Website revamped, your opinion pls?

marikris

Click the image for the link.

All this branding talks and workshops and I decided to chuck it all lol. I'm more of a clean slate type anyway.

But would you guys click around a bit and let me know if there's anything not right?

And also, specifically pertaining to the portfolio images, do the images look weirdly compressed? I have a hard time on this laptop so I can't tell, but they look blurry-ish. I've been looking at them for a few days now, so my eyes are pretty shot.

I'd really appreciate your help, and thanks so much in advance!

Kris

Moogle Pepper

I like its cleanness! It definitely leads me to believe that the site is from a photojournalist. Bravo!

A side note: the featured image of the most recent wedding on the blog, the bride looks ... like she was a cast member of the Walking Dead...

marikris

Thanks, Ted! Did you find the font too hard to read or too small?

I have to google The Walking Dead, but you mean she looks like an actress in it, right?

Moogle Pepper

marikris wrote: »

Thanks, Ted! Did you find the font too hard to read or too small?

I have to google The Walking Dead, but you mean she looks like an actress in it, right?

I think it is just right, the fonts.

marikris

Cool. Thanks for your help, Ted!

dbveto

marikris wrote: »

Click the image for the link.

All this branding talks and workshops and I decided to chuck it all lol. I'm more of a clean slate type anyway.

But would you guys click around a bit and let me know if there's anything not right?

And also, specifically pertaining to the portfolio images, do the images look weirdly compressed? I have a hard time on this laptop so I can't tell, but they look blurry-ish. I've been looking at them for a few days now, so my eyes are pretty shot.

I'd really appreciate your help, and thanks so much in advance!

Kris

I clicked the link in your sig and in Firefox four the picture is on top above your grey bar and your links trail down below.
Here is a screen shot of what I see.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc173/pictureTaz/KF-screen.jpg

marikris

dbveto wrote: »

I clicked the link in your sig and in Firefox four the picture is on top above your grey bar and your links trail down below.
Here is a screen shot of what I see.

http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc173/pictureTaz/KF-screen.jpg

Hi! You have to enable javascript to be able to see the flash. Are you using Noscript or something similar?

dbveto

marikris wrote: »

Hi! You have to enable javascript to be able to see the flash. Are you using Noscript or something similar?

I have javascript enabled and no I am not using any type of script blockers.
I don't know what the problem is I visit other sites with falsh with no problems. It is the same with IE 8.

Stuart-M

The first image that appears in the slideshow is a bit strange IMO, that just distracted me from everything else.

marikris

Interesting about firefox and ie not showing up right. I'll have to look into that!



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marikris

Stuart-M wrote: »

The first image that appears in the slideshow is a bit strange IMO, that just distracted me from everything else.

Hi! Thank you for the feedback! Can you elaborate on what is strange...?

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lanaer

I do most of my web browsing these days from my iPad, which is never going to have flash... So my experience with your site is the same as dbveto's.

MammaPaparazza

I like your site, except the words were sooooooooo small, I had to blow up the screen to read it...maybe I'm getting old...lol

marikris

Thanks for your input guys! I made a lot of changes, specially in the "SEO friendly" that everyone sees on the non-flash capable devices. I can't really do a lot about that, but the info should be in the proper order in the pages now.

I also darkened the font to help with legibility and I added links to the other galleries when viewing one gallery.

Really appreciated your feedback, but if you still see any bugs, I'd love to know about it.

Thanks again!

divamum

My thoughts:

Clean and stylish, as is alll of your marketing astuff. No problem reading the fonts. Worked fine in Windoze/Firefox (cranky computer was happy to display appropriately)

Niggles:

- the portfolios are sometimes cranky when ou hit the "back" button - it took me ALL the way back instead of just to the previous screen.

- The first image of the "weddings" portfolio filmstrip should be a stunner IMO - you've laid them out chronologically so that we're getting the "getting ready" shots first - they're lovely, but it would be great to kick off with a real wallhanger. In fact, I think it might be nice to mix up the shots altogether rather than go through the wedding "in order". YMMV on that, of course.

- If I were a bride, I'd want to see some thumbnails and be able to click around rather than be forced into viewing in the filmstrip order, and maybe having to wait to see certain shots. If there's a thumbnail layout AS WELL as the filmstrip, the viewer can jump around more. Trying to think like a consumer here, instead of a photographer

- as a performer, if I see a category for "headshots" I want... headshots. A couple of those fit the bill, but I'd (personally) put many of them in the "portraits' category. That may be just me, however - take with a large grain of salt!

Basically I like the concept and the style - suggestions above are tweaks, really. Your work is so gorgeous, Kris - you are one of the people I want to be when I grow up!!

marikris

divamum wrote: »

My thoughts:

Clean and stylish, as is alll of your marketing astuff. No problem reading the fonts. Worked fine in Windoze/Firefox (cranky computer was happy to display appropriately)

Niggles:

- the portfolios are sometimes cranky when ou hit the "back" button - it took me ALL the way back instead of just to the previous screen.

- The first image of the "weddings" portfolio filmstrip should be a stunner IMO - you've laid them out chronologically so that we're getting the "getting ready" shots first - they're lovely, but it would be great to kick off with a real wallhanger. In fact, I think it might be nice to mix up the shots altogether rather than go through the wedding "in order". YMMV on that, of course.

- If I were a bride, I'd want to see some thumbnails and be able to click around rather than be forced into viewing in the filmstrip order, and maybe having to wait to see certain shots. If there's a thumbnail layout AS WELL as the filmstrip, the viewer can jump around more. Trying to think like a consumer here, instead of a photographer

- as a performer, if I see a category for "headshots" I want... headshots. A couple of those fit the bill, but I'd (personally) put many of them in the "portraits' category. That may be just me, however - take with a large grain of salt!

Basically I like the concept and the style - suggestions above are tweaks, really. Your work is so gorgeous, Kris - you are one of the people I want to be when I grow up!!

Diva, thank you for the excellent crit and breaking that down. I really debated whether I should do the chronological bit or not, and I like your idea that the opener should be a stunner. Guess I'll see what I can do for that. I might take out the headshot section until I get more headshots. Some of them were stretching the word Also, you've given me food for thought on the thumbnails.

I modeled the site after one of my favorite photographers', and honestly, I might have to change a few things because I don't want it to look...lifted is the word. Just inspired/influenced by. Check it out <click here for website> Too similar, right? I have no desire to infringe on a copyright; I just really love her site.