Photoblogging has been a real game changer for both amateur and professional photographers. The internet has allowed photographers to reach an audience previously unavailable. No longer are photo displays confined to art galleries or expensive, beautifully-produced coffee table books. The web allows art to leave its pricey confines and be shared by many.
Art for the people, I say! Photography doesn’t belong in museums, or at least, not just in museums. Everyone should enjoy beauty!
I have a friend with a blog that used to be a political blog with occasional pictures, but he got burned out on politics and now 90% of the time it’s just the pictures. Other than politics, one of his main interests in life is hiking in the Sierra Mountains, so once a week he posts incredible pictures from his hikes—amazing mountain vistas that look like they belong in the pages of National Geographic. Then, on Wednesdays, he does Wednesday Wildflower Blogging. Each week is a close-up of an exquisite wildflower found on his journey. It’s amazing.

photo credit: Miles.Wolstenholme
WordPress, which is free blogging software, has some great themes (skins) designed just for photoblogging, as well as plugins that help make photoblogging a breeze. Another option is to use Flickr, because that way you don’t have to worry about hosting. The most currently popular photoblog platform, though, is Tumblr.
If you’re starting out in photoblogging, you need little more than a camera, creativity, and a couple of hours of Internet 101 education. Here are some tips:
- Always resize all photographs to the same dimensions so that the blog flows nicely.
- Use two versions of photos, a smaller one that loads more quickly, and a full-data version that knocks the eyes out. Make sure that when a user clicks the big version it opens in a new window so they don’t lose their place!
- Be focused. Don’t create a “”photoblog”" and then add your personal journal entries. Keep it strictly photography.
- Captions and copyright notices should appear on every photograph, and in the same format.