>
> Not even Ken Rockwell uses titles.
Ken doesn't use titles because he hasn't the imagination to come up with
them.
Bob W wrote:
>> Hi!
>>
>> My recent question to Tom C and his response provoked a topic for
>> discussion. Unless you object of course ;-).
>>
>> Do you think that truly excellent photographs require no
>> title? Do you
>> think that sometimes giving a "No Title" will actually be
>> good for the
>> photograph and the viewer?
>>
>> What do you say?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Boris
>>
>
> Titles are either cloyingly twee and sentimental, or they are the
> photographer's way of telling you what to think, or both.
>
> Photos don't need titles, they need captions: who, what, when, where,
> why.
>
> A photographer who uses a title is the unholy spawn of Thomas
> ('Painter of Light') Kinkade. How can any healthy-minded person read
> titles like "Serenity Cove", "Home is Where the Heart Is" or "Amber
> Afternoon" without immediately losing their lunch?
>
> Not even Ken Rockwell uses titles.
>
> --
> Bob
>
>
>
>
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