Comments on: Blogging And The Power Of Pictures http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:26:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah H. http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5724 Sarah H. Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:21:39 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5724 I just found your blog through problogger and as I was skimming through your posts I really found myself liking your images! I was pleased, therefore, to find that you wrote up this post about images and where you get them. My blog is new and I have been using all my own images so far since I'm also a photographer. I appreciate knowing alternate resources, however. And again, I think you use great images here...well done! I just found your blog through problogger and as I was skimming through your posts I really found myself liking your images! I was pleased, therefore, to find that you wrote up this post about images and where you get them. My blog is new and I have been using all my own images so far since I’m also a photographer. I appreciate knowing alternate resources, however. And again, I think you use great images here…well done!

]]> By: Kelly, Authenticity Evangelist http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5549 Kelly, Authenticity Evangelist Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:51:39 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5549 Ah...getting to ad images was one of the reasons I fell in love with blogging...it became a visual journal and I still love adding images to my personal blog. My pro blog doesn't get them as often right now but will. I like Dreamstime. Smart images and the "extra small" size is perfect for blogs. They cost as little as .20 so my $10 minimum payment goes a long way for myself and clients! Kelly Ah…getting to ad images was one of the reasons I fell in love with blogging…it became a visual journal and I still love adding images to my personal blog. My pro blog doesn’t get them as often right now but will. I like Dreamstime. Smart images and the “extra small” size is perfect for blogs. They cost as little as .20 so my $10 minimum payment goes a long way for myself and clients!

Kelly

]]> By: Sandy Guerriere http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5547 Sandy Guerriere Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:59:24 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5547 This article is on target in every way, you did a fantastic job on stressing the importance of the 'perfect' picture for our blog. Thank you! This article is on target in every way, you did a fantastic job on stressing the importance of the ‘perfect’ picture for our blog. Thank you!

]]> By: Ari Herzog http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5541 Ari Herzog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:00:15 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5541 Echoing what others have said, I take advantage of free online repositories, including: Flickr at http://flickr.com and Wikimedia Commons at http://commons.wikimedia.org - searching for specific Creative Commons licenses that meet my criteria. More recently, I discovered Zemanta at http://zemanta.com, which among other uses, provides me a quick view of both Flickr and Wikimedia images with photo credit lines; all I need to do is click the image and it's inserted into my blog editor. I also use Stock Exchange at http://sxc.hu and Picapp at http://picapp.com for other free images that don't require backlinks. Echoing what others have said, I take advantage of free online repositories, including:

Flickr at http://flickr.com and Wikimedia Commons at http://commons.wikimedia.org – searching for specific Creative Commons licenses that meet my criteria.

More recently, I discovered Zemanta at http://zemanta.com, which among other uses, provides me a quick view of both Flickr and Wikimedia images with photo credit lines; all I need to do is click the image and it’s inserted into my blog editor.

I also use Stock Exchange at http://sxc.hu and Picapp at http://picapp.com for other free images that don’t require backlinks.

]]> By: Thursday Links Roundup #14 - PuttingBlogsFirst http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5476 Thursday Links Roundup #14 - PuttingBlogsFirst Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:38:04 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5476 [...] Blogging And The Power Of Pictures - Why images can really liven up a blog post. [...] [...] Blogging And The Power Of Pictures – Why images can really liven up a blog post. [...]

]]> By: Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Woman http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5462 Nathalie Lussier from Billionaire Woman Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:53:24 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5462 I think photos definitely take posts to a new level. I always try to include pictures in my own posts. I mainly use Flickr, but I will soon be moving onto to some of the sources you suggested. Time is more important, after all. :) I think photos definitely take posts to a new level. I always try to include pictures in my own posts. I mainly use Flickr, but I will soon be moving onto to some of the sources you suggested. Time is more important, after all. :)

]]> By: Glee Girl http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5455 Glee Girl Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:57:34 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5455 I love the photos you post. Thanks for sharing a bit of background about them and some links. I always have one, sometimes two photos on each post (even though my posts are usually quite short). They are almost always my own pictures, somtimes something I saw that day that made me smile, like cool cloud formations or a great old house, but other times just a picture I took of something that I love that makes me happy to look at but which might not have anything to do with my post. Sorry - not much in the way of resource sharing from me! I love the photos you post. Thanks for sharing a bit of background about them and some links.

I always have one, sometimes two photos on each post (even though my posts are usually quite short). They are almost always my own pictures, somtimes something I saw that day that made me smile, like cool cloud formations or a great old house, but other times just a picture I took of something that I love that makes me happy to look at but which might not have anything to do with my post.

Sorry – not much in the way of resource sharing from me!

]]> By: Michael Martine http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5452 Michael Martine Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:54:36 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5452 PC peeps can check out <a href="http://www.getpaint.net/" rel="nofollow">Paint.NET</a>. It's free and it's awesome. Oh, and... nice picture! :) PC peeps can check out Paint.NET. It’s free and it’s awesome.

Oh, and… nice picture! :)

]]> By: Scott Fox, E-Commerce Success Blog http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5451 Scott Fox, E-Commerce Success Blog Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:38:12 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5451 Love your photos, as you know. Another reason to use compelling images is that it encourages readers who receive the blog by email to open the emails. I know that even when I'm in a hurry I usually open the Awake at the Wheel emails just to see Jonathan's latest pretty pics! Love your photos, as you know.

Another reason to use compelling images is that it encourages readers who receive the blog by email to open the emails.

I know that even when I’m in a hurry I usually open the Awake at the Wheel emails just to see Jonathan’s latest pretty pics!

]]> By: Brandon W http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/blogging-and-the-power-of-pictures/#comment-5448 Brandon W Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:56:05 +0000 http://jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=695#comment-5448 I keep a non-profit blog "on the side" where I use a photo, chart, graph, or video as the main body of the post. I only have text as the headline and sometimes as a brief explainer or link to an article. I still occasionally write something, but the idea of that blog is to see what ideas I can convey visually. Those who follow me on Twitter (@brandonw) may have seen it. Another good, free image editor for the PC is IrfanView. I keep a non-profit blog “on the side” where I use a photo, chart, graph, or video as the main body of the post. I only have text as the headline and sometimes as a brief explainer or link to an article. I still occasionally write something, but the idea of that blog is to see what ideas I can convey visually. Those who follow me on Twitter (@brandonw) may have seen it.

Another good, free image editor for the PC is IrfanView.

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