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The layout of a blog is perceived as the personal brand not only of the blog but of the blogger.

In the beginning…

In the beginning, and my very first attempt at serious blogging, this blog was dedicated to more “personal discharges” than photography, although already inserted on my photography-related site (see the TLD for what I’m talking about) - and thus the name.

With time I saw myself writing more and more about photography than anything else and I decided to dedicate it exclusively to photography, with a focus on digital photography, and although the name might not make much sense, it stuck, and I think if for nothing else, it distinguishes it from the crowd.

On the visual side, the template this blog is using still came from those very early days, almost since I made it live (there was another but for a very shot period of time). It took me ages to adapt the original theme and customize it to what I needed.

The hunt restarts…

With growth, I’m starting to have the feeling that the current theme, although I still like it, is not enough to support the blog anymore. I need something that interacts more with the readers while, at the same time, un-clutters it and makes it more reader-friendly.

So, the hunt begins again…

I’m looking for a new theme. This time though, supported by a much more extensive knowledge of CSS and how a Content Management System like Wordpress works, I hope to find one and customize it in a way that stays for a longer period of time.

So, this is where I need your help.

How would you like this site to look like? What are the main things that you think a blog dedicated to photography should have? A one sidebar layout or two? Bigger header? Bigger footer?

Tell me what you think. Help me in this process so that you can also enjoy it more. Or, is it good the way it is?

Share your thoughts on the comments bellow. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

For my feed readers, you probably need to pop around the site to take a look at how it is right now.

Thanks again for any help you may provide.

Previously, I had both RSS feeds, for this blog and my photoblog, meshed up into one (the one that you could subscribe).

I was not happy with this setup since the meshing did not allow for full feeds for this blog. Also, some readers mentioned that they would rather have separate feeds since many have on the feed readers categories for photography blogs and photoblogs.

So, now they are separated.

If you were previously subscribed to the blog’s feed, and you wish to keep it that way, no need to change anything, the feed address is exactly the same. The only difference is that now you won’t get my photoblog updates through that feed.

If you wish to subscribe to the photoblog feed, just grab it using the photoblog feed icon on the sidebar.

Feed for the blog

Feed for the photoblog

I hope this improves the functionality of the site’s feeds.

It has been a long time since I had the opportunity to write something to my readers. Thank you for sticking with me.

The reason? It’s in that logo on the left…

I’ve been busy setting up a new online venture: the Digital-Folders Network, a new blogging network.

What can I tell you about the network? If you are really curious just go there and look around. The fast version is that it is a place to gather a number of blogs, dedicated to the most varied subjects, and like-minded people.

Belonging to a blogging network has a huge influence on traffic levels and of course makes it much easier to sell advertising spots on a blog. Also, due to the fact that all the blogs abide by certain standards and policies, the “neighbors” are sure to be good.

We intend to bring into the network new and established blogs alike with the aim to cover a wide range of subjects.

Again, this was the quick version of it all. For more details it’s worth it to visit the site.

The Digital-Folders Network is aggressively “recruiting” blogs and bloggers to its realm and advertising campaigns have started to intensify the exposure of the network and of the blogs involved.

If you are interested in creating a new blog or optionally integrating your existent blog into a dynamic network be sure to visit the Bloggers Needed page where you can find more details about the requirements and advantages as well as apply for a position.

Domain and hosting are provided for you. So, what are you waiting for? This blog is already there