Photografica Photoblog
I first met the Internet in 1993 and I’ve been a daily user since 1994. Although its fame is as a fabulous source of information, I have always sought out the community and interactive aspects of it. That’s why forums and blogging have had my attention from their first appearance. Initially, I spent my energies in forums. Parenting, photography, web development, whatever was interesting to me. I wanted to get into blogging as well, but for years I let it slide. I tried out Google’s blogger at one point (see my very first post on this blog for more information about that innocent effort) but I just couldn’t get motivated, and I was not a fan of the system.
So I decided to start a photoblog. I was posting an image a day for the first 3 months or so, but my camera had to go into repair, and then I decided to just post regularly instead of anally.
It shares its name with this blog, however, it’s the more minimalistic photografica. I realise of course you can combine photography and text in a blog, and in this one I will. But purity is good. An uncluttered photoblog with simple navigation and good sorting and archival options is a joy to use, and an example of clean, simple elegant web design. Recently I haven’t had the time to bother with it much at all, and if there’s one thing I’ve learned is that a photoblog that is not regularly updated is like a rock in a stream. It sinks very quickly. But despite its invisibility on the net, it’s still there, and still slowly growing, so if you like your photography diverse, thoughtful and simple, check it out!
Since I first posted this, I have made some changes to the photoblog. I’m still using Pixelpost, but I have discovered a few new templates. The one I’m currently using is called Horizon, and I’ve modified it a little to suit my tastes. It’s still minimalist and uncluttered, as that’s still the best way to view photography, but it has a very cool drop down comment section and I think it looks very nice. The blog is now powered by the latest version of Pixelpost – 1.7. I’d love it if you dropped by and left a comment. I get a lot of visitors to the blog, but it’s like 1 in 100 that actually comment. Sad really. Either they think my work is rubbish or they’re just infected with browsing fever, and are already clicking on the next link.
Geoff
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