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Allen Murabayashi was a member of his junior high photo club and shot with an Olympus OM-10. His most memorable experience loading film came when he stepped out of the darkroom and wondered why he was able to see the roll of film through the top of the tank (wrong cover). He graduated from Yale University, and took his first job in New York at Penthouse magazine, which helped him to continue his love affair with photography. He was a founding employee of hotjobs.com, and later co-founded PhotoShelter and serves as its CEO.

Monday, October 05 2009

Photography Websites Avoiding Stupid Mistakes

Written by Allen Murabayashi
When you’re a kid, you make some stupid decisions. I certainly did.  I once put my finger in a live electrical socket to see what it would feel like (answer:weird). I also ate an ant when I was five. It didn’t taste like much. But, I digress.
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Thursday, September 03 2009

Photographer Websites: The Basics

Written by Allen Murabayashi
By Allen Murabayasi What are the important elements of a photographer's website? What should each website contain, and what do your customers want? These are important questions to answer before you settle on any website design. This article outlines the most important elements of what makes an individual photographer's website effective, much of which we heard straight from top photo buyers in our 2009 What Buyers Want survey . You should be sure that your website can accommodate as many of the items from the below list as possible.
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Tuesday, June 30 2009

The Boring of Storing Digital Photos

Written by Allen Murabayashi
There are few things in life that bore me more than talking about data storage. All the other contributors get to talk about cool photos and inspiration, and I’m stuck talking about bits and bytes. It just doesn’t seem fair. But although the topic makes me want crows to peck my eyes out, I still get questions like this all the time:
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Monday, June 01 2009

Photography Websites: Myths and Truths about SEO

Written by Allen Murabayashi
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of those terms that gets thrown around pretty liberally. Many website vendors claim that their websites are optimized, and you probably receive a few dozen pieces of spam every day promising top search results. But how can you intelligently determine if your website is truly optimized?
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