So Weebly has a new interface that is allegedly *easier*. I'm not so sure, but perhaps when I'm used to it I'll see a difference.
I have the first series of pictures for the pet photography site component: Goldfish #1 and Goldfish #2. As a pair, they've proven remarkably resilient even without proper water filtration in the aquaponics system having been established.
While I was doing fishy photography, I discovered that while the aquarium lighting made them appear sort of a dark neon orange, incandescent lighting from outside the tank made their scales gold. You can see this shine in the unprocessed picture to the left. Blacklight, which I took the opportunity to experiment with, had absolutely no effect.
I have several more example shoots to do, since I want a variety of pets represented. I want to do another fish shoot, two dogs, two cats, and at least one bird, one rodent (non-jack russel rodent) and one reptile. I have plenty of snake photography, but none of that can be used since those snakes weren't pets.
I would like to do a fish video as well. We'll see.
Yesterday's horse show went well. I used improved methodology in deciding when to and not to take a picture, which took the picture total down from a thousand or so to a little over four hundred. It was a small show, though, and this helped keep that total number down as well.
In much the same way that each pet shoot will get its own page, I intend to do a page for this show in addition to uploading the catalog.
The allegedly yearly halloween party is coming up too in about a month so work on preparation for that will reduce processing and maintenance time but even so viewers can expect to see the show pictures processed and the show catalog uploaded within two weeks and individual pet sites to be appearing over the course of the month.
Some updates:
picture packages are now offered, although their contents are not on the site or in catalogs or pricing guides yet. These packages offer decreased prices when compared with individual prints and (in some cases) free low-res file copies suitable for uploading in exchange for a large-volume purchase.
The packages under consideration at this point are:
1) 6 4X6, 4 5X7, 2 8X10 and 2 11X14 for $125.00
2) 8 2.5X3.5, 8 4X6, 6 5X7, 4 8X10 and 2 11X14 for $275.00
3) 10 2.5X3.5, 8 4X6, 6 5X7, 4 8X10, 2 11X14 and 1 24X30 for $335.00
4) 6 2.5X3.5, 4 4X6, 2 5X7 and 1 8X10 for $75.00
In theory I can do a package on any pre-determined number of prints or create one on the spot, but those are in writing and I've done the math to makehe customer pays less and I'm still able to make enough profit to have the prints printed.
Pricing for pet photography sessions are also still under review. As of now, these are the base prices I'm considering.
Cats: $75.00 and $20.00 for each additional cat
Dogs: $75.00 and $20.00 for each additional dog
Fish: $40.00 for up to 5 fish, $10.00 for each additional fish
Rodents: $40.00 and $15.00 for each additional rodent
Reptiles: $40.00 and $15.00 for each additional reptile
These numbers are not official until they appear in a pricing guide or elsewhere on the website but at this point are representative of the way things are heading and what appropriate research on the subject has turned
I have the first series of pictures for the pet photography site component: Goldfish #1 and Goldfish #2. As a pair, they've proven remarkably resilient even without proper water filtration in the aquaponics system having been established.
While I was doing fishy photography, I discovered that while the aquarium lighting made them appear sort of a dark neon orange, incandescent lighting from outside the tank made their scales gold. You can see this shine in the unprocessed picture to the left. Blacklight, which I took the opportunity to experiment with, had absolutely no effect.
I have several more example shoots to do, since I want a variety of pets represented. I want to do another fish shoot, two dogs, two cats, and at least one bird, one rodent (non-jack russel rodent) and one reptile. I have plenty of snake photography, but none of that can be used since those snakes weren't pets.
I would like to do a fish video as well. We'll see.
Yesterday's horse show went well. I used improved methodology in deciding when to and not to take a picture, which took the picture total down from a thousand or so to a little over four hundred. It was a small show, though, and this helped keep that total number down as well.
In much the same way that each pet shoot will get its own page, I intend to do a page for this show in addition to uploading the catalog.
The allegedly yearly halloween party is coming up too in about a month so work on preparation for that will reduce processing and maintenance time but even so viewers can expect to see the show pictures processed and the show catalog uploaded within two weeks and individual pet sites to be appearing over the course of the month.
Some updates:
picture packages are now offered, although their contents are not on the site or in catalogs or pricing guides yet. These packages offer decreased prices when compared with individual prints and (in some cases) free low-res file copies suitable for uploading in exchange for a large-volume purchase.
The packages under consideration at this point are:
1) 6 4X6, 4 5X7, 2 8X10 and 2 11X14 for $125.00
2) 8 2.5X3.5, 8 4X6, 6 5X7, 4 8X10 and 2 11X14 for $275.00
3) 10 2.5X3.5, 8 4X6, 6 5X7, 4 8X10, 2 11X14 and 1 24X30 for $335.00
4) 6 2.5X3.5, 4 4X6, 2 5X7 and 1 8X10 for $75.00
In theory I can do a package on any pre-determined number of prints or create one on the spot, but those are in writing and I've done the math to makehe customer pays less and I'm still able to make enough profit to have the prints printed.
Pricing for pet photography sessions are also still under review. As of now, these are the base prices I'm considering.
Cats: $75.00 and $20.00 for each additional cat
Dogs: $75.00 and $20.00 for each additional dog
Fish: $40.00 for up to 5 fish, $10.00 for each additional fish
Rodents: $40.00 and $15.00 for each additional rodent
Reptiles: $40.00 and $15.00 for each additional reptile
These numbers are not official until they appear in a pricing guide or elsewhere on the website but at this point are representative of the way things are heading and what appropriate research on the subject has turned