Archive for the ‘portfolio’ Category
Atom Custom File Type Detection
code, OpenCart, web design
In this example I will show you how you can set OpenCart’s .tpl file extension to read as PHP when opening in Atom Editor. Open your config.cson file. Underneath core: add: text.html.php is the “source” and the tpl is the file extension. Now when you open a .tpl file it will read as a PHP […]
Read more...Gulp, SCSS and WordPress
code, web design, wordpress
Ive been using gulp and live reload for many years now. It’s super efficient. Gulp, SCSS aka (sass) and WordPress can be a bit tricky though. Mostly because the typical SCSS structure is to put the final files in directories that aren’t necessarily WordPress friendly or WordPress structured. Also if you are trying to compress […]
Read more...CR2 File format fix – Adobe Bridge & Photoshop CS4 on Mac
articles, photography
Two whole days to work out a fix for Adobe Bridge not previewing my camera raw extension on my Canon 7D. I just recently switched form PC to Mac and had to buy a whole new version of Photoshop. CS4 is old but still works great! I don’t really believe in the cloud model of […]
Read more...So you want to be a professional photographer?
photo, photography
Photography is a very over saturated market. Anyone with a handful of cash can go get a professional camera and start calling themselves a photographer. But a fancy camera and a self imposed title doesn’t make you a professional. When it comes to photography lighting is key. Stop shooting natural light for portrait photography and […]
Read more...SEO tips – Don’t believe everything you read online
seo, web design
Was browsing archives in searchenginejournal.com and came across an old post based on how Google says they don’t use meta description as a ranking factor in their search engine. Below is a snippet: I feel sorry for meta descriptions. Google has long held that meta descriptions do not impact search engine rankings. From a 2007 post on […]
Read more...Product Photography done right!
photography
Today I was looking up product photographers to see some competition. I found some good ones and not so good ones. Then I stumbled onto some tutorials and of course I had to take a gander! Now the funny thing about the internet is there is good content and generic piece of crap content that […]
Read more...Subtle Background Patterns and Textures for Web Design
photoshop, web design
When designing a website, you can spend quite a bit amount of time researching layouts and designs. Getting ideas for the site you are about to design. And usually part of that process is getting some nice textures for enhancing the overall site and making it look really polished. While in the process of that […]
Read more...Stock Status aka $stock in OpenCart – How to stylize Stock Status
photography
A quick guide to stylize Stock Status in OpenCart You can customize the Stock Status text in OpenCart via the admin panel. If you aren’t sure how just go to System > Localisation > Stock Statuses Easy enough. But what if you want to stylize the In Stock vs Out of Stock. Simple CSS won’t […]
Read more...OpenCart Remove Required Telephone on Checkout
articles, code, web design
Ive been doing quite a few OpenCart customization sites lately. And one thing I always have to do is take out the required telephone field on the checkout page. I haven’t done it in a while, and well when I searched Google for the template pages to go to and find the code, it took […]
Read more...Exact Match Domain Names
articles, seo, web design
Keywords in the URL We have all seen the sites that show up on the first page of a search engine that has the exact same domain name as the phrase you just typed in. And usually since it has the exact phrase we are searching, we will click on the link. And for the […]
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