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 08/30/2004 01:22:36 AM · #1
Well, I've been needing to get a site up for my photography. Any comments or suggestions? I went for the K.I.S.S. format.

Beller Photography

Thanks!
 08/30/2004 01:24:53 AM · #2
K.I.S.S.

Yes! That's a motto to live by, especially in design. It looks excellent.
 08/30/2004 01:33:07 AM · #3
Chris,

I think it looks very nice. A couple of suggestions: 1) the dark blue links on black might be hard for some to see. I think a better contrast would be good. 2) I think you should password protect the proof areas, to show customers you respect their privacy, and because the number of "more mundane" shots that end up in proofs are not good marketing materials. Better to start a set of "Best shot" samples.

Just my 2 cents, of course!
 08/30/2004 01:38:53 AM · #4
Hmm...shouldn't be any "blue" links as I have them all defaulted to grey to match the text. That might be your browser over riding the page settings.

On point # 2, I am planning to password protect the proofs area. Just trying to decide how I want to go about doing it.

Edit: Decided how to do it and have now password protected the proofs.

Originally posted by nshapiro:
Chris,

I think it looks very nice. A couple of suggestions: 1) the dark blue links on black might be hard for some to see. I think a better contrast would be good. 2) I think you should password protect the proof areas, to show customers you respect their privacy, and because the number of "more mundane" shots that end up in proofs are not good marketing materials. Better to start a set of "Best shot" samples.

Just my 2 cents, of course!


Message edited by author 2004-08-30 01:53:38.
 08/30/2004 02:08:21 AM · #5
Chris, what is the idea behind the splash page? It doesn't seem necessary to me. Are you using it for search engines or preloaders?

Also, in the proof area it might be nice to mention that the links open in a new window and are password protected.

Apart from those things I like the compact layout.

Message edited by author 2004-08-30 02:10:37.
 08/30/2004 12:21:49 PM · #6
Thanks for the comments Mandy. Currently the splash page holds my metatags for the search engines. Granted it probably isn't needed and may go away at some point.

Thanks for the heads up on the proofs page. I password protected the directories last night, but didn't get around to updating the page let people know. Finished that up today.

Anybody else see anything? Thanks
 08/30/2004 03:17:24 PM · #7
Chris

Your site looks very nice.
I glanced through it real quick like and I did find one small spelling error on your "About" page:

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If you are interesting in seeing some of my work that I have for sale, please visit my online storefront
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 08/30/2004 03:39:03 PM · #8
Chris,

Yes, I opened the site up in IE and they are light with underlining. However, it's important to try your site with different browsers. Try your site with Mozilla Firefox. The hyperlinked text is dark blue on the black background. Might also hold true for other Mozilla browsers, like Netscape Navigator or Mozilla itself.

Originally posted by cbeller:
Hmm...shouldn't be any "blue" links as I have them all defaulted to grey to match the text. That might be your browser over riding the page settings.

On point # 2, I am planning to password protect the proofs area. Just trying to decide how I want to go about doing it.

Edit: Decided how to do it and have now password protected the proofs.

Originally posted by nshapiro:
Chris,

I think it looks very nice. A couple of suggestions: 1) the dark blue links on black might be hard for some to see. I think a better contrast would be good. 2) I think you should password protect the proof areas, to show customers you respect their privacy, and because the number of "more mundane" shots that end up in proofs are not good marketing materials. Better to start a set of "Best shot" samples.

Just my 2 cents, of course!
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