Time for a Change : New Year New Look

I have been itching for a change for the longest time. I have never been satisfied with the look and feel of my website and blog but I just didn't know what to do. I was hesitant to join the legions of photographers that used ProPhoto because I felt it was so predictable and passe and I did not have the funds to go the route of paying for a customized website.

However, a couple of months ago I really took a hard look at Prophoto, viewing the videos on their website, and looking through countless websites of photographers that used their templates and I began to be won over.  And about a month ago after working with the wonderful Amber Brien who designed a fabulous new logo for me I bit the bullet and purchased a ProPhoto template. I found that Prophoto had everything I was looking for:

1. The ability to have everything contained in one website (a blog and portfolio site). I didn't want the overhead of two sites when one was sufficient especially if it allowed for a great user experience and effectively highlighted my work and who I am as a photographer. I was not thrilled with my current provider Bluadmin and their flash websites, especially after I saw that one of my good photog friends had the exact same template as me. Also their support left a lot to be desired. The turn around time was less than speedy.
2. The ability to have it easily viewable on mobile devices.
3. The ability to make simple galleries and slideshows. Prophoto has AWESOME capability to create beautiful galleries and slideshows within posts and it's EASY! I felt constrained in the number of photos I could include in a post with blogger. The process of posting was tedious and sometimes I just didn't have the energy. And with my style of photography really evolving into one that tells a story of your day I wanted the ability to show that it a comprehensive manner without restrictions.
4. Something simple, clean, and streamlined that fit well with my new logo. I always felt like my current blog was too cluttered not neat or clean and inhibited the best display of my photos.
5. Easy customization. Prophoto has some great templates to get you started and they are really easy to customize. In fact at first it was a little overwhelming because there was so many choices, however, since I wanted to keep it simple it never got to be frustrating.
6. Good support documentation. 
7. More flexibility and control over my website. Since Prophoto is hosted through Wordpress I would now have access to all the functionality and plug ins from wordpress.

After installing it and doing a couple of posts I noticed that my photos looked a TON better on the Prophoto website versus blogger which got me even more excited.

I will admit that I am still in the process of posting some more galleries to the site but I am ready to shed these old clothes and enter the new year with a fresh new look.

So to go to the new site please update your links to 

www.girlphotography.info