| This site is hosted on a Linux server running Apache. All CGI scripts are
in perl and were written by me. Much of the e-mail sent from the site is also
handled by custom perl scripts.
To edit the photos, I use Photoshop. I adjust contrast, color-balance, and resolution as necessary. I'll even fix red-eye. Each image is scaled so that neither dimension is greater than 275 pixels. I use ImageMagick to create the final jpegs. I try to make them 10-15kb without sacrificing quality. I use Image:Magick in perl to create thumbnails and to dynamically generate the FoL banner. The site sets a cookie so that visitors get the next face when they return (if they use the same computer and browser). The only cookie information exchanged is the ID of the last face a person has visited.
I'd like to thank Ashley Langford who contributed signficantly to graphic design of the site.
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