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Paul – thanks for the kind words. I’ve been a photographer for 35 years, made it my life and livelihood, so I hope I’ve made some decent pictures over the years. The main thing for me is that I find a great peace and continue to learn from it, and what more can anyone ask from what they do. For film I mainly use a SinarF 4×5 with Schneider lenses, but since the demise of type 55 polaroid and the continued advances in digital, I find I shoot film less and less. I recently upgraded my digital to the Nikon D800E from my 5Dmk2 (still have that), and I find the Nikon easily matches anything I can get from my medium format film cameras, a Pentax 67 system and an older Bronica, never bought Hassys. The Nikon files actually come pretty darn close to what I can get with the view camera, can make 30×40 prints from it and even 40×50 if I am careful with technique and use good lenses, so the view camera sits on the shelf a lot of the time anymore.
As far as the site, I’ve actually decided to jump ship from wp to Photoshelter and just use one of their new templates, I believe it is called Elements or Elemental, something like that – but it looks almost exactly like what I wanted right out of the box, and I don’t have the learning curve of wp to deal with. I was already on Photoshelter for digital delivery of files and their lightboxes, and the upgrade to do use their templates ends up costing the same amount I would get back by moving my website from the wp host I have now, so I’m going to do that. Their support system has always been really good and I decided I just don’t have the time to learn coding, I need a simple, easily uploadable website with few glitches, and they seem to have it. Good luck with your photography, and with your website. – Bill