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June 04, 2007
Family Dynamics is here!
Family Dynamics, my new show of 50 of the best family photos Square America has to offer, has finally arrived! Unlike other shows, this one is formatted like a slide-show, one photo per page. The scans are also about 20% larger than usual. I think this is how I'll be doing most shows from here on out. I know I've haven't used thumbnails or some other method to let you navigate once you're inside the show- you basically have to click through all 50 photos (but they're all great so it's worth it right?). I'm just completely opposed to thumbnails- there's no way to tell if a photo is worth checking out by looking at something a 1/2" square. If anyone has any other navigation ideas I'm open to suggestions- I think 50 is about the maximum number of pictures I can click through without getting bored but maybe that number is lower for other folks- should it be more like 25-30? Of course, some of the shows I have up now are pretty massive- most have at least 100 photos- so for bigger shows I'll probably keep the old format of multiple photos on the same page. That said, I do like the larger size... I do have another show in mind that I should have up in the next couple of weeks, after which I'm hoping to do a little housekeeping on the site (and maybe add a few bells and whistles). You'll have to stay tuned to find out more!
Posted by nick at June 4, 2007 09:49 PM
Comments
"Family Dynamics" is your best show yet, and all your shows are great, so that's saying something! I love the larger size; I love all the details of the photos--Christmas ornaments, wallpaper patterns, what's on the tabletops.
While thumbnails are useless for previewing the real thing, they do allow a viewer to quickly return to favorites, so perhaps that's something to consider?
I almost had to stop looking at "Family Dynamics" at the photo of the family on a porch, where the shadows made it look as if they were all dressed in striped prison garb--that's too much of a metaphor for family for me! All these photos are so arresting (no pun intended).
--Jeannie
Posted by: Jean LeBlanc at June 5, 2007 05:58 AM
Jean- Glad you like the show! I may add a seperate index page with thumbnails later on for the very reason you give- but I definitely want to keep it seperate so that the main show remains just the one image per page with no other little images competing for your attention.
Posted by: nick at June 6, 2007 01:57 AM
i love the 'family dynamics' very much too. You choose them so to the point! and I love the title!
I agree with jeannie about the thumbnails.
this is such an excellent site!
Iris
Posted by: iris at July 9, 2007 05:05 AM