What I don't know about creating a website would fill a library. Although I've only officially started my business as of January 1, 2011, I've been attempting to create a website I can be proud of for almost a full year. For someone who doesn't know what they're doing and very minimal money to invest in the project, it's been a hard task for me. I don't know the first thing about programing and I have no intention of learning. That leaves me with templates. They aren't the most satisfying things when you're someone who's used to being able to create exactly what you see in your head.
I'm on my third website build and host company at the moment (not including the two I paid for and then promptly opted out of once I realized they weren't what I was looking for) and I think I've finally found something that has all the basic tools I need, is easy for someone like me to use and doesn't cost a whole lot. The problem that all my attempts thus far have had in common is my images. They've looked terrible once I've uploaded them to my sites. They'd look great on my screen and once I uploaded them they were horrible. Every image looked as though I needed glasses and hadn't bothered wearing them. That's when I realized that even though I keep feeling like I'm growing and progressing as a photographer I'm going to keep coming upon situations where I'm right back to square one.
I've done a lot of research and as I'm now trying to meticulously prepare my images for the new web galleries and slide show I'm so close to being finished that the wait has become unbearable. It's not enough that I've agonized over which images get included on the site in the first place but now I get to agonize over whether or not those images will be displayed to their full potential. That brings me to this chart that I came across on the internet last week.
Never was a truer representation created as far as I'm concerned. Every time I get frustrated with this whole process I think about that graph and try to remember that it's all a process and I'll never get where I'm going without being where I am right now.
I'm on my third website build and host company at the moment (not including the two I paid for and then promptly opted out of once I realized they weren't what I was looking for) and I think I've finally found something that has all the basic tools I need, is easy for someone like me to use and doesn't cost a whole lot. The problem that all my attempts thus far have had in common is my images. They've looked terrible once I've uploaded them to my sites. They'd look great on my screen and once I uploaded them they were horrible. Every image looked as though I needed glasses and hadn't bothered wearing them. That's when I realized that even though I keep feeling like I'm growing and progressing as a photographer I'm going to keep coming upon situations where I'm right back to square one.
I've done a lot of research and as I'm now trying to meticulously prepare my images for the new web galleries and slide show I'm so close to being finished that the wait has become unbearable. It's not enough that I've agonized over which images get included on the site in the first place but now I get to agonize over whether or not those images will be displayed to their full potential. That brings me to this chart that I came across on the internet last week.
Never was a truer representation created as far as I'm concerned. Every time I get frustrated with this whole process I think about that graph and try to remember that it's all a process and I'll never get where I'm going without being where I am right now.
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