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Now that I got your attention. Do you feel the photography would be more interesting if you could write a small narrative after every piece? I would personally like that. It would give the photos an extra dimension. Any thoughts? Jul 08 13 06:20 pm Link Captions for your photos. Model Mayhem haz them. Yours are boring. These are my thoughts. Jul 08 13 06:23 pm Link I fear I loath the idea  Jul 08 13 06:23 pm Link Laurence Moan wrote: Looked at your captions. They aren't narratives. Jul 08 13 06:27 pm Link This is my shot right before the crocodile at my model. The bad news is, my shot was out of focus.. The good news is, well.. there is no good news. I need a new model because a CROCODILE ate mine Jul 08 13 06:29 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Yeah, no one will ever read them Jul 08 13 06:29 pm Link "She touched my thigh and then showed me her honey hole. I knew then this was more than just a standard TFP shoot." Jul 08 13 06:30 pm Link do it all the time - but the storyboards are planned in advance and the hook for the editors ironed out later... Jul 08 13 06:32 pm Link I will just have to hone my writing skills on tumbler. Jul 08 13 06:37 pm Link I've probably done 100 of these threads, with 5 to 20 posts each, find your medium and prose form and go for it. On the other hand collaborate with someone. LOL https://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=893343 Jul 08 13 06:39 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Art should express something that can't be expressed in any other way. If your photos don't express anything, then write a novel. Jul 08 13 06:51 pm Link I don't even like putting titles on my images - a narrative description is right out... Jul 08 13 06:58 pm Link SPRINGHEEL wrote: Oh they read them alright... and I have a few hundred of'm... they even remark about them in their comments... Jul 08 13 07:08 pm Link Try a few, see how they work for you. Jul 08 13 07:36 pm Link I think blogs are more the place for that. Jul 08 13 07:38 pm Link You can write long captions on MM from what I've seen. Jul 08 13 07:50 pm Link Maybe this would make you think differently. http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-photojournalists.php http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-photojour … ful-tattoo Jul 08 13 07:59 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: On MM? Nope Jul 08 13 08:12 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Comparing that to MM....apples and oranges to the max. Jul 08 13 08:13 pm Link Text alters context. Context determines meaning. It's your image, you decide. Jul 08 13 08:13 pm Link Cherrystone wrote: Not really seeing the difference. Jul 08 13 08:15 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: He's saying MM isn't about photojournalism. Jul 08 13 08:18 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Those legendary photojournalists and historical images actually have interesting stories behind them that are worth telling. The site didn't just add narratives for the sake of adding narratives. Jul 08 13 08:18 pm Link I am saying it would be nice to have the option. Jul 08 13 08:20 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: You do. Jul 08 13 08:23 pm Link They don't pay attention to me. I don't believe in fashion. I am like the crazy shirtless drunken uncle who pees on the side of your house at the family 4th of July picnic. Jul 08 13 08:28 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: ^ That would make a good photo caption. Jul 08 13 08:32 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: You sound like a fun guy to party with. Jul 08 13 08:35 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: There are one or two art photographers here. Crazy shirtless drunken ones, even. Jul 08 13 08:36 pm Link I like images that can speak to me on their own. Jul 08 13 08:36 pm Link It would also be fun to tell tall whiskey induced tales of literary prose. Jul 08 13 08:41 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Sounds to me like what you'd really enjoy is putting out a book. Photo essay style. No? Jul 08 13 08:45 pm Link There are world class photographers here. No doubt. It just seems like it leaves me wanting more when I see a great photo. Maybe it is what my style is evolving to be. I have been at this on and off for 18 months. My style is definitely evolving. Jul 08 13 08:50 pm Link you are quite social why not ask create your own blog of stories Jul 08 13 08:51 pm Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Yep. Jul 09 13 03:03 am Link I like reading them Jul 09 13 07:04 am Link It's interesting going to museums, people tend to read the little card, glance at the picture/painting/sculpture, then move on. On the other hand, I just can't read museum-prose- those introductory pieces describing the artist, the work, the context. I think there's a special place in hell reserved for people who write them. Jul 09 13 07:11 am Link Antediluvian Design wrote: Lumatic wrote: I did that more than a year ago with no results nor response. Jul 09 13 12:13 pm Link "A picture is worth a thousand words" I prefer photos that tell the story without any need for additional narrative. Jul 09 13 12:19 pm Link Caustic Disco wrote:
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