a peek at what digital pros do AFTER they click the shutter

Many photographers wouldn’t consider showing a client negatives or unprocessed, unedited images. But I’m going to be bold and present you with the before and after gallery just to illustrate the art and subjectivity that goes into being a photographer. It is MUCH more than pushing a button on the camera and uploading the files, then clicking “print.” I’m sure there will be different opinions of the quality of my “after” images, but remember these things are very subjective and if you have suggestions, please comment and pass on your wisdom:)

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and a few others we like too

For an explanation of Picasa Web Templates and installation instructions, see my article Use Picasa to Publish Professional-Looking Web Galleries.

Note: horizontal images will generally look better than vertical for web display. And if you have a template you’d like to mention or have us review, please comment or write us directly.

AutoViewer

This stylish, dark template is by Airtight Interactive, the makers of SimpleViewer and PostcardViewer, which are also great Picasa templates. It has a filmstrip style with large pictures and no thumbnails. Users can play the slideshow or click from picture to picture. Autoviewer would be suitable for proofing or for portfolio display. Customizable pro version for purchase.

Contains thumbnails: No

Slideshow: Yes, manual

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simple flash and lightbox galleries you can embed in your site

Amateur and pro photographers, alike, have asked us for a painless way to put their pictures online in customized galleries. One of the easiest ways is to use Google’s free image organizer and editor, Picasa. It comes with a hard-to-find but easy export that can create professional-level flash or lightbox galleries that have no links back to Picasa. These can then be uploaded and used as they were created by Picasa. Or for pro photographers, these galleries would work great embedded in your site, with your logo, or even just a simple back link to your site, depending on your needs. Continue reading ‘Use Picasa to Publish Professional-Looking Web Galleries’

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Port any html-css template to Website Baker

This tutorial takes you step by step through a complex layout and shows you how to port it to website baker. It’s complete, though not as polished as I’d like. I posted it now at the request of several users in the website baker forum. If you have further suggestions or requests, please email me or use the comment form at the bottom. Read It

We’ve been very busy around here and we welcome you to our latest adventure, the RCC Blog.Please comment to ask for article topics or how-tos you’ve been interested in. First up is a tutorial on porting html templates to one of our favorite content management systems–Website Baker.