Do people even read these things? Do they make an impact on sales or what?

12/18/2007 12:52:57 PM

i really think that this question has an answer so obvious that even a caveman could answer it.

12/18/2007 12:54:45 PM

THE BUTTON IS ON THE FUCKING RIGHT

JUST LIKE IT HAS BEEN FOR THE LAST FUCKING HUNDRED YEARS

12/18/2007 12:54:55 PM

whats going on here?

12/18/2007 12:57:26 PM

One of my photographer co-workers has a photo blog. I thought it was weird, but apparently it works out well for him.

12/18/2007 1:01:10 PM

How so? Do clients actually read it and form their opinion about him that way?

12/18/2007 1:15:15 PM

I have no idea. It's linked from his main site, so I assume some of his clients wander in there. If I needed something photographed it would be compelling for me. Some of the pics are really cool.

He's always really busy, but he also advertises, so I don't know how all his clients learn about him.

12/18/2007 1:16:56 PM

our friend, who was photographer for our wedding, keeps a blog. it seems to do a lot for him.

12/18/2007 1:20:07 PM

I'm too busy working to keep a blog or photoblog.


Like right now I'm designing a 20 page custom wedding album in photoshop. Probably take me the rest of the day.

12/18/2007 1:29:47 PM

thats what all-nighters are for. just do it once or twice and reap the benefits!

12/18/2007 1:30:40 PM

^^ Dude, 20 pages in one day? Maybe you could consider setting aside several days for turnaround, it would make your life a lot easier. I tell 'em up front it takes at least a week.

[Edited on December 18, 2007 at 2:31 PM. Reason : .]

12/18/2007 2:30:57 PM

^seriously... I told them a week just to touch up 25 photos.

12/18/2007 2:40:04 PM

Well, that's lazy.

12/19/2007 9:52:27 AM

I didn't tell them it'd be done in a day, or even a week. The turnaround is usually a 4-5 week period because once it's designed it needs to be customer approved, potentially changes and updates made, then printed and assembled at the lab. http://www.shootersphotos.com/weddings/matthews_designer/ is basically what I'm designing, but for a different wedding. This is an after the fact album so I've already seen these pictures a ton, so the creative thought process is stalled. Trying to narrow down 400+ pictures to the best 80-120 that fit in sequence with the flow of events and the pages is not always the easiest thing to do. If it were a traditional album and I just had to pick 40 5x7s to print, that'd be a hell of a lot quicker and easier. Also, business-wise I can't spend a week putting an album together. It's just not cost-effective to do so. Today is day 3 working on it off and on around various other things going on at work.

Retouching is what I normally do every day. I can knock those out because it's always something new to look at and tweak.

[Edited on December 19, 2007 at 10:15 AM. Reason : ]

12/19/2007 10:14:42 AM

I always thought a storybook album was nice - loosely chronological, with clusters of sequences on each page. I am waiting for one client to select a number of photos that she'd like me to include in her album, and until then I just have to sit and wait before I can get to work on my first album ever.

Sort of stressful, even though I'm not doing anything, lol.

[Edited on December 19, 2007 at 11:51 AM. Reason : gg on the TTD shots]

12/19/2007 11:49:25 AM

ttd?

12/19/2007 11:58:04 AM

someone should let their webperson know they need a vertical scroll bar

12/19/2007 12:02:15 PM

what resolution are you on to need a vertical scroll bar?

12/19/2007 12:10:24 PM

1024x768

12/19/2007 12:11:23 PM

I'm certainly not seeing the need when I set the resolution to 1024x768.

12/19/2007 12:18:04 PM

FF maximized gives me only a sliver of those bottom photos

12/19/2007 12:20:25 PM

^^^^^Trash the dress

12/19/2007 5:46:58 PM