When to post in your Blog and/or Gallery vs Forum

jdeg

^ broke something
Staff member
Hi Everyone - we're very happy that everyone is posting up their pics and using the Nikonites forum. I just wanted to make sure everyone is aware when your Blog and/or Gallery should be utilized as there are some threads being made in the Forum that would be better suited for the Blog or Gallery.

When to post pictures in your Blog:
  • Your pictures tell a story or mark an event in your photography history
  • Someone else can learn from the pictures you took - you want to tell how something was accomplished with your photography

Pictures should be posted in the Gallery when:
  • You have a series of pictures you want to display to the community
  • You want a repository to easily insert your pictures on other parts of the site

Things should be posted in the Forum when:
  • You have a single picture that you want some constructive criticism on (Photo Critique Forum)
  • You have a question on taking a specific picture
  • Your photo relates to a specific topic being discussed (i.e. a specific lens, camera, photo thread, photo challenge, or used for illustration purposes)
  • You are learning or displaying something over time (like a 365)

Feel free to post a link in the forum to your new Blog or Gallery. Discussion should be kept on the individual blog or gallery.
 

Rick M

Senior Member
I'm new to this kinda stuff so I have a question or two (this is the only forum I've ever been involved in). Would a blog be the right spot to post ongoing work, comments, pics, ect.? I tend to start a new thread everytime I get into something (like my new 16-85). The 365 is nice but would a blog be better for posting work and forming a "trail" of my "stuff"?
 

AxeMan - Rick S.

Senior Member
I'm new too to this Blog thing, should have our 365 been made Blogs? Too late now not going back to change it, just asking. Also are sub folders available in the gallery? Would like to have my gallery organized by subject, instead of dropping them all into one location. Or should your gallery be use for your best of? We are making two trips in the next two weeks one to the Zoo, and one to a Railroad Museum who is going to have a WWII reenactment group there at the same time. (Real excited about this one) I'm expecting to have a lot of photos I'm going to want to share. I'm assuming each would go into a blog, but how would I take advantage of the gallery feature?

I have one thread now going on lightning photos which I'm going to move to a blog if I ever get out again. Having a slow start this year might have a chance to get out tonight, this but will be an on going thing for the next 3 to 4 months.
 
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jdeg

^ broke something
Staff member
I'm new to this kinda stuff so I have a question or two (this is the only forum I've ever been involved in). Would a blog be the right spot to post ongoing work, comments, pics, ect.? I tend to start a new thread everytime I get into something (like my new 16-85). The 365 is nice but would a blog be better for posting work and forming a "trail" of my "stuff"?
Ongoing things can stay in the forum since they're about a specific thing related to photography (like a new lens). If you decide to compile those pics over time and write something along the lines of a review of the lens, or how you did something to accomplish a photograph, then it could go in the Blog.

I'm new too to this Blog thing, should have our 365 been made Blogs? Too late now not going back to change it, just asking. Also are sub folders available in the gallery? Would like to have my gallery organized by subject, instead of dropping them all into one location. Or should your gallery be use for your best of? We are making two trips in the next two weeks one to the Zoo, and one to a Railroad Museum who is going to have a WWII reenactment group there at the same time. (Real excited about this one) I'm expecting to have a lot of photos I'm going to want to share. I'm assuming each would go into a blog, but how would I take advantage of the gallery feature?
365's are more of a forum thing since they are over time. A blog format would be messy with a new post every day.

You can create a new album in the Glallery, yes. Go to this page and click "Add Album": Gallery Message - Nikonites Gallery The Gallery can be used any way you want really. I tend to put my best of in the main album. You don't necessarily have to upload pics to the Gallery, but if you wanted to you could use that as the repository for the pics that you could later write a blog post about. The blog post could be centered around a series of pics or an entire trip (I did single destinations for my Honeymoon)


I have one thread now going on lightning photos which I'm going to move to a blog if I ever get out again. Having a slow start this year might have a chance to get out tonight, this but will be an on going thing for the next 3 to 4 months.

You could leave something like that in a thread for now since it's over time and maybe compile later in a Blog :)
 

PavementPilot

New member
Re: Candles

I am not much of a blogger, so I uploaded them to my Gallery. I put a password on it in setting it up. Is that for me to only have access to adding and editing, or will that stop others from viewing?
 

Rick M

Senior Member
Re: Candles

Since we are learning what goes where, another question (or four)-

Had Dave posted these in his gallery, how would he have draw attention to them, since he wanted to show us these images? What triggers me to go to Dave's gallery to see them? How do we know Dave has something new he would like us to see?

Or-if he is eliciting responses, should he have picked one and put it under critique?

Can a Blog be used like a diary? for day to day,week to week entries?

Thanks, Rick
 

Rick M

Senior Member
Re: Candles

Another Example- Pete's studio project

Would a blog be used for something like that? Can we subscribe to blogs we like so we are prompted when new stuff is added,(Pete adds new shots of his progress)

Or are Blogs a one time thing?
 
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kanteen

Banned
Re: Candles

This thread is a perfect example of what the moderation team posted a few days ago: When to post in your Blog and/or Gallery vs Forum.

And this goes for the rest of the community as well, I'm not trying to pick on PavementPilot. This doesn't really belong in the forum. Here, a member is merely sharing photos, and these should've been posted to the member's gallery instead of creating a new thread.

More than anything else, the forum is for discussion. It's for asking questions, getting feedback, and interacting with your fellow Nikonites. If all you really want to do is share your images, just upload them to your gallery.

I no like this you no fun, me no post maybe ask lots.
 

Browncoat

Senior Member
Re: Candles

Yes, you can subscribe to blogs. No, blogs are not a one time thing. Each member here has the opportunity to add to their blog, simply by making new posts in it. If people want to follow along, they can subscribe to as many blogs as they like.

Had Dave posted these in his gallery, how would he have draw attention to them, since he wanted to show us these images? What triggers me to go to Dave's gallery to see them? How do we know Dave has something new he would like us to see?

The most recent 12 images uploaded are always on the front page of the gallery. There are also random ones there, in addition to the sidebar on the right, listed on every page of the site. There are many cross-methods for checking out any member's recent activity. From the forum, you can also view someone's blog, gallery and profile. From their profile page, you can check out their blog, gallery, and forum posts. Everything is linked.

So if you ever have a hankering to see what images a member has uploaded lately, it's always easy to get to. Or if you want to view any blog posts, and so forth.

The point with all of this is that Nikonites is a complete experience; a well-rounded website and only a fraction of it is being used to its potential. The forum is becoming cluttered with things that would be better served elsewhere. In short, it's not about drawing attention by posting every single thing in the forums. Because if everyone keeps doing that, it's not going to draw attention anymore.
 

jdeg

^ broke something
Staff member
Re: Candles

Another Example- Pete's studio project

Would a blog be used for something like that? Can we subscribe to blogs we like so we are prompted when new stuff is added,(Pete adds new shots of his progress)

Or are Blogs a one time thing?

Since this is something that happens over time it is better to use the forum. Blogs would only be for a single compilation of a series of something.
 
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