To write or not to write when posting photos on Steemit? I guess this thought has crossed, at one point or another, the minds of many fellow photographers on the platform. I personally rarely make a post if I don't have a story to share along with my photos. I also like reading stories.
Recently, I stumbled upon a new Steemian who was publishing pictures with little to no text in the body of the posts. Beautiful photos, I must say. So, I advised him to add a paragraph or two to his posts, thinking that he can step up his game that way. Curiously enough, another person replied to my comment saying that he's super tired of seeing photographers filling their posts with banalities only because they must have something written. He had a good point - sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.
Having said that, I still think that the inclusion of text is a prerequisite for engaging with the readers. So the question for me is "What to write and what not to write when drafting a photography post?" What I most often do is write a bit about the process of taking a photo - how I approach my subjects, what hurdles I encounter, and how I overcome them. What I don't like is describing what's in the photos in such detail that there's hardly any room left for interpretation. Maybe that's what @kryshen meant when he said that many photographers write banalities.
I wonder what your thoughts are on this? Would you reward no-text photo posts and leave comments? Am I doing a good job at avoiding banality? Don't be afraid to criticize me :)
I hope you enjoyed my collection of doorbells. Dan
