looking for opinions... - DPChallenge Forums

07/15/2008 01:23:38 AM · #1

I've been working on my personal photography portfolio site and am looking for opinions.

//www.dpatterson.net

All comments are welcome. Thanks!

-David

Message edited by author 2008-07-15 01:38:11.

icu1965

Sony DSLR-A200

Sony 75-300 mm f/4.5-5.6

07/15/2008 02:13:52 AM · #2

I really like the simplicity of your site. It looks professional, and you have some wonderful shots on there!
eta: I just noticed that the site gives the ability to download your photos. Maybe you could find a way to disable that, if you don't want people to swipe your photos.

Message edited by author 2008-07-15 02:15:50.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

07/15/2008 11:14:57 AM · #3

Thanks icu19565. That's exactly what I was going for. :)

Regarding the downloads - when I provision a gallery, the smaller images are created dynamically and then it removes the originals so no one could download a full size one. I just make the smaller ones available as no one would ever be able to print a decent image from it.

Nikon D800

07/15/2008 11:23:57 AM · #4

David,

I agree that I like the simplicity of your site.

Depending on what you're using the site for, might I suggest removing some of the redundant images from the galleries. I know if you're trying to find a job, more images is less. You want your portfolio to be lean, and you want each image to have an impact. As an example, just have your 2 best pics of the Space Needle, or just your best duck pic, because having similar images says to a potential employer that you don't know how to pick the best of your work and they usually want people with discerning eyes. If however you are looking to sell prints or something like that, then more might be better as customers might prefer the variety. Just something to think about, good luck.

07/15/2008 01:50:10 PM · #5

I appreciate the feedback AP.

The site started out just as a fun project to keep my skills fresh as I'm software developer but I'm still undecided what my ultimate goal for the site is. In the end I think I'll end up making the images within my gallery available for purchase to the general public.

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

07/16/2008 11:21:40 AM · #6

Last night I added a slideshow feature gallery using the slideshow control in the ASP.NET AJAX Control Toolkit. It give users another browsing option that works quite nicely

Enjoy!

Intelli

Nikon D300

07/16/2008 11:41:20 AM · #7

I'd slow down the slideshow quite a bit.