Back when I started my real estate blog I discovered that blogs are not just for words. Images work well too. A while back I wrote a blog post about how Blogs – Not Just For Realtors Any more . I have since learned that photographers like to have blogs too. They are called "photo Blogs". They are not as important as real estate blogs but I don't think it is a good idea to mention that to the photo bloggers. We all like to think that what we do matters.
I started one of my own a little more than a week ago. Photographers are friendly and it didn't take long for them to start showing up on my blog, and it was only a couple of days before they asked me to join them for a photo walk. Sweet! I do love photo walks. They are best if I can find someone to carry my bag and tripod, but I don't think my husband wants to go on this so I'll have to keep the gear light.
I digress. As I have been visiting the blogs of some of my new friends I am discovering that even though photo blogs don't have many words they take a long time to read. The reason is because of the huge photos some post that take forever to load and view. I know I am sometimes guilty of putting too many photos on a page and slowing things down but I am careful and if it seems slow I tweak it a bit to speed things up. I do care, I just avoid showing it because I don't want people to take advantage of me.
After a whole week of experience as a photo blogger I have decided that the best practice is to use photos that are no larger than 640 X 640 pixels.
Off to find a really big huge annoying picture for the weenie to drive my point home. Buh Byeeee.
T – thanks for the research and your proclamation on photo size – I love reading your blog, twitter and facebook posts. And, yep, your photos are awesome – I’d buy a ‘Bite Me’ lens cap, but I doubt it would fit my Fuji camera ..