I do a little bit of stock photography. A couple of months ago, I made the transition to being exclusive with just one agency — iStockPhoto. It was one of those things that I hemmed and hawed over for quite a while before making the final decision, but it has been sooo worth it. It’s one of those things that afterwards I find myself saying “Why didn’t I do that sooner?”

Here’s the link to my iStock page and this is a direct link to my gallery there.

So, after getting the backdrop set up, my son Daniel volunteered to be my guinea pig. Yeah, I know his hair isn’t the best, but I had to get a shot of someone against this backdrop and he was willing to pose for me.

After Daniel helped me, I decided to see how well Shasta, our Siberian cat, would look against it…

Here, Daniel is helping out with one of Shasta’s toys:

The trouble is that a couple of months ago, the developers decided that there were better directions to go, and EZPS became AbandonWare.  Yes, it got left out to dry…can’t you just hear the violins playing something in a minor chord?  There was also supposed to be an newer-faster-better cart coming out with all sorts of bells and whistles…but, alas, it was not to be.  <insert more minor-chord violin music>

So, off I went, evaluating proofing systems.  I decided to go with a very “feature rich” one called PhotoCart.  It’s got waaay more features than EZPS ever did…I can actually issue print credits, offer coupons, have discounts for early ordering, lots of goodies.  And it’s possible to actually specify options for your photos…like if you want a certain texture, lustre finish, or a particular mounting option.

If you had a gallery under the old system, and you don’t see it listed, either leave me a comment, or shoot me an email and I’ll get it moved over to the new system.