Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/01/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Philippe, I agree with you - titles, in Shakespeare's words, "give to airy nothing a local habitation and a name" Cheers Jayanand On Jan 18, 2008 11:42 AM, Philippe AMARD <philippe.amard@tele2.fr> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >