Just because I like to check everything out, I did set up an account on Instagram a while back but never really did much with it. I didn't really see the appeal at the time for several reasons...Most of the photos I associated with Instagram looked like bad iPhone shots, made even worse by bad filters.Not really a fan of the square 1x1 format. Most of my images have a 2x3 ratio so it meant I … [Read more...]
Added Tumblr & Instagram
I've set up shop on a couple more networks this weekend, Tumblr and Instagram. Instagram has grown so much in popularity that it just seemed logical. As for Tumblr, I had seen a couple of other photographer's blogs there and thought it might be kind of fun to explore. I don't have a lot of images there, just added a few to get things rolling. And I don't have anyone to hang with, so if you're on … [Read more...]
How Many Social Sites Does a Photographer or Model Need?
Yow, there are so many places for photographers and models to share there images online these days! You've got the main places everyone knows about like Facebook, Twitter, Google+, etc... but then there are also so many dedicated photo sharing sites such as Flickr, 500px, Pinterest and quite a few others. As a photographer or model, one has to ask themselves a (at least) couple questions … [Read more...]
Changes Over @ Google Plus
It's interesting to watch all the format changes happening among the social networks. I think Google Plus has been making the biggest changes lately. They've made a couple major changes that affect your profile. Cover Photo They've gone through a few changes on profile cover pic formats lately. When I first setup shop on g+ The cover pic was about as big as the size Facebook is currently using. … [Read more...]
Design Tweaking
I know, seems like I just overhauled the site just the other day, huh? Since I'm also a web developer, I'm like a mechanic.... you know how they're always working on their car? Upgrading this or that; adding a new stuff, fixing old stuff... I've added a large slider on the home page. I just really like the impact of larger images! (yeah, I know... bigger is better :)) And while I had a static … [Read more...]
New Responsive Design of the Site!
What d'ya Think? I love the new design of the site, and I hope you do too! It's always good to mix things up a bit... shake it up! Plus as a web developer it gives me a fun new project to play with. Big Pictures I love the use of the big images used on the home page and at the top of the pages throughout the site. I opted to not put a slideshow on the homepage as it wouldn't work with … [Read more...]