#1

As a mac user, I’m pretty familiar with programs not being compatible… but is there much difference in creating a website on a mac as opposed to a PC? A friend of mine is a photographer and I always tell her that she should make a site to promote herself better (looks more professional than an Instagram account). But she asked me if I could do it for her… I’m happy to help out, but I’m wondering if there will be problems if i create one with my mac… halp plz!

#2

As someone who works exclusively on a Mac (no, not a fanboi, just really really stubborn), yes you can make websites perfectly fine on a Mac. The issue is really getting a domain name and getting the site hosted, which is completely independent of platform. Authoring tools exist depending on your level of comfort with crafting html/css/js yourself (I use Dreamweaver, but I’ve also used the command line terminal with vi or pico, or the default TextEdit application set to text only).

A bigger issue for your friend, though, is going to be protecting her work. Being a photographer, showing your work on-line, AND being able to do so without it being ripped off by every Tom Dick and Harry because “teh net is free!” is tricky. I would strongly suggest - especially if at any point she might want to include a store - going with something designed specifically for photography. There are existing sites that specialise in individual galleries. This would be a lot easier than reinventing the wheel (plus, it would likely be a lot easier for your friend to update than coming to you all the time.) If you’re interested, I can ask my friend (a pro photographer) for his recommendations and pass it on.

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#3

Ah ok, good to know that there’s not much difference between mac and PC in terms of getting hosted. As for copyright, etc… I’ve noticed that sites like Flickr don’t allow you to download the images directly. How do they do this?

#4

I haven’t looked recently, but probably they use javascript to disable options within the browser. This is trivially bypassed, however. In practice, anything that is displayed on a website should be considered as able to be copied in some way, shape, or form. You probably don’t want to put high resolution versions on the site for that very reason. As I said earlier, there are specific sites and platforms for photographers that try to minimise these risks.

#5

Ah yeah, that would be cool if you could pass on the recommendations of your photographer friend. So are you involved with either photography or website building?

#6

I’ll ask him and get back to you. Personally, I maintain a number of websites as part of my job. I’m also a bit of an amateur photographer. This is one of mine, scanned off an old 35 mm slide I had from mumble years ago…

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#7

Nice pic! Can’t tell if wolf or dog :stuck_out_tongue: But cool angle

Do you know all these codes? I’ve just been looking at licenses for Creative Commons and I’m surprised there are so many for photographers! I better make sure my friend knows about these :wink:

#8

Actually, polar bear. (In a zoo - I’m not that brave/reckless!)

I’m more or less familiar with them, yes - you run into the same codes/licences quite a bit working with wiki sites etc.

#9

Haha, a polar bear! Well I’ll be…

I’m not really familiar with those codes, but I’m not sure if I need to for my line of work…