Comments on: Multimedia of the Month: Is online ideal for images? http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/12/multimedia-of-the-month-is-online-ideal-for-images/ A collaborative online community that brings together creative professionals of all disciplines, working together to keep our professions relevant, respected, and profitable Fri, 30 Sep 2011 17:36:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: natasha http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/12/multimedia-of-the-month-is-online-ideal-for-images/comment-page-1/#comment-8828 natasha Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:53:17 +0000 http://blog.livebooks.com/?p=16098#comment-8828 I couldn't agree with you more. It took me awhile to get to the point where I believe the web is not the best place for images, but as of today--I am there. My partner has been telling me forever that photographers' blogs, in particular, in the wedding industry, are crammed full of large images--one after another, after another, and that those images all blend together, in effect stripping away the power of a single image. We see hundreds of the same types of images over and over again and each image's impact becomes lost. We've gone back and forth and back and forth about it. I always feel competitive, like--hey those other wedding shooters have a million images up, so should we. Your post underscored what he has been telling me forever--as photojournalists (even wedding photojournalists) we should remain true to the power of one image. That's why we got into this business in the first place. It took me awhile, but I get it . . . I couldn't agree with you more. It took me awhile to get to the point where I believe the web is not the best place for images, but as of today–I am there. My partner has been telling me forever that photographers' blogs, in particular, in the wedding industry, are crammed full of large images–one after another, after another, and that those images all blend together, in effect stripping away the power of a single image. We see hundreds of the same types of images over and over again and each image's impact becomes lost.

We've gone back and forth and back and forth about it. I always feel competitive, like–hey those other wedding shooters have a million images up, so should we. Your post underscored what he has been telling me forever–as photojournalists (even wedding photojournalists) we should remain true to the power of one image. That's why we got into this business in the first place.

It took me awhile, but I get it . . .

]]> By: Jonny http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/12/multimedia-of-the-month-is-online-ideal-for-images/comment-page-1/#comment-8766 Jonny Sat, 05 Dec 2009 12:23:10 +0000 http://blog.livebooks.com/?p=16098#comment-8766 does it matter if your pictures are boring anyway? does it matter if your pictures are boring anyway?

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]]> By: Paul Hardy Carter http://blog.livebooks.com/2009/12/multimedia-of-the-month-is-online-ideal-for-images/comment-page-1/#comment-8728 Paul Hardy Carter Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:56:42 +0000 http://blog.livebooks.com/?p=16098#comment-8728 Absolutely damn right! The web is great as a way of allowing countless people a glimpse of a picture, or for using a picture as illustration, but as a medium for allowing people to engage with work it's hopeless. I still shoot film. The pictures are on the web - of course - but the difference between what you see on your $200 monitor and what you see hanging on the wall of a gallery, crafted in a darkroom using years of experience and skill, is like the difference between a paper aeroplane and a fighter jet. Absolutely damn right! The web is great as a way of allowing countless people a glimpse of a picture, or for using a picture as illustration, but as a medium for allowing people to engage with work it's hopeless.

I still shoot film. The pictures are on the web – of course – but the difference between what you see on your $200 monitor and what you see hanging on the wall of a gallery, crafted in a darkroom using years of experience and skill, is like the difference between a paper aeroplane and a fighter jet.

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