saying that has any one else experienced strange things happening with their images like disappearing and so on as i now have to rebuild all my sub galleries in the hope the missing images will resurface

i have now managed to get my website back online again, yes i know i kept saying a few months back that i would try and get the site up and running but then being multi talented and with my mind on other things. My plans to spend some time in getting some new work on my website just never materialised

Lets say when it comes to building or finding a suitable host to get myself a website it never goes in the way i hope it to go, the current website i have now uses flash technology having done some statistics via google 90% of internet users use flash but the down side it not very search engine friendly

Website SEO and the ongoing development of having a reqular website presence is not my thing but having been online since 2002 i feel the more i get to know more about the basics of flash html and so on, the task of putting together a website starts to get a bit more easier even if it means using one of these DIY web packages check out what i have done and let me know what you think

As i found out from the shop i bought it from that my camera was if i took out a warranty ( say 1 or 2 years) this would cover me against mechanical failure but not accidental damage. This just shows either you take out additional cover or you buy a new camera. So at present i am at loose ends knowing that having never experienced the joys of using film. i had got quite accustomed to the simplicity of digital camera's

i still have my old if what second-hand Kodak DC210 which my other half uses occasionally plus she had a go at using my Fuji Fine-Pix 602 which produces far better pictures than the Kodak

To date i have photos from both camera's going as far back as 2000/01 if that wasn't enough ( maybe this isn't the place to say this) but i have been put in the position as a carer yet still do my art & photography. There is no way would i thrown in towel on something i have been doing since i was 15 and that is take photos

which i guess in time has developed followed by plently of practice in learning new techniques/styles such as portrait candid etc etc its the same with my art nobody teaches you how to hold a pencil or how to draw and paint

unless its comes naturally other wise its just another skill to learn and this applies to what i do now for example is technology supposed to make us better at creating art/taking photos or is this simply down to what we put in terms of learning to use a new piece of equipment/program and so on

if you are unsure where i am coming from i will try to explain at a later timen but first i am looking for answers/solutions to how i can correctly categorize my images & photos yes my portfolio work on AW might come under Digital Paintings ( created using digital/photo-editing software )

but then what if some of my pieces came across as fine art photography/ones you would find in a gallery from there i have animations created using photo impact Gimp and Squirlz Water Reflections i could go on knowing that i will not be able to please every one as i have just discoverd now

Why because most people will say stick at two chosen subject this could be 3D rendering/animation or photography combined with digital painting. Is that the case with me no as with does any of my work come under mixed media you ask me !!!!! if i knew the full meaning of what this meant then i wouldn't end up with my finger's burnt. i will continue with this later on

well i do appologise there and if that didn't help matters two weeks ago i dropped my pride and joy ( (camera)so before you say yes it happens,there goes my lively hood down the pan, in the three years of having it only two times did i drop it or was it a question of looking at a subject to photograph with the camera in my hand

And in a split second a thud and there you have it well hard to say as i guess normally as the lense is the most fragile part of the camera its always wise to ensure this is safely inside the main body.So its no wonder they call photography high risk on both occasions this was purely an accident

but to me you could say having been in to photography since i was 15 what i had was my first serious camera and i was starting to get to know all the functions well kind of, so what now and i hope this explains for the shortfall of images

there is hope as i do have a backlog of photos going back 2/3 years plus ones taken this year along with a hard drive full of ones i cant access at this stage,i did take out insurance so will now put a claim in and wait and see

meanwhile i"m exploring another avenue something which i haven't done in 20 years paint& draw well to be honest there are images in my portfolio which started out as hand drawn sketches and then finished it off with a pen & graphics tablet

I guess you can say i'm at wits end and know painting is in my blood so there was always going to be the case that i would start again even if it meant doing it digitally so for the past three days and counting endless hours

then having to replace the bulb in my desktop lamp this was yesterday which is a halogen one i also use a flat screen monitor too (LCD)i was then finally able to get back to painting ( a rework of an image which i did five years ago)

one thing i can say you are all in for a treat and thanks to art wanted and the new private galleries not only will you get to see a small version in my main portfolio but at later date a large version too so do keep your eyes on my portfolio and thank you for all those who have left comments and feedback on my work

well i have had other issues to focus on and find there are days where i'm not in the mood for sitting staring at a computer screen trying to go through a majority of my photos

then wondering what to do with them in a sense i have over five years of work i'd like to offload say some on to my portfolio and all the various places like my website my artspace my space and so on but then i say i am back to square one

never mind and forgive for rabbiting on but give me a few days more or to and i'll be back on the forums and starting to post some new stuff in my portfolio in the meantime please do look at my website http://adphotography.moonfruit.com

for those who wonder what the david stands for well thats my middle name hence why the name of my website is called andrew david photography you know my last name as its in my profile

finally thanks to those who have added me on to their art watch and for my previous top ten placements where i had 6 in one top ten until then watch this space and keep your eyes focused on my portfolio

so i thought i would start off by saying that my website is finally back up for which i would value any feedback/comments especially on whether you like the use of black& pink which is consistant through out my website. if you want to exchange links please do drop me an email

Talking about email addresses i have updated this to a.hunter@designrainbow.com, as with my portfolio i am slowly continuing to add new pieces so i guess just keep checking to see what else i've been up to

( hee hee) Well the process is still going on as i start to fill my portfolio with new images sift through my ever growing collection and of course make new pieces of art, so for my regular crowd who keep coming back to see what new art has made an appearance in my portfolio do read my blog other wise you might wonder

on certain days why things are quite so thankyou and keep watching this space

so await a response from them dont want to come back one day and find my account has been reduced to only three images a month as the feedback on my work has been staggering

being the week leading up to easter i might upload one or two easter card designs seeing how well my valentine ones did anyway must crack on and will probably post more later or tomorrow

Must get back to finishing of my website as this is still offline not that this bothers me but then it does happen to be the main portal for my photography & graphic design buisness

will leave it at this and go back to sorting out more images and so on

But then is this worth the bother considering i will probably end up naming them rose 1 and rose 2 boring eh !!!!!! anyway i'm quite enjoying keeping this blog going despite being a bit worse for wear been without my coffee all day but since having a cup now should be okay

As normally i need say at least two cups to get my brain into gear don't we all moving on keep looking out for new images in my portfolio

i'd prefer it where i could just have a website purerly to upload and showcase my photos/images rather than a******* about with the design side of things,due to being an artist/graphic designer i have in the past attempted to build a website consisting mainly of galleries

Using software like dreamweaver golive and serif web plus but didn't get very far. If only i'd known about art wanted as to me i get to show my work anyway i do have a sample piece of a website mainly the home page which i might upload at some point which i put together uisng serif web plus

In the meantime thankyou to all those who continue to view my work

but it shouldnt be too long so please continue to enjoy what is currently in my portfolio

Those familar/interested in how i come to create images will see this is done with a computer and any piece of software i have at my disposal photoshop painter photo impact the gimp etc etc

so happy viewing and watch this space