July 29th, 2014
Mark Edward Harris: Travel and documentary photographer
Posted by liveBooks
My new liveBooks mobile site design is fantastic! It allows my work to be presented in the best possible way on every device. Being chosen for assignments around the globe are in no small part due to my liveBooks website.
In 2013 I was up for a major international advertising campaign. The final photographer selection was being done by committee, with people around the globe using my pre-liveBooks website as a major part of their decision making. I was out of town on a project with little time to chime in or to submit support material. In the end, some of the decision makers thought I was too much of a black & white focused photographer for their all-color project. I thought, ‘I haven’t shot a roll of black & white in more than four years.’ But I realized that I also hadn’t significantly updated my website in at least that long.
Part of my philosophy is to turn a negative into a positive whenever possible. So I used this as motivation to do something that I had on my must-do list for the last couple of years – create a website with a company that had great templates that I could use without relying on a web designer to make (and charge for) updates and changes. The search led me to liveBooks. Now my website represents who I am as a photographer. Numerous assignments from Africa to the Arctic have already come in as a result.
Website: www.markedwardharris.com
Mark Edward Harris is an award-winning photographer, author and educator. He started his career doing the stills for Merv Griffin Show and various television companies. When the show ended in 1986 he set off on a four-month trek across the Pacific and throughout Southeast Asia, China and Japan. The images he created on that trip brought attention to his work and he became known as a travel and documentary photographer. He has since visited and photographed in eighty countries. His editorial work has appeared in numerous publications. His book North Korea was named the Photography Book of the Year at the 2013 International Photography Awards. He teaches travel and photography workshops at the Los Angeles Center of Photography, Samy’s Camera and the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops.
Posted in **SCALER / Ambassadors / Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist / Travel Photographer and tagged with North America, Scaler Website Templates
June 23rd, 2014
Cory Richards: Adventure photographer and alpine climber
Posted by liveBooks
Your online presence is about offering an experience that connects people to what you do and inspires them to share that experience. As a creative, having a website that allows people to connect with my work without having to think about how to navigate a website is very important. It’s like having a good map that allows you to actually enjoy the environment around you. Whether it’s immediately grabbing someone’s attention when they first visit the site or holding it so they return again and again.
liveBooks made it easy for me to create a custom designed website that speaks to my specific genre of photography. It’s essential for the content to shine. I am able to organize images into stories with descriptions, offering a web experience that is at once broad and concise. My website is clean, beautiful and effective.
Website: www.coryrichards.com
A climber and visual storyteller, Cory Richards was named National Geographic Adventurer of the Year in 2012. Cory’s camera has taken him from the controlled and complex studio to the wild and remote corners of the world, from the unclimbed peaks of Antarctica to the Himalayas of Nepal and Pakistan – all in the attempt to capture not only the soul of adventure and exploration, but also the beauty inherent on our modern society. He is currently on assignment for National Geographic documenting the complex social landscape of People and Predators.
Cory’s liveBooks website has some unique features. His home page contains a full-page image that, when clicked, plays his film “A Tribute to Discomfort” (worth watching!). His multi-level Stories section is full of amazing content. These pages each feature editable text, portfolio images and video. Be sure to poke around the rest of Cory’s site as well.
Posted in **SCALER / Ambassadors / Outdoor Photographer / Travel Photographer
February 28th, 2014
Mike Adrian: Destination wedding photographer
Posted by liveBooks
We built our first site with liveBooks in 2006. 3 versions later, with a full re-redesign just launched, we’re starting to receive great compliments on the site’s overall design story, clean interface and seamless user experience. Our liveBooks site does exactly what it’s supposed to do – it simply and elegantly shows off the images we capture. The liveBooks editSuite is simple to use, which makes it easy for our team to jump in and update portfolios on any current project. We can rest easy knowing we’ll always have the most up to date tools at our fingertips because liveBooks is always building better features into the site’s capabilities. Overall, we couldn’t be happier with our new website and look forward to continuing our partnership with liveBooks in the years to come.
Website: www.mikeadrianweddings.com
Mike Adrian is a destination wedding photographer. Considered one of Hawaii’s top photographers he feels honored to document memories for some of the world’s most discerning clients. Mike also teaches workshops on various topics from time to time. It does not surprise us that Mike excels at what he does. He’s creative, passionate about his work and is an all around awesome person! Take a look at his work on his newly redesigned liveBooks website. We just love the Real Weddings portfolio landing page.
Posted in **SCALER / Ambassadors / Portrait Photographer / Wedding Photographer and tagged with Integration: Pictage, Integration: shootQ, Loading Page Graphic, Portfolio Landing Page, Scaler Custom Website Design
January 23rd, 2014
Jimmy Chin: Adventure sports photographer and filmmaker
Posted by liveBooks
My website is the primary way I showcase my photography work online. It is also the portal to my press and blog. Working with liveBooks to create a custom designed site has been amazing. They consistently exceeded my expectations with solutions to the ideas I presented to them. I couldn’t be happier!
Website: www.jimmychin.com
Jimmy’s passion for travel, climbing, skiing, exploration and photography has taken him on break-through expeditions around the globe. In addition to being an award-winning National Geographic photographer, Jimmy shoots for a wide range of commercial and editorial clients. As a director and cinematographer, Jimmy has shot and directed documentaries, TV and commercial projects. Please be sure to take a look at his “Projects” section to see more of Jimmy’s work and to get an idea of the type of information it is possible to present utilizing liveBooks’ custom website design services. You can connect and follow Jimmy via his website.
Posted in **SCALER / Ambassadors / Outdoor Photographer / Travel Photographer and tagged with Custom Flash Page, Custom Website Design Gallery, Integration: Fotomomto, Integration: Vimeo, North America, Slideshow Homepage
October 16th, 2013
Joshua Holko: Landscape, nature and wilderness photographer
Posted by liveBooks
As a full time professional landscape, nature and wilderness photographer I chose liveBooks to showcase my work and help me stand out from the crowd. First impressions count, and liveBooks provides me with a super slick, clean website that lets me prominently display my photography to my customers. I frequently receive emails from visitors praising my website for its clean interface and easy to navigate layout.
I am frequently traveling in the Polar regions of the world and as such my time is extremely limited when it comes to updating websites. I need to focus on my photography and don’t want to have to spend time being a website creator. liveBooks provides me with a simple easy to use back end interface that allows me to quickly get my new work online and available. It allows me to spend more time with my camera and less time in front of the computer.
My business has grown substantially in the time I have been with liveBooks and I regard them as a core component of my business and a valued partner.
Website: www.jholko.com
Joshua Holko is not only a passionate nature and wilderness photographer, he’s a teacher and an adventurer. Specializing in the Polar and sub-Polar regions of the globe, his work celebrates the extreme latitudes of the Polar environment. He runs workshops and expeditions to some of the world’s wildest and most remote regions.
He lives in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia but his photography takes him all over the world. He has extensively traveled throughout Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, North and South America, China, Europe, Iceland, Norway, Greenland, the Arctic and Antarctica. You can keep up with his adventures on his blog and view his beautiful images on his photography website. We love living vicariously through him!
Posted in **SCALER / Ambassadors /