Humans have been keeping records of their personal experiences for thousands of years. The earliest humans painted their diaries on cave walls, as seen in the cave paintings of Lascaux, France. With the development of paper and bound books, people began keeping written diaries, mostly for business reference. Samuel Pepys was one of the first writers to take the diary into the personal realm, and many celebrities have since followed his lead by publishing their own diaries. With the advent of the digital age, diaries went online. Now, thanks to easy blogging services, anyone can share their daily thoughts with their friends and family, or with the whole world. Read the rest of this entry »
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How to Grow your Photoblog Traffic
Written by Azhar Chougle
I’m going to let go of some secrets here.This article relates mainly to photoblogs – I’m sure some of you know some of these secrets but many don’t. My traffic at my photoblog went skyrocketing from 100 to over 500 visitors a day.Here are the main things I did :
1.Photoblogs.org : A lot of traffic comes from there – right now I am number one (the ‘hottest’ photoblog as they have titled it) so I get alot of traffic – but how did I get to number one?I’m sure everyone visits a photoblog – go to one – tell them -’Hello, I bookmarked you on photoblogs.org – can you bookmark me?’ – so you keep getting bookmarks (they all bookmark you back most probably) .Suddenly you get onto the list after about 4 bookmarks over two days.On day one I accumulated so many bookmarks so fast that I rose from number 56 to number 11 and the next day into number 10 and today number 1.Also, tag your blog when you bookmark yourself – include a lot of any relevant tags – because people search for tags and I do get photoblogs.org traffic from people searching for tags. Read the rest of this entry »
Lomography is All About Casual Yet Fun Photos
Author: Paula James
Capture those fun moments. And you do not need to have a very expensive camera to do that. Plus, you also do not need to be a professional photographer to take that really fun and casual shot. All you need is a lomography camera which is also known as a lomo.
Not all people like the idea of lomography. After all, it is about taking what most would call amateur images. See, lomography is just about taking shots and making sure that the shots are as casual as they already are. In fact, you would need a camera that is inexpensive compared to the high-end digital cameras that most of the world is in love with today.
Three of the most popular lomography camera brands are LC-A, Diana, and Holga and all of these are available over at Gadget Epoint. Camera models made by these brands are not that expensive and you can easily use them without having to go through the owner’s manual.
One of the lomography cameras that is manufactured by Diana is the Diana F+. This has been one of the popular models in the world of lomography and its popularity dates back to the 1960s. What is interesting about this camera is that it is made to be handy and light unlike the bulky SLRs.
Tips for Developing Your Weblog or Photoblog
Author: Carol Schiraldi
Blogging has become a hot topic for many photographers. Even established “old school” photographers have jumped on the blogging bandwagon. As an early adopter of weblogs, a blogger who has been blogging since 2002, I get asked about blogging and photo blogging a lot. How do you make a blog? How do you decide what to say? How do you get traffic to your site? If you search the Internet, there’s already a lot of information about this, but there are a few pointers and tips that can help you establish and cultivate a successful weblog. Here are some simple tips you can follow to get the most out of blogging and to really develop your weblog into something magical that supports your photography and your vision.
