For me, the custom Scaler site is a magical experience. It engages viewers and delivers features tailored to the needs of a working photographer. I have the confidence of knowing that my work is accessible on any device, from iPhones to massive LCDs. It’s great to go large. One editor confessed that she found herself so attracted to the detail in the Scaler images that she reached out to ‘touch the animals’.
Bruce Farnsworth is an editorial photographer focusing on place-based understandings of wilderness and sustainability initiatives in critical tropical rainforest reserves. Profound intercultural experiences and degrees in zoology, education and art influence his intimate and richly textured images. Bruce’s work showcases the raw beauty of rainforest environments and raises attention to the importance of rainforest preservation. Bruce’s clients include National Geographic, Smithsonian, Nature Conservancy, CondeNast and Discovery magazines as well as Fodor’s Travel Guides, Harcourt Brace and Taylor & Francis publishers, among others. Bruce is currently soliciting project partners and sponsors for his documentary project with the Blue Earth Alliance, entitled “Amazon Headwaters: Locals Working Toward the Global”. The Blue Earth provides fiscal sponsorship, facilitating tax-deductible donations as a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization.
I have been using liveBooks since the early days of the company. I feel as though I have grown up with liveBooks and watched them become one of the industry standards in websites. For me, ease of use is far and away the most compelling aspect of their products. liveBooks continues to simplify and streamline the process of providing information to their customers for fail safe operation. If I am not able to locate the information I need, the customer support team has been very timely responding to my questions and implementing any site changes I have wanted to make along the way.
Even though my site still retains the early look of liveBooks, the images load and display within a very clean and simple interface. I feel clients want to get straight to the work without any fuss up front. Uploading images on the backside within the editSuite is a breeze… drag and drop simple!
Whether it be a major ad campaign or a simple portrait, the sole purpose behind Michael Brian’s dog imagery is to raise the global consciousness to the magical gifts they provide for us. He captures the spirit of of dogs and people beautifully.
I chose liveBooks because their websites have a modern, sleek, and functional design and can easily be customized and integrated with other services such as Photoshelter and PayPal. I value that I can easily make image and text changes to my site myself. I can even modify the parts which have been customized (for example, my slideshows). liveBooks is always upfront about the cost of modifications which, as someone who makes changes to my site from time to time, is very important. I can honestly say that all of these factors have contributed to the overall success of my business.
Michael has had a lifelong devotion to photography. Although he has been many places to pursue the technique and art of landscape photography he has lived on Christmas Island for over 4 years, primarily to focus on underwater and wildlife photography further. Michael has won many awards, most recently in the Epson International Pano Awards 2010.
My liveBooks website accommodates quick and seamless image changes for new portfolios or private access which helps me efficiently market my work to existing and prospective clients.
Lennette Newell is a successful commercial photographer specializing in the lifestyle of animals and people. Accolades include: 2010 Masters Cup, Outstanding Achievement Wildlife, Graphis Gold for an outtake from the Milk-Bone print campaign. Her “Zoom Dawg” image for Nintendo is featured in the 2010 PDN Photo Annual. Other recent awards include American Photography 26, International Photography Awards, Black & White Spider Awards, and being a finalist in the prestigious Hasselblad Masters Competition 2010. Her client list includes Procter & Gamble, Del Monte Foods, Clorox, Ubisoft, Novartis, Leap Frog, Purina, Merial, Wal*Mart, Worldwise, Kids Can Press and Wild Planet. Ms. Newell grew up on the high plains of Western Nebraska and now lives in the East Bay hills near San Francisco.
I’ve been using liveBooks and love it! The editSuite is very intuitive and my design is clean and simple – which is just what I wanted to showcase my work. My liveBooks site has been so effective that I am going to have another liveBooks website designed for my second business.
Michele Doucette’s appreciation for the world we live in is apparent in her work. The viewer feels an immediate connection to her point of view. Speaking of connection, see Michele’s customized contact page that allows you to connect with her through her social networks.
Al Vinjamur presents compelling images from his world travels, an activity he pursues constantly both as a photographer and international investor. His current interests span photographic expeditions to remote places, economics, finance, poetry, Japanese movies, Quantum Mechanics, and scuba diving.
Catherine Ledner is a successful commercial photographer who has also had a lifelong fascination with animals. This website is dedicated to a specific series of work she did placing a wide variety of animals in what appear to be interior environments. Catherine’s first book “Animal House” is available through Welcome Books and Amazon.com.