Photo Quickies

When PhotoQuickie started getting excited about starting a photoblog, we appropriated what we think was too much time from our day job. Why? well we had to find a software package that was the best for what we wanted to do.

Actually, PhotoQuickie is rather lucky. We have the resources to install almost anything and try it. The reason for this is because we own (in a pay the company every year sense) sufficient webspace to do what we want (for example, blog about our photographic tips, tricks, & gotchas). If friends of PhotoQuickies are thinking of starting a photoblog, and have the same resources as us, you’re in luck. Here’s a quick review of the software we’ve looked at.

• Pictoralis is a modded version of Wordpress (the same software we’re running here) made for photoblogs.
• Pixelpost is blogging software made specifically for photoblogs.
• Folderblog is simple and easy to install, drop the files in a folder and you’re set.
• Movable Type has tips on how to setup your MT installation as a photoblog.
• Nigiri Sushi is another Wordpress theme, check it out in action.

There are quite a bit more (check them out in the read more), as well as software for a gallery-like display (which is sufficiently different than a photoblog).

Before you choose the software to use, PhotoQuickie advises you to view the demo gallery and see if it looks to your liking. If not, many of these packages have themes to style your photoblog.

Read more about: Photoblog software.

PhotoQuickie has been blogging for awhile (can’t say we do it regularly here, so our advice is to subscribe to our syndicated feed), but it has only been recently that we’ve been playing around with PhotoBlogging. What is photoblogging? It’s much like blogging, except instead of words and paragraphs, we’re posting photos. PhotoQuickie thinks it’s an excellent opportunity to show off some of our work in addition to getting some constructive criticism.

Taking our own advice, PhotoQuickie, along with several of our photo enthusiastic friends, have started our own photoblog. If you’ve ever wondered what sort of photos PhotoQuickie takes, here’s your chance!

Read more about: Photoblogs