I just finished creating my first official website and I can't believe it. Before now I've only had galleries because HTML code freaked me out.
Now I know for all the computer geniuses out there this is nothing special, but for a web ignoramus like me this is a big achievement. So I'm celebrating. Yippeeeeeeeeeeeee!

(And yes, I cheated a little and used a template for the structure, but I still had to change a bunch of code to get it looking the way I want.)

Hope you're all having as good a night as me.

Congratulations Rachelle, you have done a great job with your site! I loved all the pictures. I´ll add a link to my Beauteous Photos blog .

Funride: Wow! Thanks so much. You're awesome. Maybe someday soon I'll be confident enough to enter the blogosphere. Lol.

A truly beautiful site - and the photos are stunning.

I have added it to my Favorites and will vist often.

Well done!

Thom: Thanks so much. Photography is my life now, I pray to the Canon, Epson, Adobe and Mac Gods every night. Lol.

Rachelle,

This is absolutely magnificent! The pictures are amazing and the site is well organized, easy to navigate and the layout is perfect! I love the sound of the camera clicks when you first open the page. It is very suttle yet catches your attention. Excellent job! I will pass you link along!

Bonnie

I see you like to work with my favorite format, Black and White. Excellent work...nice site. You may want to check out the site smugmug.com. If you haven't been there it's a fun site that is used by lots of professional photographers.  Lots of Luck!!!!

Rachelle,

Your galleries are amazing!  I enjoyed the trip to India and Thailand, as well as the stunning B/W imagery.  You are one talented photographer!  Congrats!!  -Steph

Thank you everyone, you have made my day!

I was just so excited to finally get my site finished. It was a constant source of concern for me because as a Professional Photographer you really need to have a professional site. But I couldn't afford to pay a web designer to do the job for me. Now I can finally relax and know when curators or collectors go to my site that they won't be disappointed. It's a huge relief!

Zev: Yes, smugmug.com is a great site.

All of your work is great! There were a few that really touched me deeply. Do you do your own matte and framing too?
I am working on a project that will have a small gallery for showing work...when i get it together I will contact you.

SparklingJewel wrote:

All of your work is great! There were a few that really touched me deeply. Do you do your own matte and framing too?
I am working on a project that will have a small gallery for showing work...when i get it together I will contact you.

Thank you so much. Yes, for exhibitions I do my own framing. I prefer not to matte for exhibitions but use a spacer to set the print back from the glass. It's just a different technique. When I print I use a wide border so visually it looks correct to the eye.
The curators I have spoken with all agree that for my work this looks the best.

Look forward to hearing form you.

Rachelle! Congrats on your own site; it look marvelous. regards Zsuzsy

Thanks Zsuzsy!

RFox -

Beautiful!  You should definitely be proud of this website.  Very slick. 

I love photography.  I am only an amateur, but my favorite position just about anywhere I go - is always behind the lens of my camera:-)  I simply love the view from that vantage point.

Thank you for sharing this with us here, and congratulations.  You look like a pro to me:-)

tDMg
LdsNana-AskMormon
Kathryn

LdsNana: Camera's are addictive. Lol.
I love nothing more than being out shooting.
Thanks for your comments.