The first gallery test yeilded some lukewarm responses, and deservedly so. All those layouts sucked. I was using some Photoshop templates trying to make my life easier and they were too busy, too focused on being pretty and not on being functional. (aww, just like me) For instance, there was no back button to the main page without going through every picture backwards. Lame.
The one thing I gained from the experience was learning how to get Photoshop to take a folder full of picture and spit out perfectly sized thumbnails for all of them in about 2 seconds. After that, with a thumbnail folder and a fullsize folder, making something like what we have below is pretty simple.
Thanks to all the participants for not hating me too much for taking your pictures. That is, except for Debra, who I know hates me with a fiery passion for taking her picture. I started out with just pics of a single group, but had a couple of others work their way in. Mr. Joyner, you get in with your wife, and Shiuly, you don’t really have a group, and I thought you might be lonely.
Let me know what you think…
*edit*
Just to be sure I’m clear, when I ask what you think, I’m specifically asking if you think this is a viable gallery interface for future postings. I’m not asking what you think of the pictures themselves because they are, for the most part, unattractive pictures of attractive people. It’s my gift, and I’ve decided to run with it. You can, of course, say anything you damn well please regardless of what I ask for, as this is America, and God said you could. Amen.