Photo Blogging May be the Pinnacle of Modern Technology

Many people feel that photo blogging is the most exciting kind of blogging that exists. Building andmaintaining a photo blog is no more difficult thancreating and updating a text-based blog, and manypeople feel that the internet's high speed, full-colortechnology reaches the pinnacle of its appeal with thetransmission of images. Posting photographs in a blogformat on a daily, weekly, or occasional basis is a greatway to express yourself while reaching viewers in anemotionally charged and aesthetically engaging way,and surfing photo blogs can help you to get a wholenew perspective on the world in which we live.

Many people who run image blogs are photographers bytrade, but photo blogging is also very popular amonghobbyists and amateur shutterbugs. To be certain, a lotof the most popular photo blogs have gained attentionbecause the pictures on them are of the highest artisticcaliber, and a lot of the people who run these strikingblogs are graduates of prestigious art schools and haveimpressive professional portfolios. However, some ofthe most well known and most often visited photo blogsare as notable for their concepts as for the picturesthemselves. Certain photo blogs, like the popular "CuteOverload" which features picture after picture ofadorable animals, are more about the thematic contentof the pictures than they are about the style in which thesnapshots are taken.

The fact that photo blogs range from forums to displaythe work of highly skilled artisans to playful collectionsof curiosities shows that photo blogging is a trulydiverse form. The fact that photo blogs are so easy tobuild and to update makes this kind of visualcommunication very democratic, and enables people atall skill levels to become a part of the globalconversation about the nature and value of photographytoday.

Whether you are an artist or hobbyist who wants tocreate a photo blog, or whether you are just somebodywho enjoys learning about new places and things,spending some time looking at the most popularphotography blogs on the internet can be a veryrewarding endeavor. You can travel to another place oranother time by seeing pictures of faraway locations andlong-gone eras. You can see your own neighborhoodwith fresh eyes by discover how local artists havephotographed the town or city in which you live. Photoblogging allows people to communicate all of thesethings and more, which makes it a very exciting part ofthe modern blogosphere. If the best thing about webtechnology is that it allows people to reach each other ina very personal way from across great distances, then inmany ways photo blogs are the most successful kind ofweb sites.

Series on finding your voice

I'm starting a series on my other blog about finding your own voice for blogging. I originally wanted to make a single post but it was getting way too long. I actually think it came out pretty good and could be one of my cornerstone posts for that blog. Anyway if you want to check out the first installment in the series, please do at http://brucehopkins.net/blogging/finding-your-own-voice.php

Blogger Beta 2

Well, I've had a couple of days to play around with this new blogger format, It appears that Google took some of the code frompages.google.com and used that code in the new blogger. Anyway that new format is much easier to use and makes designing your layout a lot easier. While this system is still not Wordpress, it is a lot better than the previous version. They have also integrated this version into the rest of the Google products so you can single sign on between this and your other Google applications.

Over all this is looking very cool and should be a lot More useful for the novice blogger.