What comes first??

[stitchthis]

The pictures or the text? I often blog based on a picture I have taken...I'd be interested in what everyone else does?

It's the difference between a newspaper and a magazine, isn't it? I write a 'magazine' type blog so I use pictures. And I like pictures.

But when I read an article in a broadsheet I don't need a picture, I want the information or opinion.

I suppose it depends on the sort of blog that you like reading - I only read blogs about history, art, writing, cookery, fashion history and photo a day blogs about various cities, which would be much less appealing to me if they don't have pictures.

If I was into reading blogs about health then I suppose I wouldn't feel the need for pictures - mainly because I'm squeamish!

Stitchthis
Good point.

Tee
Your posts are short, that is true. I do think that a longer blog post benefits from a pic to break the page up a bit and draw the reader in.

I don't think there is a right and wrong way - and better not to have a picture than to use a haphazard shit one.

Anyone else fed up of the iPhone app ones (now you are all going to say that you use them all the time and I will have offended you). You know the ones I mean, that look like they are a polaroid photo from the 70s. Bit overused at the moment, imo.

I write the post, and then add pics if the mood takes me. I tend to add pics if I have a new bird as an introduction, for example. Chicken people love seeing fluffy chicks.

I love the Hipstamatic photos. I use them a little bit and really like it when other people use them on their blogs.

I have to say for me it is the text. I blog to get the words out of my head. Plus my pictures are just not composed well enough to be the main draw!

MmLindor - the instagram ones? Yes, I am!

Hadn't seen them until now. Have to admit to loving them. I have no shame obviously.

I did a post today with no picture as an experiment and am feeling very unhappy about it. I think I will crack and add one by the end of the day. Addicted to pictures clearly. Maybe the blog shld be called 'click this'

I'm actually in the middle of writing a post at the minute that has pictures!

I've just taken a picture before writing a piece, but it's an action shot of cooking something so needs to be taken right now.

Have just realised that when I'm very or then I tend not to use pictures...look at my last two posts