Brian Smith is the top celebrity photographer in the world! His work comprises of 100s of famous people including Richard Branson, George Clooney, Anne Hathaway, and even President Barack Obama! You can find his work in famous publications such as Sports Illustrated, Time, Forbes, and many other big name magazines! He has even published a few books about his craft! He is truly one of the greats!
Chris worked with this celebrity photographer for years. Brian’s original site needed some love, so Chris worked with his team to freshen up Brian’s brand. Cool features like a full page slider (before they were popular), album search, ultra-high-res pictures at optimized bandwidth, booking management, and even affiliate integrations brought elevated Brian’s brand!
Brian needed help with hosting too! Chris setup and managed his hosting for years, not only keeping his site free of hacks, bugs, and glitches, but also providing constant improvements to keep up with modern design. He also continuously improved site performance, security, and stability all while advising on SEO strategy to improve Brian’s site rankings. Brian’s work as a celebrity photographer speaks for itself!
Highlights from Services Provided
Development & Implementation
- New site design
- Custom image sliders and image presentations
- Improved site speed AND image quality, a rare combo
- Integrated several affiliate programs into content
- Custom album search
- many, many more features
Maintenance
- Bi-monthly updates and improvements
- Iterative improvements on site speed
- 1-minute granularity backups and recoveries
- Hosting setup and management
- Third-party service replacements and improvements
Security
- Comprehensive WordPress security analysis & report
- Server & Services setup and routine auditing
- Password policy creation & enforcement
- Firewall level client blocking
- Round the clock security monitoring
Custom Themes & Plugins
- Completely custom, high-availability tuned theme
- Admin improvements for staff efficiency
- Caching & security plugins
- Multiple image presentation improvements
- Site organization and optimization plugins
Hosting Setup
- Evaluation of hosting costs
- Migration of hosting providers
- AWS account setup and management
- Configuration of N+2 AWS Auto-Scaling & EC2
- Integration of CloudFlare & interaction with CloudFlare API