Smugmug Help : Fancy Slideshows...

As you can see through my site as well as several others I have customized, the slideshow is much different than the standard smugmug slideshow or 'Flash Slideshow' posted on the dgrin forum. The slideshow is generated via the slideshow pro application.

Slideshow Pro is an advanced slideshow application. It can be created in any size, color scheme, with or without thumbnails, transition, etc - totaly customized to fit your web site! It gives your web site a more 'flasher' look/feel to it. Once created, the application is uploaded it an internet server. The application is 'embeded' (placed) onto a smugmug page. The Slideshow Pro application can also run on non-smugmug web sites like Blogs. When the end-user views the page the smugmug page, the application runs and 'pulls' the images from a specific smugmug gallery.


So how does it work ?

- The Slideshow Pro application obtains pictures from a single gallery. The example below obtains pictures from the jR Photos and Web Design - Graduate Blog Slideshow Images gallery.
- The Slideshow Pro Application reads the images via a RSS Feed generated by the gallery. Click here to learn more about smugmugs RSS feeds.
- The images within the gallery are all the same size (750 pixels in width by 500 pixels in height).
- Images can be added, changed, or deleted anytime - the Slideshow Pro application will refresh with the changes. There is no need to re-created the application when the images within the gallery change!

If you are interested in implementing Slideshow Pro within your smugmug web site, please feel free to contact me.


Click here (jR Photos and Web Design - Animate) to see some examples in use.


The follow is a list of the variety of Slideshow Pro transitions:
(click on the link to view a demo)

Blur - Thumbnails
Crossfade - Thumbnails
Dissolve - Thumbnails
Drop - Thumbnails
Fade to Background - Thumbnails
Lens - Thumbnails
Photoflash - Thumbnails
Push - Thumbnails
Wipe - Thumbnails
Wipe to Background - Thumbnails

Blur - No Thumbnails
Crossfade - No Thumbnails
Dissolve - No Thumbnails
Drop - No Thumbnails
Fade to Background - No Thumbnails
Lens - No Thumbnails
Photoflash - No Thumbnails
Push - No Thumbnails
Wipe - No Thumbnails
Wipe to Background - No Thumbnails


Example of Slideshow Pro:

New Web Site - Matthew Lamb Photography

Matthew Lamb Photography launched in August 2008

- Seattle Washington Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portraits, Models, Music and Events Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Eager Eye Photography

Eager Eye Photography launched in August 2008

- Mount Desert Maine Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portraits, Weddings and Events Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

The Class of 2009...

The class of 2009 is gearing up for its final year of high school. Of course, Senior pictures are a must! Below is a sample slideshow of recent seniors.
If you or a friend/family member is interested in senior pictures, please feel free to contact me. I offer several types of print sizes as well as on-line viewing galleries, slideshows, podcasts and the ability to purchase digital copies of the final images.




See more seniors - Graduate Slidshow and Senior Proofs

Smugmug Help : How can my site be found in the Search Engines ?

Ok - #2 question I get all of the time "Jerry - How can my site come up on the search engine results ?"

Simple - Keywords.
"Keywords" as defined by Wikipedia, is "a word or concept with special significance, in particular any word used as the key to a code or used in a reference work to link to other words or other information."

Smugmugs 'Keywords', 'Gallery Descriptions' and 'Photo Captions' are all searchable by via the search engines of the internet.


Here is an example of the Keywords, Gallery Description and Photo Caption of one
of my favorite photographs I took of the Shelby Lions Football Club.



Step #1 :
Make sure within the customization option of the gallery, you have the options of
'Hello World' and 'Hello Smuggers' set to 'Yes' (see below)



Step #2 :
Since the Gallery Description and Photo Caption is searchable, be descriptive about the gallery and/or photo. Add information regard the subject and place - big help Hint - people search the information for in specific places and events of the world. Therefore, for this gallery, I entered in the team (2007 Shelby Lions Football Club JV Team), league (OMYFA), link to the main site of the Shelby Lions Football Club and the photographers of the Shelby Lions Football Club (myself and Mark). For the picture caption, I entered in the game day, teams (Shelby Lions vs Roseville Broncos), place (Shelby Lions Home Field) and the Score (25-0). (see below)



Step #3:
Click the "Photo Tools" option below the photo and select "Edit Caption/Keywords".
This will bring to you a smugmug screen in which you can add several captions and keywords for the pictures within your gallery at the same time. (see below)



Step #4:
You can use this screen to enter in captions and keywords for several images at once. Smugmug provides detailed instructions on how to use this screen via the
help section as well as the smugmug wiki .
For this group of pictures I used the following keywords (notice, I placed words I like to group together in quotes):
"shelby lions", "shelby lions football club", lions, football, "macomb county football", "youth football", omyfa, sports, "sports photography", "football photography", "shelby township michigan sports photography", "michigan sports photography", "michigan sports photographer", "football photography"





Final note: sometimes it takes the 'search engines' a few days to log your keywords. Also, remember, 'search engine' results bring back the most popular sites first in the results page. That is, the sites with the most 'hits' are displayed in the search engine results first!

Ashley and Rick - Summer Engagement Pictures

During the 4th of July weekend, I had the opportunity to photograph Ashley and Rick at Old Mission Pensinula in Traverse City Michigan. Pictures were taken at Missions Hills which offers a wonderful view of the East Traverse Bay and the areas various vineyards and cherry orchards.
Ashley and Rick will be getting married in August 2009 and I will have the honor of sharing their special day with them. Visit Ashley and Ricks site for more details.

New Web Site - Liz Baller Photography

Liz Baller Photogtraphy launched in August 2008


- New York New York Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portraits, Fine Art, Stock Photography
- Specializes in Videos
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - David Seminatore Photography

David Seminatore Photogtraphy launched in August 2008

- San Martin California Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portrait, Event and Commerical Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Picture Perfect Photography

Picture Perfect Photography launched in July 2008

- Loveland Colorado Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portrait Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug
- Graphics Design by Alicia of Moments Photography

New Web Site - Sports Diva Photography

Sports Diva Photography launched in July 2008

- Ringgold Georgia Area Photographer
- Specializes in Sports and Portrait Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug
- Graphics Design by Alicia of Moments Photography

New Web Site - Ivan and Cynthia

Ivan and Cynthia launched in July 2008

- Family site; uses smugmug to store and show family images

New Web Site - Phil Collum Photography

Phil Collum Photogtraphy launched in July 2008

- San Diego California Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portrait, Event and Commerical Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Synder Photos

Synder Photos launched in July 2008

- La Grande Oregon Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portrait Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Linda Raybrook Photography

Linda Raybrook Photography launched in July 2008

- Kirkland Washington Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portraits, Sports and Architecture Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Francis Joseph Photography

Francis Joseph Photography launched in July 2008

- Austin Texas Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portrait and Places Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Joe Khoury Photography

Joe Khoury Photography launched in July 2008

- Springfield, MA Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portraits, Weddings and Nature Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Louis Keller Photography

Louis Keller Photography launched in July 2008

- Austin Texas Area Photographer
- Specializes Nature and Animal Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

New Web Site - Lisa Ball Photography

Lisa Ball Photography launched in July 2008

- Lakeside California Area Photographer
- Specializes in Portraits and Sports Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug
- Graphics Design by Alicia of Moments Photography

New Web Site - LivLife Events and Sports Photography

LivLife Events and Sports Photography launched in July 2008

- Lake Mary/Orlando Area Photographer
- Specializes in Sports Photography
- Entire Web Site Hosted via Smugmug

Smugmug Help : Where's my gallery ?

I usually get the question 'Where did my gallery go ?' frequently. Simple, the gallery IS within your smugmug site, but the settings may need to be modified for the appropriate viewing. To verify the settings for the gallery, do the following:
Step 1 - Click on the 'customize' button below the thumbnail of the gallery.
Step 2 - Check the following settings for the gallery (see image below)
   1.  Verify the gallery is in the correct Category and Sub-Category
   2.  Verify you are using the correct Theme
   3.  Verify you have the apprearance set to 'Custom'
   4.  Verify Privacy is set to 'Public'
   5.  Verify Hide Owner is set to 'No'
Step 3 - Click the save button to save your settings
Step 4 - Suggestion - log-out of your smugmug site and view your site as a visitor to your site. Verify the changes you made were applied.

Graphics...

Are you in need of graphic design to add some marketing 'pizazz' to your business? I HIGHLY RECOMMEND Alicia of Moments Photography. I have partnered with Alicia on several projects this year and I am looking forward to working with her in the future. Alicia does an OUTSTANDING job with graphics, logos, business cards, photoshop watermarks/brushes. Her client wedding albums and cards are simply breathtaking!! Alicia is very professional and knowledgable in both the graphics and photography business which I feel puts her at an advantage. She is very helpful and pleasant to work with and I recommend her in a second to anyone in need of a consistent marketing brand for their business.

To see examples of Alicias work, visit jR Photos and Web Design Plugs page.

Welcome

Hi !
Welcome to my blog - jR Photos and Web Design.
Here you will information regarding my web designs, photography and smugmug assistance.
Please feel free to visit my main site at :
http://www.jrphotosandwebdesign.com/

Thanks -

jR