I know not everyone likes flash sites, nor is everyone able to access them so I'm wondering if I shouldn't add another page that is basically a thumbnail gallery? Small pictures with descriptions underneath? I'm thinking that not only would it be beneficial for people looking at the site but also with content for search engines. What do you think?

That being said, is there any way to add section on a page that has a scroll function using VSD?

Actually I do like a non flash one for those who are trying to use the photos to show their work and get noticed in the Google image search.

I am a big fan of the image search and often use it for finding something I am looking for to buy. Keywords, image tags and such are helpful. For example: Say I am looking for some cool Cowgirl jewelry. If I use that in my image search, I can see photos without having to access everyones website. Then when I find the ones I like I go to their site.

So if you are just into showing off some pictures to friends and family, definitely flash is cool!

I am not sure about a scroll feature in VSD. Is there a reason you want a scroll feature? Why not just extend the page to the length you need and let the browser put in the scroll. Maybe I am not understanding your question, sorry if not.

Can I extend the page length of just the page that has the new gallery? I don't want to extend the length of all the pages on the whole site...

Never mind, figured that out!

I think I have yet to meet a client that doesnt want their site to have bling.

With that said. In doing image based pages your primary concern to be search engine friendly is to make sure your "alt" tags are properly filled out along with your metadata.

I'm going to add short descriptions of each photo, should these be coded as H tags or just left as is?

H tags are for headlines, that is text. Don't use them for the images.

No, here is the markup:

<img src="someimage.gif" alt="some image description" />

Yes, of course you can! Each and every page can have it's own dimensions, title, background and keywords and description. Click on the 'page' button (at the top of the screen) to change the page properties, click on edit>edit keywords and description (or CTRL+ALT+K) to change the keywords and description for that page only or for all pages

You can also use the title attribute within an image tag.