I have numerous times. It's relatively easy. You just upload the folder via FTP to your web host. Hostgator, Godaddy, etc. You just need a host with FTP access.
Lightroom can upload directly, or you can use a separate app like Filezilla to upload the folder.
I chose this free modularity theme for a gallery mostly due to its simplicity and dark color scheme. I also installed the NextGen Gallery plugin. Really great tool for managing photo galleries.
http://austexvideo.com/photography/
Since you are generating two large intermediates with the TIFF and PSD files, you could just keep the RAW and JPG files. Worst case is that you would have to reprocess the source RAW files.
By the way, I suggest backing up to multiple storage media. A single hard drive is not sufficient.
I also use Gig Salad. The only other service I use that you might consider a lead service is WeDj. Originally just for DJs (surprise eh?) they now include photographers and videographers. They notify you of a potential lead, but they just drive the visitor to your website, unless the visitor opts to provide contact info. Annual fee only.
I experiment around with the rest of my promotional budget with sites like Partypop and Gig salad. Have had some definite success with advertising with them.
Hey there George. You definitely have done quite a bit of work to your profile there! Seems I need to do more on getting reviews most likely. Even thought I have good reviews on other platforms, I have none on Thumbtack thus far.
Some nice work there too btw.
Cheers!
gemlenz wrote:
I use TT. Most of my business comes from there. Pricing is the challenge there because people won't always pay whet you think you're worth. I think there is a tendency for them to pick the lowest quote. In the passed 6 months I've booked 4 weddings on TT, and so far this year another 3. I also got a number of family shoots and portrait session from them. Get your TT home page set up with all your information on what you do. Get clients to write reviews for you. Make sure there is a link to your website. Here's what mine looks like.
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Just curious if anyone else here who shoots professionally uses Thumbtack.com for leads. While my main business is videography, I have also used Thumbtack for photo shoot leads. After buying a number of leads for both, I have never had one single follow up.
melismus wrote:
An optical finder is doable on a fixed-lens camera, even with zoom, but coupling to interchangeable megazooms would be a challenge.
Ah, of course you are absolutely right about long lenses being an issue with a simple viewfinder. The old Canonet had a fixed lens of course. Something I could probably live with if it was a good one.
Used is definitely the way to go to stay on a budget. Manfrotto is going to be the most plentiful on the used market, and is pretty good for a lower end product.
If anything, get the best sticks you can find, and settle for a modest head if you have to. You can always upgrade it later.
Personally, I prefer quick lock levers for the legs, rather than the twisty threaded collars. Much quicker to setup and more secure. Convertible spiked feet is a must imho.
I'm curious as to how the EOS-M does on video performance. I would imagine that it's also close in this area as it is on still perfomance.
One of my favorite cameras was the "Canonet" rangefinder. I do wish these little mirrorless digital cameras had a simple optical viewfinder as did cameras of days past.