Category: Photography

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Optimizing Photos for the Web

Photos on the web are essential elements of storytelling and connecting with our audience. But it’s important to note that:

  • Photos are usually the biggest factor in total webpage weight.
  • The weightier the page, the slower it is to load, especially on slow internet connections.
  • The average smart phone photo is more than 2 MB in file size. Too heavy!
  • The average modern DSLR photo is more
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Photo Feature: Occupy Wall Street

A view of Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park, Manhattan

Occupy Wall Street emerged as a radical political movement, inspired by the Arab Spring and fueled by the subversive creativity of Adbusters’ Kalle Lasn and Micah White. The movement was committed to political change through nonviolence and participatory democracy, and was focused primarily on issues of corporate influence in politics. On September 17, 2011 Occupy Wall Street established a tent city in Zuccotti Park in New York City’s … Read the rest

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WordPress: Adding Media and Featured Images to Posts

WordPress allows you to add many types of media to any post or page. You can place images, audio, and embedded video in the body text, add captions and credits, resize and make text wrap left or right around any image or other media item.

This post explains how to add media and Featured Images to a post or page, using WordPress’s Add Media and Featured Image tools.… Read the rest