The beautiful thing about having your own website is that you're the boss. No algorithms deciding who sees what. No sudden rule changes. But that also means you have to roll up your sleeves yourself when you want to improve something. And honestly, I actually enjoy it, even if nobody sees it except me (and now you).
The portfolio has grown quite a bit over the years. Over 400 series have accumulated by now. That makes searching for a specific series quickly turn into a test of patience. So I've added a search field at the top that automatically kicks in as soon as you've typed the first two characters. Want to see all the work with Nastya? Just type her name. Or all productions from 2021? The year is enough. Works with locations too. And if you want to reset the search, just press ESC or click the X.
The language thing was a bit trickier. The website has always tried to automatically serve up the right language based on your browser settings. But what if you'd actually prefer the other language? Now you can switch between German and English at the bottom of the page, and that choice is saved as a cookie. From then on, the site skips the automatic detection. If you don't want the cookie and reset to automatic detection, you can delete the cookie anytime in the privacy policy.
The blog search has also been upgraded. Since I've made all articles bilingual, the blog has gotten pretty bloated. Who wants to click through all that? You can now search for multiple terms at once, simply separated by spaces. Or use a phrase search with quotation marks, like "Camera Raw". Then you'll only find articles where I explicitly write about the RAW converter in Photoshop and not just casually mention the word "camera".
The reading time estimate in my blog post is based on a reading speed of 250 words per minute.
Automatic hyphenation is now also enabled, which improves readability but occasionally results in incorrect hyphenation.
And then something that might surprise you: I produce extremely far in advance. That literally saved my ass during the pandemic, but it's still an advantage today. It often takes one to two years (sometimes even three) before I publish series, because I keep alternating with other work I've already produced.
Since I've been producing so much for Patreon, my working method has fundamentally changed anyway. While a set used to consist of 10 to 18 photos, it's now 30 to 80 images. I've understood that you're less interested in my photography and much more interested in the beautiful models, who you naturally want to see as much of as possible.
During a 3-hour shoot, at least two final series usually result, and when I'm traveling with a model for a few days, naturally many more.
I hope I was able to answer a few questions that come up now and then. And if you've read this far, I can only congratulate you — you have more patience than most.