Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/17

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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Tracks
From: amr3 at uwm.edu (amr3@uwm.edu)
Date: Thu Jan 17 21:47:55 2008
References: <200801172231.m0HMTKrU000819@server1.waverley.reid.org>

Quoting  Ted Grant <tedgrant@shaw.ca>

> Quite frankly I do not put titles on any pictures?
>
> Besides we are photographers not wordsmiths! Unless a subject absolutely
> requires identification, usually a news paper caption, leave words off and
> let your viewers enjoy your "visual photo moment!" Aren't we visual folks
> and that's why we're photographers? Forget the words and that basically 
> goes
> for everybody on the LUG! Unless it's "ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!"
.....................................................................................................................................
This is a good point.   I title my pictures for me; so I can keep track of 
them
once they are digitized.
Number.jpg or number.tif doesn't mean anything, but a name brings up the 
image
in my head.

Alan

Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer
University Information Technology Services
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Office Phone: 414 229-6525 | E-mail: amr3@uwm.edu
Department Phone: 414 229-4282
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/


Replies: Reply from philippe.amard at tele2.fr (Philippe AMARD) ([Leica] IMG: Tracks - titles)