Elizabeth Carmel's Landscape Photography Blog

Online Licensing via Photoshelter

I have recently completed an online image archive powered by Photoshelter. I am reluctant to send my "A list" images into a stock agency I use since I need to retain control over how they are used, and this is not possible with stock. Many of my licensing clients want rights managed usage and exclusive use for a certain time period and format. I found a good solution to manage this using Photoshelter. I have a new licensing site integrated with my main web site that allows key word searches and online purchase of rights managed licenses. I think it will also help me manage the various requests for hi resolution images since I can authorize clients to download them from the site, saving me time and expense of mailing dvds. The new site can be accessed from the "Image licensing" link on my home page, and from the photoshelter link.

New Website now Online

My new website is now up ad running at www.ElizabethCarmel.com. I was pleased with the process at Livebooks and feel that this website is an improvement on my previous one, which was made with iweb and was incompatible with some browsers. I welcome any comments or feedback either via email or via the blog comments. The main improvements are: more detailed online pricing customized for each image, larger image displays, downloadable pdfs of the portfolios, online print ordering, and a more professional / well designed look. We will also be using livebooks for my husband Olof's website update - his current iweb based site is at www.Carmelstudios.com.

We went to the Seahawks game in Seattle yesterday - thanks to my brother in law we were able to get on the sidelines - here is a shot of me shooting side by side with the Sports Illustrated guys (I am using my iphone for pictures, no big cameras allowed on the sidelines without a press pass). I hope to snag a press pass for the next time I go to a game, then I can bring the H3d with the 300 mm zoom and the Canon 5D and the 400 mm zoom.

Elizabeth Carmel Website Update

I just finished uploading my new website design to www.ElizabethCarmel.com. I used the new Apple iweb software to redo the site, since I do not know alot of html, and I am pleased with the result. I consider the site in "beta" form, if you notice any glitches or things that need improvement please drop me an email. I can now update the site more easily and add pages by myself instead of waiting for a web master to do everything for me. I added a new category called "High Sierra" in the online image portfolio, and a category called "Winter's Grace". The High Sierra category has some shots from my recent backpacking trip, which I am also posting in a gallery here on the photoblog. I have also added a page for Workshop Announcements.