I am posting a few painterly style projects from this last week. I was looking at my smugmug uploads since 2008 when I started using their site as my main proofing tool.
I have uploaded 8,282 proofing images to smugmug.com in the past 2 years. Dang .... that is a LOT of artwork. Keep in mind I only create around 250 to 300 pet portraits per year so that means every single client is getting an
abundance of different proofing options. When I first started my business way back in 1998 I only showed around 4 or 5 proofs and that has pretty much become an industry standard for digital art work. When I started using smugmug I noticed that I could carve around 30 minutes off of the proofing process by not having to create html pages myself. So instead of adding that time into my margin as a gain I chose to spend it messing around with even more proofs. I now show a minimum of 10 proofing options and often more. I would love to report that the additional proofing options make it easier for people to sign off, but that is not always the case, and that is ok. All I know is that I love my work, and I love my clients. I do have the best job on the planet.
Look at these babies ... I get to play with soft fluffy Spaniels and big ol' bruisers like Boss & Simba. Yes, life is very very good.
