Another Speaker!

So y’all thought I was kidding when I put out the call for someone from up north to compliment our friends like Tammy Hart from Birmingham AL…grin…I wasn’t! And one guy stepped forward to take me up on it. His name is David Skarjune and he is going to provide and basic / intermediate level look at using images inside of WordPress. Thanks for flying south to speak at WCL, Dave!

WordPress provides an array of features for embedding all types of media into blogs and websites. Recent versions have introduced sophisticated tools for working with images that meet the needs of web designers, graphic designers, photographers, and artists. Learn about both native tools and plugins to manage, manipulate, and maximize images in WordPress. See how galleries offer a dynamic means to organize and show collections of images. Discover how lightbox plugins extend image displays with overlay enlargements and slideshows. We’ll cover the basics of native WordPress tools, some advanced techniques, and demos of handy plugins and tricks to help images rock your website.

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David Hedrick Skarjune has worked with the web for 15 years and with content management systems for a decade. Skarjune is a consultant with Word & Image, LLC and an Electronic Document Professional (EDP) with Xplor International. He’s worked in a variety of roles including webmaster, web designer, web developer, journalist, photographer, editor, instructor, and online community builder.

Skarjune champions open standards and utilizes open source solutions for creative and technical projects. In his home state of Minnesota he’s worked with many public service organizations, including Minnesota AIDS Project, Minnesota State Arts Board, and Windustry, building user-friendly cost-effective web systems with open tools like WordPress.

Skarjune attended the Center for Photographic Studies under the direction of C.J. Pressma in Louisville, and he loves the creative cultural scene that Louisville offers.