SmugMug Design and Image Preparation

Overview: Before we begin uploading content to the class SmugMug account there are some questions to answer and some preparation to do.

Site Customization:

Check out this link and answer the questions below in a new blog post titled "SmugMug Preparation."

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/1210628-what-are-content-blocks-and-how-are-they-used-?b_id=1644&utm_campaign=NewCarousel&utm_medium=social&utm_source=SmugBlog&utm_content=ProductPromotion


1. Content Blocks
How do you add Content Blocks to your site?


2. Content Types
What are the eight different types of content you can add?


3. Photos
When you add photos to SmugMug, which are the FOUR different ways you can organize and display them? Briefly explain what each method does.


4. Navigation
What are the THREE different types of Navigation items you can add to your SmugMug account? Briefly explain what each does.


5. Design Elements
What are the THREE kinds of design elements can you add? What do they do?


Image Preparation:

Link to information for questions below: 

http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/84518&utm_campaign=NewCarousel&utm_medium=social&utm_source=SmugBlog&utm_content=ProductPromotion

6. Colorspace
What "Colorspace" should your images be processed in to be uploaded to SmugMug?


7. Cropping
Should you crop your images before uploading to SmugMug? Why?


8. Resolution
What is the minimum resolution size for an 8" by 10" print?
http://help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/93359#minprintres


Image Collection for SmugMug upload:

Step 1: Using Lightroom identify 3 images that you think people might be interested in buying from our SmugMug account.

Step 2: Following the guidelines from the SmugMug websites you have read, export three images from your catalog to be uploaded to SmugMug. Save these images to the SMUGMUG folder on the CPHOTO drive on the server. Make sure you put your name on the folder on the server so it is easy to see whose photos are whose.