(A Beginner’s Guide)
This is the first in a series of blog posts on the subject of Search Engine Optimisation (SEO). Starting with the absolute basics, we’ll gradually move into more detail and finish up with some cutting edge theories and practices which should hopefully cover all sides of this complicated and time-consuming business. Read the rest of this entry »
The evolution of width in photography websites
Over the years we’ve built hundreds of websites for photographers. When we started building photographic sites in around 2004-2005, most home users had smaller screen sizes than today usually 800 or 1024 pixels wide, usually CRT (Cathode Ray Tubes) rather than the LCD screens that we have today. Read the rest of this entry »
A ‘site map’ is a broad term that generally refers to the structure of a website.
Depending on who’s asking, a site map can take many forms – but the real question behind “show me your site map” is: “What does your site need to do?” Read the rest of this entry »
iPhones, iPads and Flash
We’re being asked more and more about iPhones, iPods and iPads and the compatibility of our photographers websites. Read the rest of this entry »
Template Based Sites
At the SWPP 2011 trade show in Hammersmith, we launched the first three of our template based sites – Aperture, Backscatter and Chroma. It is only a coincidence in the fact that they start with A, B and C – we are not going to go through the whole alphabet! (In fact the next one currently in development is called Bayer – as in the colour filter array!)
We decided to use photographic terms for the template names as it seemed most appropriate, and in the whole these are giving us inspiration for the designs themselves.
Over the next few weeks we’ll be adding more to the collection, looking back over the hundreds of bespoke sites that we’ve built over the years for professional photographers and building more templates that are appropriate for all different genres and tastes. Read the rest of this entry »
