May 16, 2006

Sweet Briar College - Baccalaureate & Commencement

Baccalaureate

• HTML gallery
  
• Interactive slideshow (flash)
  

Commencement

• HTML gallery
  
• Interactive slideshow (flash)
  

I've posted two new slideshows based on a selection of the photos I took for the Class of 2006 Baccalaureate and Commencement at Sweet Briar College.

I had a great deal of fun taking these shots and assembling the galleries, so I hope others enjoy watching them as much as I enjoyed making them. :)

This was also a bit of a new experience for me since SBC asked me if I would be interested in shooting these events commercially this year. So, for the first time, I am offering event photographs for sale online. Thus far, I have been quite pleased with how the system works. Printing and mailing is being handled entirely by a respected lab and is completely transparent to the user. In addition, they have provided me with ICC profiles to soft-proof output on my calibrated display and a sales workflow that allows me to hand-edit and tailor every shot sold to the specific sizes and finishes selected by the buyer.

I'll write more on the topic in the coming weeks and months as I get more firsthand experience with it. I'm going to expand the selection of items beyond the initial SBC photos of this past weekend and possibly offer some of my creative photography in various formats as well. I have some customizing work still to do to spruce up the appearance of the site, but the pre-existing template I'm using is getting the job done for now.

Anyone interested in purchasing any of the photos (including the full class picture, the individual awarding of diplomas and candid shots from both Baccalaureate and Commencement Day) should visit this link. I'd be eager to hear your feedback on the process.

Enjoy!
- Aaron