Wed, 04 Apr 2012 18:21:09 -0600WeeblyThu, 15 Mar 2012 19:42:39 -0600http://www.bchathaway.com/2/post/2012/03/this-website-photography.htmlwhile i've been working on building this website, i often think about the time it takes away from my passion for photography. I've been told that sometimes I spend too much time on the details rather than on the big picture. but when it comes to protecting customer information that's the kind of detail i need to spend the most time on, because it has to be right. that is why i have engaged paypal to keep transactions and personal info secure. all of that is ready for now, with improvements on automating it to come. 

now i can move on and focus on the photography, and the business of photography. you will start seeing more information in this blog on the art of photography, and photography services will be enhanced in the coming days. thank you for your time.

]]>Sat, 26 Mar 2011 09:12:20 -0600http://www.bchathaway.com/2/post/2011/03/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit3.htmlCindy and I are having the best time on vacation in North Carolina. We are here in Cary for Jamie Bartlett's wedding, which will be held in Garner. Jamie is our niece, and she is marrying Dave Reid.  I will not be shooting their wedding.

This website is going slowly but surely. Still working on the secure ordering functionality for prints and other products.

I should have some nice photographs from our trip here in NC. Many of the trees and shrubs are in full bloom and it's simply beautiful. ]]>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:56:53 -0600http://www.bchathaway.com/2/post/2011/03/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit2.htmlStill working on the shopping cart functionality. Security is the main priority, and verifying it through testing is what I'm going through now.  It will be nice when I can finally work it all out so I can put more of my time and energy into the actual photography.  Definitely been some distractions today, mainly the Japan earthquake. Praying for a quick recovery. 

I have been contemplating a program of some kind to support our deployed troops, by allowing you to make a reasonable offer to purchase a framed print for a soldier, airman, marine, or seaman, by making a reasonable offer. You could also purchase the print for yourself, and all proceeds except for the cost of shipping, framing, and printing would go to purchase of care packages for the troops. Your offer would be the important part of a program like this.  Perhaps something like this could be setup for helping out those suffering in Japan, Haiti, and even here in the US. I'll let you know if and when I roll this out. ]]>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 07:34:55 -0600http://www.bchathaway.com/2/post/2011/03/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit1.htmlAdded some of my favorite bird images to the nature gallery. Also added a few winter bridge scenes to the slide show on the main page. Still struggling with the ordering functionality... it has to be secure and there are so many variables involved.  The difficulty is passing the chosen variables to the shopping cart, as it is kind of limited to just item, item description, and price. Right now if you want to order a print, please put into the comments as much information as possible.  Information such as size, framing, matting, print medium. I will let you know if what you want is possible, and what the price will be. Otherwise without that information, I will send you suggestions and pricing, so you can decide. ]]>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 07:41:41 -0600http://www.bchathaway.com/2/post/2011/03/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.htmlGoogle Adsense added... not sure how I feel about it yet, so it's just on the blog. Added print request pages to the "Bridges of Madison County" series. Check them out! ]]>Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:04:22 -0600http://www.bchathaway.com/2/post/2011/02/first-post.htmlCindy and I are excited to finalize our new website. but is a website ever really finalized? In our case, no. There will always be new photos, new quilting techniques, better ways to serve you, etc... so, maybe we're just excited to finalize the functionality. Our goal is for you to buy as much as you possibly can, and so the functionality has to be there for you to do just that. one of the issues I am having is presenting to you all of the options available  when buying a print. I need to guide you through decisions such as framing/no framing, print sizing lists, print media decisions, matting colors, framing color and styles, to name a few. Finishing that functionality will be a huge hurdle jumped over. ]]>