439 reputation
27
bio website blog.codyjbennett.com
location Juneau, AK
age 32
visits member for 1 year, 4 months
seen Apr 10 '12 at 8:37
stats profile views 15

Hello, my name is Cody. I stand six feet tall; have red hair, blue eyes, and a mostly athletic build. Some would call me a Renaissance man. I can cook Coconut Cream Macaroons, Pad Thai and other delectables at a moment’s notice. I fix things that are broken and improve things that are not. Heck, I even clean sometimes. To satisfy the Alaskan in me, when in the woods, I build fires without using Sterno logs, and always carry extra layers, even if it’s sunny and warm.

In 2009, my best friend and I went through the whirlwind process of getting engaged and married within the confines of two’ish months. Best. Decision. Ever. Heather is the Yin to my Yang, the Normal to my Bizzarre, the Beauty to my Beast. She’s amazing. In fact, she’s my favorite person, hands down. Heather is my partner in crime in everything. She often comes along for photography outings, either as an enthusiastic onlooker or sometimes even as my lovely assistant and/or second shooter. We also are building a home based company to give us more freedom and control of time and money. She is one helluva business owner too, if I do say so myself.

Ultimate Frisbee is my team sport of choice. More often, you’ll find me solo: I like to hike fast, and bike through the mud. Others have likened my hiking to that of a mountain goat; fast and steady over any terrain.

Future goals include many things, some tangible, others more abstract. I look forward to being an awesome husband, father, friend and coach. I enjoy being an unknown philanthropist, anonymously financing projects, endowments and other things like a super-hero of sorts. I don’t like the lime-light unless it serves the greater good (I don’t really like extra attention). I like the idea of a being a present day Bruce Wayne – a regular fellow by day, and fighting the evil of the world by night. I am passionate about empowering kids to help them realize their own potential, and greatly desire to make a difference rather than a living.


Jan
31
comment How do I remove the breadcrumb from my site?
Excellent point, Mike. The snippets were from two different posts at the referenced Dgrin thread; put side-by-side the contrast is odd as you noted.
Jan
30
comment What's the best way to handle “Memory Mate”-style sports image sales?
Superb point. Hadn't thought about that... I guess (at first glance) after the image gets replaced, you'd have to add a new version of the advertisement for other folks to order from (and continue the cascading process.)
Jan
29
comment Can I track user purchases as a power user?
Ah, in that case, best scenario would be to rally folks towards feedback.smugmug.com/forums/17723-smugmug/suggestions/…. Or, I guess, you could upgrade your account? :)
Jan
29
comment How do I integrate my blog with my SmugMug site?
Some good answers have been coming from this question, but they're somewhat varied. My suggestion would be to get more specific with the question so that just one answer would be applicable. Questions such as "how can I show images from smugmug within my blog (hosted at wordpress.com)?" or "how can I use smugmug to write blog posts?" might solicit more specific answers.
Jan
27
comment I do not like the lightbox view. How do I turn that off or prevent it from showing on my site?
I also recommend adding a JavaScript comment so that you can easily know what changes the script makes (maybe not necessary for this one, but some of the JavaScript can get complex to comprehend. Anyhow, the comments would be formatted as such: /* === disable lightbox === */
Jan
26
comment Is any development going on with respect to non-pro features?
Seems like the flippant answer to your question would be "yes." You might consider updating the title to inquire "what development is underway...".
Jan
26
comment What can I do to market my landscape portfolio to other users?
This answer is fairly simple, but hits the nail on the head. The best way to get exposure is to expose the portfolio. :) Perhaps a blog, facebook, google+, or other forums would help increase exposure. Find the audience that would most appreciate your work, and prompt/request/reward them for spreading the word... It's a guerrilla effort, but stay the course!
Jan
26
comment Building a SmugMug pro site for both personal use and commercial sales
Agreed @jsmarble; really your next best option would be to leverage some fancy customization to hide the category in question from view from visitors. Perhaps this thread has some clues: dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=112556
Jan
26
comment How does SmugMug scale to serious professional use?
Without checking the policy, it seems that someone could use the SmugVault feature to upload non-photo content, though that would increase the user's costs.
Jan
26
comment When Uploading from Lightroom, is there an advantage to Jeffrey Friedl's plugin vs. the built-in exporter?
One thing that you might consider is that in the Lightroom 4 Beta release, it appears that the SmugMug publish function is not included by default. Here's the latest update from what I can tell: help.smugmug.com/customer/portal/articles/…
Jan
26
comment Can I track user purchases as a power user?
The closest comparison tool can be found here: smugmug.com/photos/photo-sharing-features though it doesn't mention specifically the tracking of sales...