>readers<\/i>. And what helps readers?<i>Images.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>If you have a huge block of text &#8211; especially if it&#8217;s not well paragraphed &#8211; then reading a blog post can be tough on the eyes. It&#8217;s far easier to read text that is interspersed with breaks, and images are by far the most natural form of break that there is. That&#8217;s why you will often see blog posts punctuated by simple, non-related-but-pretty photography &#8211; it&#8217;s to help the <i>reader<\/i>, not the blogger. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s all very well writing for the sake of the art of writing, but if not intending to be read, then you might as well head back to a private journal. A blog needs to be readable; images undoubtedly help with this. <\/p>\n<h3>\u201cI don&#8217;t have the money for photography equipment.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.hubspot.com\/marketing\/remarkable-about-us-page-examples#sm.000017wvv7mrrqedmsl1rkck3ew7w\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-1a.png\" alt=\"bad excuses writers make for bad photography 1a\" width=\"760\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26942 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 760px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 760\/315;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>10 About Us Page Examples That Are Probably Better Than Yours<\/em><\/p>\n<p>While more valid on the surface &#8211; especially for hobby bloggers &#8211; this doesn&#8217;t quite cut it, either. It&#8217;s easier than ever to find a route into photography. Most of us have a smartphone with a decent enough camera, which you can use to take good photos. Just <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2015\/03\/31\/sony-world-photography-awards_n_6976552.html\">take a look<\/a> at the kind of stunning photos people can take with a smartphone. As you can see, it doesn&#8217;t take a whole lot these days to create good photography, you might even like it enough to turn it into another side business with tips from photography sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/sleeklens.com\/how-to-become-a-photographer-and-start-a-business\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sleeklens.com<\/a> for example.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smashingmagazine.com\/2009\/02\/50-wonderful-inspiring-photoblogs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-7.jpg\" alt=\"bad excuses writers make for bad photography 7\" width=\"480\" height=\"323\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26943 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 480px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 480\/323;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>50 Wonderful, Inspiring Photoblogs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>If you do want to take things a step further, then there are ways to crunch costs. Discounts can be found on sites like <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dontpayfull.com\">DontPayFull.com<\/a> which make equipment like lighting far more affordable. You can even try out some hacks for cheap photography from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.pinterest.com\/explore\/photography-hacks\/\">Pinterest.com<\/a> &#8211; often with relatively little financial outlay. <\/p>\n<h3>\u201cI can use stock images.\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lifehacker.com\/5992419\/the-best-ways-to-be-sure-youre-legally-using-online-photos\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-4-1.jpg\" alt=\"bad excuses writers make for bad photography 4\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26939 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-4-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-4-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-4-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/andysowards.com\/blog\/assets\/bad-excuses-writers-make-for-bad-photography-4-1-65x65.jpg 65w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/800;\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>The Best Ways to Be Sure You&#8217;re Legally Using Online Photos<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Of course, stock images can be incredibly useful, especially if you&#8217;re just starting out. However, the problem comes when plenty of other sites use the exact same images. Even if you pay for your images, it&#8217;s never going to be unique the way you should want it to be. It&#8217;s also worth thinking about the costs of a single image use; often, it&#8217;ll be more cost-effective to just invest in some photography equipment and snap a set of your own \u201d\u02dcstock photos&#8217; than buying individual image usage rights. <\/p>\n<p>Would these arguments convince you to up your blog photography game?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once upon a time, a blog was almost entirely words. 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