Photography and Blog Updates

So the first launch of the photo blog was a dud—the system just didn’t work the way I hoped it would. However, I decided to give Pixelpost another shot (I had experimented with it many months ago) and everything is working great! Go check out the new and improved photo blog at www.gordonryanphoto.com.

The new system is incredibly easy to navigate, the photos are front and center (as they should be), and everything just has a nice polish. I’m definitely excited to get to work producing new photos to post there, but in the meantime, you can browse some of my back catalog stretching back to 2003. I’ll be adding more of the older photos throughout the next week or so and hopefully getting some time to get out and capture new photos to add to the beginning of the time line.

In other photography news, I’m looking into a serious upgrade to my equipment collection over the next few months. The plans right now are to add a Nikon D700, 24-70mm f/2.8 lens, 14-24mm f/2.8 lens, 70-200mm f/2.8 lens, 85mm f/1.4 lens, and portable studio lights (and accessories). Obviously, that’s a ton of premium equipment, so it will be incremental, but it should be a blast to start shooting with some pro-level equipment.

In blog news (meaning, gordon-ryan.com), I’m planning to transition the site to focus on a portfolio/resumé as I continue my job search in Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina. this will include a more polished design, a static front page, and a focus on my professional work. A blog will remain part of the overall site architecture, but it will be a page that has to be navigated to.

So, I have a lot of work ahead of me. Without a doubt, though, there are good things in the pipeline and I’m eager to get these new endeavors off the ground.