Website | I Finally Nailed It | Thoughts?

[D-B-J]

To be honest, the website is meh. Granted I'm a software developer getting into web design, but there's definitely places where it could be made flashier.

-feather images into the background instead of sharp boxes. Or shadows. Or a combo. Just not stark outlines
-opaque images as a background instead of flat white
-I'd choose a better font for your name instead of Arial?
-"The Work" should take you to a portfolio page instead of the front splash page, to fit the theme of the other buttons
-Make scrolling through images do-able with the arrow keys
-Give your categories a theme ("People | Places | Parties | Portraits" or "Action | Art | Adventure | Abstract ")
-Have the splash page be a blog, but don't show the blog when browsing the galleries (could distract from the pictures)

Granted these are just suggestions. Still loads farther than I've made it with my own site right now haha

Yeah, it's an ever evolving site. Not sure I can do the arrow things though... Wish I could.

Are you writing it yourself / learning a language?

No it's all through square space

 

[astroNikon]

To be honest, the website is meh. Granted I'm a software developer getting into web design, but there's definitely places where it could be made flashier.

-feather images into the background instead of sharp boxes. Or shadows. Or a combo. Just not stark outlines
-opaque images as a background instead of flat white
-I'd choose a better font for your name instead of Arial?
-"The Work" should take you to a portfolio page instead of the front splash page, to fit the theme of the other buttons
-Make scrolling through images do-able with the arrow keys
-Give your categories a theme ("People | Places | Parties | Portraits" or "Action | Art | Adventure | Abstract ")
-Have the splash page be a blog, but don't show the blog when browsing the galleries (could distract from the pictures)

Granted these are just suggestions. Still loads farther than I've made it with my own site right now haha

It's alot better than his last one. I kinda like it's simplicity.

 

[CameraClicker]

To be honest, the website is meh. Granted I'm a software developer getting into web design, but there's definitely places where it could be made flashier.

-feather images into the background instead of sharp boxes. Or shadows. Or a combo. Just not stark outlines
-opaque images as a background instead of flat white
-I'd choose a better font for your name instead of Arial?
-"The Work" should take you to a portfolio page instead of the front splash page, to fit the theme of the other buttons
-Make scrolling through images do-able with the arrow keys
-Give your categories a theme ("People | Places | Parties | Portraits" or "Action | Art | Adventure | Abstract ")
-Have the splash page be a blog, but don't show the blog when browsing the galleries (could distract from the pictures)

Granted these are just suggestions. Still loads farther than I've made it with my own site right now haha

What is it you don't like about Arial? What would you recommend instead?

Someone else commented that if people are talking about your page layout, instead of your photos, you have a problem.

I don't know if it will help D-B-J, my page is written entirely in HTML, so to add arrow keys, this works:

<script>
// Listen for when the user presses a key down

window.addEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler, true);

// Here we just handle command keys
function keyDownHandler(event){

// get which key the user pressed
var key=event.which;

// Let keypress handle displayable characters
if(key>46){ return; }

switch(key){
case 37: // left key
window.location="./2014-01-04_14-08-26_IMG_6502.htm"
break;

case 39: // right key
window.location="./2014-01-04_14-10-34_IMG_6542.htm"
break;

default:
break;
}
}
</script>

** and of course the formatting is gone when it copies into the reply window!

 

[D-B-J]

To be honest, the website is meh. Granted I'm a software developer getting into web design, but there's definitely places where it could be made flashier.

-feather images into the background instead of sharp boxes. Or shadows. Or a combo. Just not stark outlines
-opaque images as a background instead of flat white
-I'd choose a better font for your name instead of Arial?
-"The Work" should take you to a portfolio page instead of the front splash page, to fit the theme of the other buttons
-Make scrolling through images do-able with the arrow keys
-Give your categories a theme ("People | Places | Parties | Portraits" or "Action | Art | Adventure | Abstract ")
-Have the splash page be a blog, but don't show the blog when browsing the galleries (could distract from the pictures)

Granted these are just suggestions. Still loads farther than I've made it with my own site right now haha

What is it you don't like about Arial? What would you recommend instead?

Someone else commented that if people are talking about your page layout, instead of your photos, you have a problem.

I don't know if it will help D-B-J, my page is written entirely in HTML, so to add arrow keys, this works:

<script>
// Listen for when the user presses a key down

window.addEventListener("keydown", keyDownHandler, true);

// Here we just handle command keys
function keyDownHandler(event){

// get which key the user pressed
var key=event.which;

// Let keypress handle displayable characters
if(key>46){ return; }

switch(key){
case 37: // left key
window.location="./2014-01-04_14-08-26_IMG_6502.htm"
break;

case 39: // right key
window.location="./2014-01-04_14-10-34_IMG_6542.htm"
break;

default:
break;
}
}
</script>

** and of course the formatting is gone when it copies into the reply window!

No it's squarespace, and I have no idea how to make an edit like that.

 

[Tabe]

I tried to view the site but, for whatever reason, my company's web filter thinks it's a porn site

 

[D-B-J]

I tried to view the site but, for whatever reason, my company's web filter thinks it's a porn site

I can promise it's not [emoji106]

 

[chuasam]

if you mean to sell photos, does your website provider have a cart system to sell images? Something like the sort photoshelter has.

 

[Ilovemycam]

I completely changed my site. Everything. I think... I nailed it. The blogs more seamless, links are better, gallery's are simpler, etc. What do YOU think?

Red Skies Photography

Cheers!
Jake

Would not load for me. I got bored after 20 sec or so.

 

[D-B-J]

if you mean to sell photos, does your website provider have a cart system to sell images? Something like the sort photoshelter has.

It does, but I currently don't have it set up. After the first of the year I will [emoji106][emoji106]

 

[D-B-J]

I would include an opt-in form on your site (where you give something away in exchange for an email address). You have one at the bottom right of the site, but it only says "get updates" which isn't really powerful enough for people to want to do it. What I would do is have it say "The top 5 things you MUST know before hiring a photographer" then put together a short little report that goes over some important things to look for when hiring a photographer. They can download it when they enter their email. This is important because now you know the people who download it are interested in hiring a photographer, and now you can market your services to them through their email. It's fairly easy to set up with a service like aweber.com and definitely worth it!

OOOOH good idea!