Wrong question. I'ts not the photograph that requieres a title. It's the author, the spectators, the gallery, the editor etc. that may require that a certain photograph is equipped with a title. The author: The author may of course decide to equip his or her photograph with a title. For any number of reasons. That's fine with me. However, if the photograph is not really good or interesting it may seem a little pretensious, that it was given a title. Sometimes the title says more about the artist or photographer than about the photograph it self :-) Most of the time a photograph doesn't really get any better because of the title. But sometimes it does - the title may help us to understand or appreciate the photograph.
The rest: Personally i find it somewhat helpful if a photograph is given a title. This mean it's easier to find it, to talk or write about it, to discuss, to download and frame it, to order a copy etc. I recently bougt a copy of "American Girl in Italy" by Ruth Orkin. How would I have done this, had it not been equiped with a title? Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk +45 56 63 77 11 +45 23 43 85 77 Skype: jensbladt248 -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] vegne af Boris Liberman Sendt: 16. februar 2007 06:22 Til: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Emne: Let's talk about titles 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.17.39/687 - Release Date: 02/14/2007 16:17 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.441 / Virus Database: 268.18.2/692 - Release Date: 02/18/2007 16:35 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
