WordPress Plugins: WP Plugins are a way to extend the functionality of WordPress. They allow you to add features that are not in the core of WP. There are many developers out there writing code for WP to do things the original code doesn’t cover. Some of the functions that people have written pertain to… Continue Reading
WordPress Themes: There are thousands of free themes for wordpress out there. You can go to the “Appearance” tab and click on “Themes”. From there, you can “Install Themes” and browse for new ones. I would, however, recommend going a different route. I recommend using one of the custom themes below because they give you… Continue Reading
WordPress Settings: Once you have your wordpress installed, login using the admin account and take a look around. The dashboard presents an overview of what’s going on your blog right now. I’d recommend taking a look at each item under the Settings tab. At the very minimum, at least look at these: Permalinks First, the… Continue Reading
Installing WordPress: Once you have the host, you’ll need to install WordPress. I did mine the manual way, by downloading from www.Wordpress.org and uploading it to my server, and configurating the database, etc. That’s because I’ve always done it that way, plus I want to control my database username and passwords. There is a really… Continue Reading
Hosting: In selecting a self-hosted wordpress solution, the first step is to have a hosting service. I’ve used a few hosts in the past and I recommend the following: Interserver.net* – THIS IS WHERE MY WEBSITES ARE HOSTED. I really love Interserver.net right now. Their customer support is extremely responsive, and their servers are really… Continue Reading
Getting Started First things first, I believe that you should have a self-hosted wordpress site, that is, wordpress.org. To do so means that you retain control of everything. I’ve seen many people start at wordpress.com and then migrate to their own self hosted site after a while. Why not start out right? Transferring from wordpress.com… Continue Reading
Where to purchase equipment As to where to purchase camera equipment? I’ve used these merchants for years and years now. I purchase most items through Amazon, and quite a number from BH and Adorama. JR was my goto place for the past 15 years for electronic equipment, but I buy less of that nowadays. Amazon.com*… Continue Reading
RAW vs JPG If you have a camera that shoots RAW but are still shooting JPG, STOP IT! There are numerous websites and various people that say the same thing, but I’ve boiled it down to a couple factors that really affect the final quality of the photograph. What is JPG shooting vs RAW shooting?… Continue Reading
Software I have been using Adobe photoshop CS2 for years, ever since I purchase CS2. That’s quite a while ago, somewhere back in 2005! In 2011, I purchased Adobe Lightroom. Wow. It took a while to learn Lightroom, and I’m far from an expert. But it has significantly reduced my processing time. I used to… Continue Reading
Flash Lighting I currently own 2 Alien Bees studio strobes. They are the of the AB400 variety. I also have a Vagabond Mini Lithium portable power pack for the flashes, and I love this device. These flashes are overkill for food photography but I’m going to figure out a way to use them since I already own them. I also have… Continue Reading