Pullfolio

And now for a change of pace, while Fuzzbucket is on assignment documenting the recent devastation in Indonesia (I can't wait to see the images from that.)

I'm working on a project for pro-am photographers which I think might interest you. Consider it an advanced preview!

Pullfolio (www.pullfolio.com) is a service - the only service - which uses your flickr stream to construct a professional photo webpage and portfolio. It updates when you update flickr, and you can selectively choose what goes in. Think of it this way: it's for the photographer who concentrates on shooting and can't code for nuts (like me), but would like to be able to show potential clients a serious, professional looking site when needed. It's powerful enough to create something like my own site out of it and pull photos off flickr if you've got the coding savvy, or automatically setup with a few clicks. Pro account users can also control their meta tags for search engines, as well as analytics code to monitor usage. We've also got plenty of exciting features planned and in development - including methods for increasing visibility of work for pros.

At the moment we're in invite-only beta mode, but plan to go live soon. So, if this is something you'd like to be part of, in return for giving it a test drive and telling your friends about it, we'd like to give you a free account: you can use this link to sign up:

http://pullfolio.com/invite/brassring

And the best thing is you can tell us what features YOU'd want to use! So go check it out.

"There Was a Time" by pres~c

"At first I was a little hesitant when Fuzzbucket aka JediSavant invited me
to post my photo ‘There Was A Time’ here. I've never talked about
my work on a blog before, and have only really been shooting with
interest in the last few months, mainly inspired by spending time at
DeleteMeUncensored, a Flickr critique group we both visit.

I’m an Aussie, living in northern country Victoria, and this was taken in not far from the base of Mt Buller. While out in the car one afternoon with my camera (Canon 300D and 50mm 1.8 lens) exploring country lanes, I stumbled on this gem of a location. It struck me as a wonderful opportunity for a composition of the timeless and bucolic landscape. Unfortunately, when I set up for the shot, the light was fairly ordinary, flat and dull… I spent sometime playing with exposures, but walked back to the car feeling like I didn’t get the shot. Then just as I was about to leave, I turned to take another
look, and that sweet pocket of sunlight appeared on the horizon. I ran back up the road, and fired a few shots.

There’s been some discussion on my flickr page from voting pools that
the shot would be better composed with a crop to emphasize the beauty of the background. However, to me it’s the long and disjointed road that gives a sense of broken memories, and reflections back to a
golden ideal of rural romanticism. Including the base of the road at the viewers feet, helps to lengthen it and also gives the composition a nice 3 part balance of dirt, grass and sky which I like.

I think I'll return to this spot sometime soon and explore more opportunities, perhaps a black and white version, or some kind of portrait. Wish me luck!"

Check out more of pres~c's work here, it's worth it.