Today I officially become the proud parent of a shiny, new website! About a year ago, after listing my services in a regional bridal magazine, I found myself desperately needing a web presence. As a part-time photographer, I had no money set aside for a fancy, newfangled, flash site, complete with witty blog, that many other pro photogs were sporting. So I bit the bullet, bought a domain name and some hosting, and forced myself to learn Dreamweaver. I figured out how to get a couple of galleries running and put my contact info out into cyberspace for potential clients, and behold:  Ideal-Images.net was born!

I knew it wasn’t the ideal solution, but it was within my capabilities at the time. I poured my heart and soul into that first clumsy web creation and loved it as my own. But today begins a new era…

With the help of my friends/co-workers at FORGE, I have taken a small, but significant, step into the world of professional-looking photographers’ websites (shout-outs to Ben and Ryan for the stellar WordPress counsel)! The guys at FORGE are experts in utilizing WordPress as a content management system (and making it pretty to boot), and they were generous enough to share their wisdom with me to get LizDwenger.com up and running.

My hope is that LizDwenger.com will be a collection of my work, both professional and personal, as well as updates on recent shoots, thoughts on the industry, and anything else that strikes my fancy! It’s definitely a work in progress, but I’m excited to be sharing my work and thoughts with the world (or at least those interested enough to keep coming back)! So… take your coat off and stay a while!

RIP, Ideal-Images.net …and welcome to the world, LizDwenger.com!