Such is the case with a celebrity/gossip blog. Can you imaging reading a post about the outfit Lindsay Lohan dared to walk the red carpet in without a picture of it? A product review at a tech blog is enhanced by an image of the gadget, a foodie post is even more delectable when you can see the entrée about to be consumed, and the devastations of the last ice storm are brought to reality with images of damaged trees and property. Some blog posts don't even need actual photographs, a simple drawing created in MS Paint or Gimp can perfectly illustrate the point being made in the blog post.
BlogKC has an excellent example of a simple sketch really bringing out a post. In a post on December 13th by William Rockhill Nelson titled Grandview Triangle "finished", he describes the irony of how "new road capacity will soon generate more traffic until the congestion returns at a higher level."This was a good post on it's own but the illustration on the post takes it to a whole different level. With his sketch even the unfamiliar will get the gist (including the humorous frustration) of the issue.
Be it a sketch, diagram, snapshot or what-have-you, illustrations within your blog posts can help add more detail and meaning to your writing. Just make sure when including images that you have the right to use them and that you follow the instructions for using them if they are not your own.
