Two years ago almost to the day I put a ‘temporary’ website online so that I could spend some time creating a site I would be proud of. Well two years is not what I would call temporary, but I’m excited to be writing on the blog of my new website which just went online today- March 19th, 2007. I welcome any comments on the site, especially ways to make it more enjoyable and user friendly for you, my esteemed visitors.
The mission for this website is to show you my photography, enable you to learn about me, and share some of the enthusiasm I have for photography and the subjects of my images. I wasn’t sure if I wanted a blog on here, but as I’ve looked at other blogs and learned about the technology and potential it was clear I couldn’t resist.
The site was designed after looking at literally hundreds of photographers’ websites while mentally logging likes/dislikes. The two main goals were for the design to be as clean as possible, and for the structure to invite growth.
If you are a nerd or aspiring to be one, here are the techy details of the site:
I use Adobe Illustrator to create the design elements, iView Media Pro to export the photo galleries through a very customized template, any photo retouching is done in Adobe photoshop, the site is assembled and published through Dreamweaver. The blog is a wordpress installation, with a drastically modified cutline theme by Chris Pearson. I’ve signed up with feedburner to deliver my rss and email feeds.
Comments
6 responses to “New website launched!”
I truley enjoy the commercial fishing and herring seineing pictures do you have others. How about Sitka herring seine?
Hi Matt,
Glad you like the photos. I sure do have more! Watch for the July issue of the Alaska Magazine, should come out in June. They are scheduled to run a photo feature in there with my photos from the Togiak Herring Fishery. And as for Sitka Herring, I’m planning a trip down there in the next week or so actually! If it comes together I’ll post a report about the trip and some photos on the blog when I return.
I THINK YOUR PHOTOGRAPHY IS AMAZING!! I’LL BE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE JULY ISSUE OF ALASKA MAGAZINE, I WORKED IN THE TOGIAK FISHERY IN 1992 & 1993, YOU BROUGHT BACK MANY WONDERFUL MEMORIES.
my sister Deb Cox just sent your smooth and inviting site to me in sunny Florida.
thanks for the incredible shots of her partner Gart Curtis surfing your shores.
will enjoy watching this space….
You have a keen eye for the adventure of Alaska nautrally. I am thrilled to have you capture these moments of life in the Land of the Large. Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has been teaching people to appreciate coastal Alaska for 25 years. With 44,000 miles of coastline, there is much to be appreciated. Glad you are tracking
places of WILD beauty.