Browsing the profile pictures I was struck by a certain similarity among some of the bloggers. Maybe you notice it too?
Tony Fouhse
Joerg Colberg
Bryan FormhalsJeff Ladd's photo is a clever attempt to throw us off the scent...
but a little sleuthing turns up this shot.
So what is it with male photobloggers and 1) thick framed glasses, 2) gruff thin beard, and 3) short hair? Is it a secret cabal? Did I miss the private email outlining personal grooming habits? Or maybe myopia and three day growth are a natural byproduct of spending long hours in front of a computer. (Believe me, I should know.)
Did Rob Haggart miss the email too? He's got the beard and glasses but the haircut is definitely non-bloggy.
Andy Adams? Same story.
Matt Lutton and M. Scott Brauer made the cabal even with longish hair but we'll let them slide because they're young.
I have to believe St. Ansel would be blogging today if he were still alive, assuming of course he nixed the beard and grew some five o'clock stubble in its place.
Then again, a bushy beard hasn't held back Andrew Hetherington.
Does Michael Stipe have a secret photoblog we don't know about? He looks ready for the part.
Or perhaps Elvis Costello is this year's model?
Maybe Moby?
Meanwhile, those of us who missed the secret email are left to our own devices, at some risk to our personal glamour. For example, here's what can happen when you let a blogger choose his own headgear with no guidance.
As a disclaimer I must say those are prescription goggles. Doctor's orders. The gum too. It's been helping me quit. I've almost got Pranksterism behind me. Just a few more years and I'll have it licked.
Hopefully I don't piss off the entire photo community before then.
In all seriousness, congrats to all the bloggers profiled in Wired and a big shout out to Pete Brook for making it happen. Please keep me in the loop on any future secret emails.
Congratulations Blake on being included on this list. It's a well deserved honour.
ReplyDeleteI also noticed the similarities in looks, but also in age, gender and ethnicity. There were only two female bloggers (assuming 'Aline' is a woman) and one non-white. I was glad to see at least grey-haired dude representing my demographic.
I think it is finally time for me to enact on my long term plan of getting glasses ... and a haircut.
ReplyDeleteHere's my pic.
ReplyDeleteI thought my extra thick nerd glasses might make up for the the shaggy hair, but I guess I didn't quite make it.
(Might have something to do with the fact that I haven't blogged in 6 months, too.)
Glad you were included on the list! B continues to be my favorite photoblog, by a mile and a half.
Amazing! B's got me pegged. Very funny post, Blake ;)
ReplyDeleteI thought if you were a photographer you were supposed to hold your camera up to your face and look important in your profile pic.
ReplyDeletelove this. in my case, it's the standard "bald-guy crop".
ReplyDeletebelieve me when i tell you, i'm about the least stylin' guy you'd ever meet.
Hilarious pal! Good stuff.
ReplyDeleteI can confirm that Matt Lutton has considerably shorter hair now as compared tot he flowing locks in that dated image. So he too is conforming.
I guess some bloggers (including Pete - What do you look like?) were smart not to post portraits in their profiles.
ReplyDeletegood lord blake, I was browsing the list this morning and the exact same thing stroke me as odd!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on making the list Blake, now go and mow your hair.
ReplyDeleteTimely that you put Michael Stipe on the list; I just picked up a photobook of REM which includes a few shots taken by Michael.
Haha! Guilty as charged.
ReplyDeletehilarious. what's up with the lack of femme-bloggers!?!
ReplyDeleteThat's hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI confess I notice that when i saw the post about bloggers on rawfile. I thought a minute there was something wrong in the photos...
I'm half a photo-blogger. Got the glasses, but the hair...hmmm.
Blake. I've got a hair-do like a tennis ball (a buzz cut 8 weeks old) and a beard fast approaching St. Ansel's standards. No glasses though.
ReplyDeleteI love it! An old timey circle jerk.
ReplyDeleteYes. What about the lack of female bloggers mentioned? Pete, want to take that up?
I look forward to reading your witty thoughts on the "look" for female photobloggers.
ReplyDeleteSorry but I learned long ago not to comment on women's appearances.
ReplyDeleteThat said, there are plenty of female photobloggers worth reading. Amy Stein, Rachel Hulin, Liz Kuball, Emily Shur, Elizabeth Avedon, Ellen Rennard, Susana Raab, Aline Smithson, Kate Huchinson, the G Road..the list goes on. Maybe Pete is saving them for another post?
It seems like there's no shortage of female bloggers, just female staffers at Wired!!!
ReplyDeleteI Love this post! Congratulations on being included in Wired. Thanks for the shout out and in such good company!
ReplyDeletePhotoblogging girls have the geek glasses too! ;-p
ReplyDeleteI wonder what the girls look like! This is pretty funny stuff :D
ReplyDeleteAnalyze the women now! haha...so much fun.
Here I am: rachelwolfe.com
I got my glasses before I knew what all the boys look like: http://twitpic.com/2g2spi.Thanks for including me in that list, Blake, and congrats on the Wired mention! Very well deserved.
ReplyDeleteits the league of bald headed men
ReplyDeletewow, awesome! all them wear these airs of pseudo-intellectual...:) nice post ;)
ReplyDeleteregards