**Please note that this blog post was written initially on December 9, 2011. I am republishing it here, as the first blog post of 2012, as a starting point for my "new" blog.**
Several weeks ago I deleted all of my Flickr photographs, which numbered in the thousands. This decision was made because I had uploaded high-resolution photographs to Flickr, without watermarking them. Without going into detail, let's just say I no longer wish my photographs to be on the Internet unless they are low-resolution photographs and watermarked. Because my blog posts contain embedded Flickr photographs, I deleted Linda's Photo Journal (this blog) as well. I planned to give up blogging.
I changed my mind about blogging. Not having this blog up and not having my photographs on Flickr felt like a piece of who I am disappeared along with the blog and the Flickr photographs. Since March 2009 I invested a lot into writing this blog, telling my story. I realized that I did not want to throw it all away.
I have a monstrous task before me. I am now in the process of uploading my thousands of photographs back onto Flickr. The photographs that I am uploading are low-resolution photographs and watermarked. I will republish blog posts, as I get the pertinent pictures uploaded to Flickr and link them to the photographs in my blog. When this task is completed, I will have four blogs:
- Blog posts originally written in 2009 will be republished in Linda's Photo Journal 2009.
- Blog posts originally written in 2010 will be republished in Linda's Photo Journal 2010.
- Blog posts originally written in 2011 will be republished in Linda's Photo Journal 2011.
- Linda’s Photo Journal, the blog that you are currently reading, will contain posts from 2012 and forward. I do not intend to do any further division of my blog in the future.
Links to my 2009-2011 photo journal blogs will be available at the top, left-hand side of this blog, as they become available. Linda's Photo Journal 2011 has been completed and the link is available at the top, left-hand side of this blog.
**UPDATE: As of January 14th Linda's Photo Journal 2009 has been completed and the link is available at the top, left-hand side of this blog.**
A lot of work, yes, but I feel good. I am here again. That piece of me that disappeared is back again!
11 comments:
Wow, that sounds like a lot of work! I am glad you are back to blogging:)
Glad to see you are back on! I missed your wonderful photos. We are getting twin grandsons in February!
That sounds like a HUGE task! Good luck!
Wow, sounds like you will be busy. I hope you will still be blogging, I always enjoy seeing your post. I am sorry I have not been watermarking my photos. But, then I am not a professional photographer.
@Eileen - I'm not a professional photographer either. The watermarking shows only that the photograph is mine.
Nothing like a challenge to keep you young and your mind fresh! Happy blogging!
Happy New Year... I'm so happy you didn't give up blogging.. I can keep up with you on FB, but I love your blogs...
Hugs,
Betsy
I wish you all the best of luck getting your blogs organized again Linda. Glad you're back to blogging. I echo Betsy's comments :) Wishing you a Happy New Year of blogging.
Do what feels right.. Happy New Year
So glad you're back, Linda!
I'm very happy that you've decided to keep blogging and sharing your wonderful photos with us. I look forward to many great pictures in 2012.
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