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This photo database was created to fill three needs in my life. First was to have a place to display and access the photography that I have created over the past 6 years and the digital photography that I continue to create. I wanted to be able to display my photography to my friends and family as well as people that stumble onto my photography site from wherever on the internet.
The second reason is to provide an environment that I can practice and learn skills such as PHP and MYSQL design and implementation in web development. Becoming aware of the things that are involved with keeping a website such as this running, and learning the everyday issues that happen in the world of website management.
Finally I wanted to have a practical experience with managing a large collection of digital files, and in this case image files. Collecting metadata and working with the preservation of the collection.
As this site grows it brings new problems into view with the design in both the site as well as in the design of the database that is the back-end of the site. These problems are the meat of what I am trying to learn, so that I can be better versed in the issues when I am required to perform with them later in a professional career.
Please look around and let me know what you think of the site. If you have any suggestions that I could use to better the project then please feel free to send those along.