I don't include "titles" when work is displayed in an exhibit. Location, date (often) and media usually. In many cases, I include title and location particulars stuck to the back on an Avery label. I, also, use a commercial sticker which includes, name, email, phone and website address. I use thumbnails on my website only as gallery identifiers. All images within each gallery, carry a title. I do this to connect the viewer to the image in what I hope is a positive way, but try to keep them light and at a low level of drama. I have seen exhibited work that actually came alive only after I began to read the titles. Didn't think I needed them to appreciate any image, but found that it can make a difference. In one instance, I went back and reexamined all images from the beginning and left with a new appreciation.
Jack --- ann sanfedele <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It kinda depends... > > I like to see location and date noted but not as a title. I do put > captions on most stuff on line for search purposes, > > but I don't like titles that impose a point of view on the viewer - I > > think they sound pretentious... or things like > "Spectacular Sunset Over the Ocean" .. (I'll be the judge of that :-] > ) > > ann > > > > Boris Liberman 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 > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss an email again! Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
