{"id":4368,"date":"2013-11-29T11:14:18","date_gmt":"2013-11-29T16:14:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=4368"},"modified":"2013-11-29T18:33:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-29T23:33:51","slug":"switched-my-portfolio-to-smugmug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutrc.com\/?p=4368","title":{"rendered":"Switched my Portfolio to Smugmug!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ive always been a big fan of tweaking and twiddling my blog. \u00a0Adding sections here.. moving stuff over there. \u00a0As a ex-web guy, I kinda see it like my own little fixer upper. That said, every home has that -one- thing that you should totally get replaced (like the windows in my own home). For me web wise – its the picture gallery. \u00a0 I’ve never really been a big fan of what my portfolio gallery looked like. \u00a0Sure, I spent tons of time telling people on tour that Smugmug<\/a> was the way they should go to manage pictures.. \u00a0but was I taking my own advice? \u00a0No. \u00a0I was the cobbler – fixing everyone elses shoes, but my kids shoes were a mess. \u00a0It was time for me to get that fixed!<\/p>\n

(In case you dont want to read to the end of this story…. \u00a0Black Friday Alert: \u00a0If you go sign up for a Smugmug account – go here:<\/span> \u00a0http:\/\/smu.gs\/1j0HwJd<\/a>\u00a0 – Use the code KELBYTHANKS and you’ll get 40% off!)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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After messing around with a picture that I did with Michael Bonocore<\/a> the last time I was at the Smugmug offices, I texted him on Facebook and said “Ok man.. i’m making the switch… \u00a0” \u00a0Michael was like “Look.. I’ll help in every way that I can .. just let me know” (now to be fair… their Heroes (the support\/advocates) that they have are always more than helpful to get you up and running. \u00a0I told him “Hey.. I got this.. lets see how fast I can get this up and running.. ”<\/p>\n

About 70 minutes later, I had made the portfolio on the site, made the navigation on the top to mirror the one on my wordpress host and linked the two together. \u00a0Now, all of the heavy lifting for the pictures is being done by Smugmug.. and i’m pretty happy about that. \u00a0Big thanks to Bonocore though for the inspiration!<\/p>\n

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Things That Made Me Switch to Smugmug<\/span><\/h3>\n

Color Changes and Random loss of Info<\/strong>\"\"<\/p>\n

<\/strong>I started to really dislike what WordPress was doing to the pictures. \u00a0When making smaller versions themes would run it through some compressions, and the quality of them really left something to be desired. \u00a0For things that I talk about on the blog, I’m totally cool with having some form of loss of color or some shifting – the content that i’m writing should take a little more precedent. \u00a0The portfolio however, should not.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hustling with the Camera<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I’ve started to do a lot more field shooting for clients recently. \u00a0In the past year I’ve done several weddings, portrait commissions, birthday parties for my daughters friends, headshots, baby shots, and random event coverage. \u00a0In all of these situations I find myself coming back to my house and working edits in Lightroom and finishing the package. \u00a0I’ve had this need to get these jobs up to a place where all of the order fulfillment can be done. \u00a0From letting them download them to letting them print it – I’d like that process to be handled without me being involved for individual prints to small merch.<\/p>\n

Another nice thing with the update. \u00a0When you look at the interface people see on the Smugmug site – it looks processional. \u00a0I wasnt a real fan of what the old interface looked like in the past – but the changes that they’ve made the experience just look clean<\/em>. \u00a0That goes a long way.<\/p>\n

That said, there are a few instances where I want complete control over the process and its output. \u00a0In that, its priced very differently, and I have more of a hand in it:<\/p>\n