Well I finally did it.
No, I have not gone to doing my images on canvas--that will come later--I dread it, it is just not right for me photographically.
What I did was take earlier advice from Parker and then from Stern and create my website on Weebly.
It is somewhat easy, but there is still a hell of a learning curve. It took me all morn and part of the afternoon just to get a home page, contact page and some images on another--and I consider myself pretty computer-literate (although I felt illiterate when I somehow deleted my Home page). Oh and then I somehow deleted all my contact info. Then I couldn't get captions under the photos.
Well, of course now that I have a website just like the big boys, I am gonna sit back all day and sip margaritas and just watch all that fabulous moola come pouring into me. Just kidding. If I sell one photo via that site I will probably faint.
Anyways, check me out
www.nelsjohnsonphotographer.com
I still have to add three more pages of images for certain portfolios. I can see me up til 3 am trying. I will probably delete them too!
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OK Nels, you've got my attention this time ! My website software has changed during the summer, and I'm lost ...again. Definitely NOT user friendly and as a consequence, my site is in limbo. Your are making me think I need to say adios to it, and aloha to Webbly. Your site is great looking, and inspiring.
Some of my tech questions, ie: how to format the images so that they look good but can't be easily "stolen" or should I worry ? I see are being addressed here. Thanks, Nels !
Was going to suggest you add a link to your shows on your schedule page, but someone beat me to it !
Congratulations Nels - that must be the fastest sale off a website ever! Well done you! :D
Ruth, that is a great idea,thanks.
Wow! This morn I got my first photo order off my new website--Margaritas for everybody this morn!
Nels - you are definitely making progress. On the show schedule page, if you can add the link to each show that really helps your customers. It will enable them to link to the show, see the hours, parking info and also find your booth location if a map is on the show website.
Wow Nels, sounds like you got it under control. I've been dreading redoing my website for months now. Perhaps you are the inspiration I need.(I think I hear some corny background music) By the way, (and only since the door has been opened) Canvas images and art fairs are the perfect match for me. www.maschinot.com
Nels, I'm impressed! It looks great!
You are right, you gotta protect what is yours--I am working on it, no easy task since i have already put up more than 50 images on site and have more to go.
But on a fresher note. You all must listen to ART FAIR RADIO on Connie's blog--it is pure gold.
In less than the hours of one working day via Weebly i have constructed a site with home page, two additional portfolio pages, a contact page. I have pricing info, let people know I blog on AFI. it is only a humble beginning. Next, gotta do a show schedule, maybe a little bio info, get to a shopping cart--learn about key words, SEO--but hey! it is all doable, probably easier than me trying to make a hole-in-one today. Nels
check it out http://nelsjohnsonphotographer.com
Jim - that is my point. Anybody who steals will not buy the image anyway. 99% of any companies wanting your work WILL purchase it. My personal feeling is that a water mark detracts from the image in a mammoth way. It's like someone whispering trying to be not be heard but you can't stop trying to hear what they are saying. If you want your name just digitally just sign it bottom right. My images are embedded with Creative Commons Non-Commercial rights.
This is totally off topic - sorry guys!!
Rod
That's why identifying who owns the image is such an important issue. Even the threat of the Orphan Works Act of 2008 was enough to send shivers up and down many a creative spine. At the very least, having your images properly meta-tagged is a very good idea. A visible watermark with the owner's name and a URL or a phone number leaves no doubt.
As to people stealing images for printing purposes, even a low resolution screen shot can be printed. The quality may be questionable, but anyone who steals an image off of a site to print and hang on the wall probably wasn't going to buy it from you in the first place.
I don't believe in watermarks - they are distracting and do absolutely nothing. Having images stolen is not a battle that can be won and is just another layer of needless worry! I have a whole theory on that one but it's one of those arguments where half the people say it's useless and needless and the other half say you need it an no one budges! So it's a wash.
Nels - don't worry about people stealing. They can steal ANYTHING and even 50dpi can be blown up pretty big with the right software.
canvas - geez - I feel I was dissed somehow LOL (no worries) I was just saying that canvas can take a beating on the art fair circuit much more then frames.
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