Marcy Sutton (marcysutton.com)

# Posted Aug 17, 7:19pm

a chat with Marcy Sutton

What do you love about the web?

I love that no matter where I am in the world, everyone can see what I’m doing. This will especially
come in handy in the next few years when I move abroad. Also, being able to work for a client while in a different state or country is very liberating.

What do you dislike about the web?

I dislike the never-ending battle of incompatibility. I’ll get a page working perfectly but when I test it in other browsers and on other platforms, I may be set back a few steps. Even so, the more I test, the stronger the site.

What’s the most visually uncool thing that you love?

That would have to be breaking apart somebody’s website, either their HTML source code or their plain CSS, and figuring out a solution to a problem by applying their approach to my own site. I am such a nerd.

Has anything surprised you about your site?

I am surprised by the infinite ability I now have to publish anything, anytime, without fussing in Dreamweaver. My new website is mostly (but not all) automated and I can’t believe I ever did whole sites the hard way.

If you had to choose between your camera or your Mac, which would you choose and why?

I am trained as a photographer, not a computer programmer – so of course I’d choose my camera over my Mac. Shooting gets me out meeting people everyday in new places and experiences, not sitting in my dungeon of a room, staring at my computer screen.

You’ve got both a blog and image gallery on your site—do you find that those tools change how you work or how you approach things?

I integrated a blog into the rest of my site, which presented interesting challenges that I am still ironing out. However, being able to write an article and publish it immediately without reinventing the wheel every time is very cool. In a way I have my own online publication, which was my ultimate goal.

My AETAS Gallery allows me to put up sets of pictures in a loose edit, hours after a shoot; I love it! No longer do I have to rely on Sportsshooter.com’s hidden galleries or hours in Dreamweaver. Gallery is a kickass, powerful tool that I will continue to use for years to come.