Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Giving a photo a name or title makes sense in the way baptism does - it means welcome to the community - for instance Luis's series on La Barceloneta or La Siesta remain as La Barceloneta and La Siesta, not as File n? xyz. one and four. I simply hate phoning the insurance company, letting them know my name and being asked my subscription number. I would find another Doc if he addressed me saying : Hello account n? zyx Photos are our babies, why not give them names if it pleases us too But that may just be me. And I would hate a controversy about this Ted, your opinion is perfectly justified So maybe just me :-[ phx amr3@uwm.edu wrote: >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/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > >