Ellepixels' Thread

[ellepixels]

Originally Posted by bigwebguy

dont give up hope elle....there is a lot of capability in smugmug...but the great thing is that you dont HAVE to do all this fancy customizing. You get a great service to host and share (and sell!) your photos right out of the box.

Take things one at a time instead of trying to get everything in at once and we'll help you along the way.

Andy Edit: SO, continuing from this thread:
http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=32321

Dear Andy,
Thank you for such a generous offer.I very much love your sites, you gave as examples, and would love to have one like that for my own.
I would rather do it myself, and learn (if at all possible, lol). I know,
you must think, im crazy, turning dow this offer. I would love to know, step by step, on how to accomplish something like that. I find the faqs a little
difficult to follow sometimes,because they are more for answering questions, not a step by step guide on how to accomplish a certain look for your site. If you are willing to guide me trough step by step in accomplishing this, i would be more then greatfull.

Thanks bigwebguy!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by ellepixels

Dear Andy,
Thank you for such a generous offer.I very much love your sites, you gave as examples, and would love to have one like that for my own.
I would rather do it myself, and learn (if at all possible, lol). I know,
you must think, im crazy, turning dow this offer. I would love to know, step by step, on how to accomplish something like that. I find the faqs a little
difficult to follow sometimes,because they are more for answering questions, not a step by step guide on how to accomplish a certain look for your site. If you are willing to guide me trough step by step in accomplishing this, i would be more then greatfull.

Thanks bigwebguy!

GREAT. Standby, we're gonna start a new thread just for you, shortly.

[Andy]

Elle, give me a little while, I'm going to dig into your site and do some basics, then come back with a list of TODOs for you.

Here in this thread is where you'll ask all your questions. If we need to move posts or questions, we'll do it.

Ready? Let's GO!

[ellepixels]

Originally Posted by Andy

GREAT. Standby, we're gonna start a new thread just for you, shortly.

{blushing} but ready!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by ellepixels

{blushing} but ready!

Good.

OK First assignment:

All of these galleries: http://tanyadelnegrofoto.smugmug.com/Photography

You need to continue the CSS that I started for the first two galleries (I did it for "blog" and "prices":

/* suppress the "no photos" message in info galleries */

.gallery_1379358 .nophotos {display: none;}
.gallery_1379319 .nophotos {display: none;}

so just copy and paste one of these lines, and change the gallery number to the number of the gallery not yet done (about, session, news, contact).

I've put a page title in for you already, look at the top of your browser window.

I like the new header So, you're sticking with white background, yes? That's cool..



I, and the other helpers (mike, bwg, ivar, barb, and plenty of others ... ) will try to help you along!

[Barb]

Originally Posted by Andy

Good.

OK First assignment:

All of these galleries: http://tanyadelnegrofoto.smugmug.com/Photography

You need to continue the CSS that I started for the first two galleries (I did it for "blog" and "prices":

/* suppress the "no photos" message in info galleries */

.gallery_1379358 .nophotos {display: none;}
.gallery_1379319 .nophotos {display: none;}

so just copy and paste one of these lines, and change the gallery number to the number of the gallery not yet done (about, session, news, contact).

I've put a page title in for you already, look at the top of your browser window.

I like the new header So, you're sticking with white background, yes? That's cool..



I, and the other helpers (mike, bwg, ivar, barb, and plenty of others ... ) will try to help you along!

Glad you're going to stick with Smugmug. You'll be very happy you did! And I, too, like your header! Before long, you'll be amazed at what your site looks like :)

[ellepixels]

Originally Posted by bygates

Glad you're going to stick with Smugmug. You'll be very happy you did! And I, too, like your header! Before long, you'll be amazed at what your site looks like :)

Thank you so much Andy, for taking some time in helping me.
It means alot, even more then words can say.
I have done my first assignment!

And barb-- thanks for the kind words! your site is awesome!

[Andy]

Originally Posted by ellepixels

Thank you so much Andy, for taking some time in helping me.
It means alot, even more then words can say.
I have done my first assignment!

And barb-- thanks for the kind words! your site is awesome!

First assignment, A+

1): Make a custom category, call it Site Files, and put all those info galleries into that category.

http://www.smugmug.com/help/upload-photo

2):

Font colors - you want the blue theme? Or??
Box backgrounds - that grey? Or??


3): Force the style to "Journal" and then put a photo and some text in the caption of that photo in your About gallery.

[ramdisk]

Originally Posted by Andy

First assignment, A+

1): Make a custom category, call it Site Files, and put all those info galleries into that category.

http://www.smugmug.com/help/upload-photo

2):

Font colors - you want the blue theme? Or??
Box backgrounds - that grey? Or??


3): Force the style to "Journal" and then put a photo and some text in the caption of that photo in your About gallery.

I'm trying to follow along with you guys, I think the idea is great. I created the galley, but how do I hide it?

[ellepixels]

Originally Posted by ramdisk

I'm trying to follow along with you guys, I think the idea is great. I created the galley, but how do I hide it?

Ok, Andy. I have done the second assignment. I have chosen a black font,
and white boxes...
Also, i did the about part, but not sure if is correct!
Ready for the next part!!!!