Looking for Some Advice on Creating a Web Gallery :)

[twilightnights]

Okay, first, some background info. I am working on senior project with a photographer who wants a website that he can upload his pictures to various galleries and be able to move them around.  I am working on an admin panel to accomplish this.

 

We kind of decided on using a system for the gallery itself where there is a set of thumbnails at the bottom and the picture is enlarged in a box above it when the thumbnail is hovered over.

 

Right now I am thinking of using some combination javascript to facilitate the rearranging of pictures and php to upload and retrieve picture position from the database.  I have looked at some stuff like coppermine but it doesn't seem like it suits what I need or is too bloated.

 

So a few questions I have

1) What are some good practices to follow when creating a web gallery like this? 

2) What is the easiest way to make thumbnails for each picture and upload it in conjunction with the picture?

3) What image size should I make each picture?  I am guessing they will be about 600X400 or something like that, what is the best quality for the quantity (kb size).

4) What are some good practices on creating an upload form where potentially dozens of things could be uploaded at once and tagging them to a database?  What about changing file picture names?

 

Any other advice is appreciated! Thanks.

 

[twilightnights]

Anyone got any advice? ^ ^

[twilightnights]

One last chance at bump, any advice is really appreciated.  I mean.. anything. lol.