[Leica] Re: Analog Man Needs More Help!!

[montoid at earthlink.net (Montie)]

Thanks...I'm on the 30 day "Try it out for free" with Homestead now.
So far so good.  Philippe suggested JAlbum so I downloaded it and was
totally blown away.  Fast and really professional looking. I'm trying to
use it for my images, and hope Homestead will let me integrate it
somehow into the website!

Montie


Jeff Smith wrote:
>>When I got frustrated with both my web-space provider as well as my URL
name
provide, I told both to go to hell and just went with Homestead. I also got
incredibly pissed off at Microsoft when, after a hard drive crash, they
would not let me reinstall Front Page again. I would be required to buy a
new program since my first one had already been installed(!). With
Homestead, you have the URL provider, web server provider, and software all
in one spot.

If you keep your image sizes reasonable (I used 750 pixels on the horizontal
axis), the resolution will not be enough to make them commercially useful
for prints. I think that having a watermarked name across the print detracts
from it so badly, you end up spoiling the whole reason for posting it.

Making pages to accommodate prints along with navigation buttons and a
thumbnails page is very simple. If you try to use Dreamweaver and Fireworks
to do it, you'll go nuts.

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/


>>OK, I'm finally trying to build a website.  Naturally, being
IT challenged (and cheap), I've opted to check out the
"Drag and Drop" builders like "Homestead etc.  Is this a
mistake?  Are some better than others?  Is it better to just hire a
designer?

All I need is a small site showcasing some of my work
(30-40 images) and to let people know where I am.

Also, what is the best method to protect your images once
they are online.  I've heard watermarking, keeping the file
small, etc.  but really have no glue what's best or how to do
it.

Thanks for any advice!!

Montie