http://www.andywillsher.com/

http://www.stuartleech.com/

http://www.conormcdonnell.co.uk/

http://www.dayhowarth.com/

http://www.mattrichardsonphoto.co.uk/

If you regularly add images to a DPG powered blog, you’re sure to appreciate the improved image posting features. Click on the ‘Insert/edit image’ icon when editing a blog post to access the new options.

I’ve written a new URL shortener that ties in with many of DPG’s services. You can shorten your own URLs by visiting http://dpg.bz/shorten.

With the new export feature you can easily generate PDF contact sheets for printing and client approval. You can also produce text, CSV and MD5 files to cross-reference and verify file uploads.

In preparation for today’s iPad launch I’ve spent some time optimising the DPG admin interface for use on Apple mobile devices.

I’ve added a new feature to make it even easier to access your full resolution image library, no matter where you are.

The relaunched www.rhysframpton.com is a great example of bringing an existing site design across to DPG.

Rhys already had a website, and while he was happy with how it looked there was no easy way for him to update it.

The DPG website builder is based around HTML, CSS and JavaScript so converting the site was easy. The whole rebuild only took a couple of hours and DPG’s automatic HTML generation and error checking ensured that the code quality increased dramatically.

Before – 59 Errors	After – 0 Errors

Updating the website is now simple and there is no need for Rhys to worry about repetitious tasks like resizing images or writing code. All he needs to do is log in to the admin section, upload his images and add them to the appropriate set.

The site also features new additions like a blog and image scaling, so that pictures look great whether they are viewed on a netbook or a 30-inch display.

RSS feeds are automatically created and updated, sitemaps are submitted to search engines and various other processes ensure that the website is easy to find.

Now Rhys is in control, he can forget about the tedious aspects of maintaining a website and spend more time taking fantastic photographs. I’m looking forward to keeping up with his latest work.

I will be working my way through the registration list and sending out invitation codes shortly. If you have signed up, please be patient, it will be worth the wait.

In the meantime, I will be posting a series of tutorial movies to this blog so you can get started as soon as you receive your invitation.

A short movie highlighting some of the main features of Digital Photo Gallery.

http://accounts.digitalphotogallery.com/register