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09/30/2011 02:51:06 AM · #1 |
I know this might seem lame but I get all tied up over what title to give my photo sometimes, thinking that maybe it will confuse the viewer and then attract low votes, does anyone else have this dilemma.
Does it matter to you if you don't like the title, but love the photo ? |
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09/30/2011 03:01:37 AM · #2 |
In general, I struggle with the same issue each time. Moreover it is not always easy to find an original title when English is not your mother tongue.
So, I know that my titles are not the most original ones. Not those fancy word plays, no words which are not used commonly etc, but straight forward ones.
I don't know if some people take the title in account when voting, but I do believe some do. |
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09/30/2011 03:03:30 AM · #3 |
| You can always go with "untitled" or something in French-- voters eat that stuff up. |
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09/30/2011 03:05:26 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
You can always go with "untitled" or something in French-- voters eat that stuff up. |
Yes i did realise that, I have titled a photo in Spanish, it was average though, maybe if it was in French they would've loved it. |
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09/30/2011 03:11:28 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Neat:
Originally posted by Art Roflmao:
You can always go with "untitled" or something in French-- voters eat that stuff up. |
Yes i did realise that, I have titled a photo in Spanish, it was average though, maybe if it was in French they would've loved it. |
très certainement |
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10/01/2011 11:39:28 AM · #6 |
Anita, your concern for titles is well justified. It shall play second fiddle. But an untitled image remains a bit orphaned. How do we create the balance? I would think that simplicity is the answer. There are great title that stem from the origin of the picture, from the gut feeling of the moment when we pushed the button or form the studio work in preparation of the shooting.
IMO, giving a nice sunset image or a peaceful landscape or seascape title such as Quietude, Tranquility, Meditation, Majestic, Peace ... and such is redundant and robs the viever of the spontaneous remark of delight. Why not give as title the name of that lake, or mountain. To a truly magical image you won't give the title "Magic". If a picture is worth a thousand words it's clear that it needs little reference to its feeling. On occasion, the title comes spontaneously to our minds - a sudden memory, a quote from a book, a little verse, a joke.
If not, simplicity is the answer. |
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10/01/2011 11:41:52 AM · #7 |
Sorry, double post
By the same token, borders, are our friends and foes. Generally speaking, a border is an added feature. An afterthought. We look at the image and think how we can make it more powerful. Or prettier. Sometimes a bit of black helps. Or a line of white. But the pastel colored things adorned with two types of borders, inside and outsidethe image ... are surely meant for a Hallmark card. It's not a criticism per se. Nothing wrong with Hallmark cards, but these features have to be applied to the right images, to the right challenge.
Message edited by author 2011-10-01 11:48:51. |
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