Sneak Peak: photonelly

After finishing the Maui Wall Candy site this month, I was feeling inspired. Browsing the web and looking at different photography sites and galleries left me with the desire to create my own.

So that's what I'm doing. :)



photonelly is going to be my online photography portfolio and serve as a collection of all different photos I've taken over the years. A good portion of my photos have shown up on my other sites, but I have taken others that don't fit into a particular website that I have today. Take for example, the Lunar Eclipse from this past February. Not going to be showing up on my Maui site anytime soon.

I'm riding this inspiration wave pretty hard and hope to have more content finished in the next week or so. Be sure to check here for updates if you're interested.

Thanks.

A Few Content Updates

I just wanted to leave a quick post about a few content updates that I have finished for webnelly.com.

First, after launching Maui Wall Candy, I added information about the site to the Personal Portfolio section. While I was making changes there, I decided to go back and update/finish details for all the previous sites in the section, making it a little be more expansive.

The second update is for the Professional Projects page, which was one of the more recent additions to the site. It features some high level information about projects I have worked on in my professional career using a range of Microsoft technologies. I thought it was somewhat worth mentioning because it is almost the other end of the spectrum with technologies I use for sites in my portfolio. I sometimes like to call it my double life.

The Professional Projects page currently lists details of 18 projects that I have been a worked on in the past 7 years. It covers three different phases of my career so far: when I started as a developer, my 3 years as a development manager, and most recently going back to the lead developer role.

Lastly, I added a Contact page as a link off of the About Me page. I wasn't feeling very inspired to write the form logic myself, so I decided to put up another EmailMeForm as I did for Maui Wall Candy (which wouldn't allow me to write my own form handler).

Next Steps

One of the final pages there that really needs my attention to finish is the Technology section. While my initial goal was to maintain a list of technologies I've used on the first page and link to more detail pages with examples for each, I have had a hard time finding time to get that specific. I know content is king, but I might start with a prince instead and just have the details and links to examples on the first page and come back to add the details later. I can probably add a few new links to the Links page as well.

Also, with my recent work on Maui Wall Candy, and with looking at various people's photography portfolio sites, I was inspired to start my own. It's going to feature details about my recent interest in photography, gear and software I use, and where to find my photos. Right now, the two main spots are Flickr and Maui Wall Candy, but there is a few opportunities to branch out my photos into more places as well.

Stay tuned.

Maui Wall Candy Now Online

After about a month of site customization and photo processing, Maui Wall Candy is now officially online. Maui Wall Candy is an online photo store where you can view and purchase photos that I have taken on our different visits to Maui. You can browse through the different galleries to find photos of magnificent sunsets, stunning vistas, great beaches and more.

And I've really only started and have about 2,000 photos yet to review from this past trip back in April. I've added a Coming Soon page to highlight some of the new photos and galleries I'm working on. To make it easier, there is a Recent Photos Feed that you can subscribe to and check out the latest photos when they're added.

The site is hosted using a SmugMug Pro Account, which means it's part of the bigger SmugMug collection of photographers and photo galleries. It's a bit of a change for me after my years using Flickr, but the site really wouldn't be possible without SmugMug.

So if you love Maui or just want to check it out, head on over and start browsing. If you're interested in buying something, you can check out the different formats and pricing available on the Pricing page. Not only can you buy full sized prints, there are also digital options available, too. Why digital? Check out the Photo Ideas page to find out.

Thanks, and happy viewing.


P.S.: Looking for more details on Maui? Don't forget to check out my Ka'anapali Dreamin' site, too. :)