I have a lot to be excited about. For the past few weeks, I've been hit with unbelievably good fortune. I have been blessed to be selected to provide my services for the Harbor Institute. This company provides educational services as well as products to colleges and universities and after being present to a few presentations of not only the owner but also the other presenters, I can say that every person that gets a chance to hear them speak will walk away from the experience with a wealth of information. The presenters are not just informative but entertaining as well.
That being said, I can say that this fortune has not come without it's responsibilities. One is getting up early on a Saturday to drive my carcass to cities I didn't even knew existed. I don't know where the presenters get their energy so early in the morning but they bring it every time I see them. High energy, high audience participation and just a high level of enjoyment for what they do. I have to say it has been a pleasure working with them.
The other good news is that my website, www.rhylinimages.com is officially up and running. It's always under construction and I plan to add more images and content to reflect the work that I do. So stay tuned because I have some new things in the works
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Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Sunday, July 12, 2009
My New Website
I have been through at present 3 photo hosting sites. These sites have served me well but they do have their limits. The first one picasa, has served me for about 6 good months it has 1 gig of storage space for your pics. On the downside protecting your images from theft is pretty much no existent. The second one Jalbum presented me with a very kick ass image presentation interface and image protection. It however left much to be desired in terms of space. The third was flickr which I started using about a month ago is the "Day-walker" of the free photo hosting websites. It offers 100 mbs of uploading a month. It effectively eliminates the right-click save theft technique. It does however have a pretty generic user interface.
These sites have served me for some time and I will probably still use them from time to time but I needed something better and something in line with my growing photography side venture. So I had to step away from the free sites and dive into the more robust and higher storage paid sites.
I did some research on these sites about a few months ago, but nothing ever came of it. But when I hit a snag uploading some pics (over 500) to any of my free sites, I knew it was time to make the jump. It just so happened that while surfing facebook, I ran across an ad for just this kind of site so I took a look around. It looked pretty good. Offered unlimited storage and some other goodies. But it was missing something that I thought was a really good idea when I read another photographer mention it a couple months ago. I can't remember who he was but if I find the article I will surely give him the credit he deserves.
Anyhow, what I was looking for was a way to sell what is called digital rights to the pictures on the website. It works like the iTunes store where you can buy just one or more songs from an album instead of being forced to buy the whole album to hear just one or two songs. Sadly this site did not have that feature.
After a quick hunt on the internet for other sites and comparing prices and features, I came across one based on the suggestion from a Frat brother and fellow photographer (check out his writing and photography at http://www.mantoniosilas.com) , I went and checked out the site Zenfolio. It had everything I was looking for and I confident that with this site I can truly provide the services and products that will make clients satisfied and also have a place to display my own brand of unique photography. Check out the site http://rhylinimages.zenfolio.com
These sites have served me for some time and I will probably still use them from time to time but I needed something better and something in line with my growing photography side venture. So I had to step away from the free sites and dive into the more robust and higher storage paid sites.
I did some research on these sites about a few months ago, but nothing ever came of it. But when I hit a snag uploading some pics (over 500) to any of my free sites, I knew it was time to make the jump. It just so happened that while surfing facebook, I ran across an ad for just this kind of site so I took a look around. It looked pretty good. Offered unlimited storage and some other goodies. But it was missing something that I thought was a really good idea when I read another photographer mention it a couple months ago. I can't remember who he was but if I find the article I will surely give him the credit he deserves.
Anyhow, what I was looking for was a way to sell what is called digital rights to the pictures on the website. It works like the iTunes store where you can buy just one or more songs from an album instead of being forced to buy the whole album to hear just one or two songs. Sadly this site did not have that feature.
After a quick hunt on the internet for other sites and comparing prices and features, I came across one based on the suggestion from a Frat brother and fellow photographer (check out his writing and photography at http://www.mantoniosilas.com) , I went and checked out the site Zenfolio. It had everything I was looking for and I confident that with this site I can truly provide the services and products that will make clients satisfied and also have a place to display my own brand of unique photography. Check out the site http://rhylinimages.zenfolio.com
Monday, June 8, 2009
In the Beginning
With the proliferation of blogs hitting the internet, I figured I would try my hand at this blogging thing. What purpose is my blogging going to accomplish you might ask. Well first it’s a great way to keep the synapses’ firing. I’ve found that my vocabulary and spelling is starting to decline significantly since college (now I’m only 2 years out, but like the saying goes, “If you don’t use it, you lose it.”) so it will be great mental exercise. Second, since I’m the surrogate advice columnist for anything electronic, computer or photographic related in my circle of friends, it would be easier for me to answer questions in a blog than one on one. Perhaps someone else will have a similar question and can come here to get the answer…Like they would do that as opposed to call me. Last but not least, it will be a place where I can showcase my work and the work of others that have and continue to inspire me. Such as David Hobby (the guy that inspired me to get the flash off my camera) his blog can be read here: http://strobist.blogspot.com/, Joe McNally the king of speedlights (IMHO). He’s done some crazy, awe inspiring things with Nikon flashes http://www.joemcnally.com/blog/. As well as just a place where I can talk about the random things that I may ponder while at work. So with that said get you some popcorn, or some wine (pick your poison) and enjoy the misadventures of my world
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