Photo Blog theme

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  nomaddrifter · Member · Apr 19, 2009 at 8:10 am

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  I’m new at this whole blogging thing. Could you suggest the best Themes to use for a blog that is predominantly for photos?

  Thanks…….J.

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  lorawow · Member · Apr 19, 2009 at 4:40 pm

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  Monotone I bet.

  This is what the description says: “A photo blogging theme. Colors change to match the photo.”
  It can be found on the third page.

  Have fun. :)

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 19, 2009 at 6:45 pm

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  @nomaddrifter-you don’t mention if your blog is hosted here on WordPress.COM and that makes quite a difference in the answer. Please give us the address, including http://

  Assuming your blog is here, Monotone is nice, but it isn’t very widget friendly, nor the only theme which can be used as a photoblog. I’ve seen lots of other themes used as photoblogs. I’m currently using The Journalist v1.3 and love it because it has a large posting area. You can see it in action here http://gammagirl.wordpress.com/ I’ve also seen Hemingway used and Chaos Theory and a few others. Any theme can be set up to showcase a single post, which I think is the best presentation for photos.

  Look at this FAQ to determine the maximum size of the photo displayed http://faq.wordpress.com/2006/09/25/how-big-can-my-images-be/ and then go preview the theme with a few posts. You’ll quickly decide what is best for you.

  Whatever theme you choose, make sure to optimize your images to the chosen size before uploading.

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  nomaddrifter · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 5:12 am

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  Thanks guys!!

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  justjennifer · Member · Apr 20, 2009 at 5:49 pm

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  Welcome!