I'm up and running.

Hennie · March 8, 2012

Hello one and all;

My website is now functional. There is more work to be done for sure, namely advanced customization, but to help boost my ego I started with the basics. You are welcome to look around and let me know what you think. I may get a bit wordy at times with my descriptions and tune folks out, but I do enjoy storytelling. Please be blunt with your thoughts because I want my site to be both exciting and engaging.

Cheers,

Hennie

randyhenderson.smugmug.com

DavidTO · March 8, 2012

I've moved your thread from Dgrin Forum Support to the The Big Picture Forum.

AceCo55 · March 11, 2012

#1 you are not protecting your images from being stolen. You have not disabled right-click (Go to the gallery, "Tools" > "Gallery Settings" > "Security & Privacy
#2 In your "Nature" gallery, you are allowing people access to your "Original" sized image ... so even if you disable right click, people will still be able to steal your high resolution images. You might want to check out this thread:
“ORIGINALS = a gateway to free photos, & right click protection is NOT PROTECTION” http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=161044
#3 IMO having a home page full of text doesn't make for an "exciting and engaging" first experience. Especially for a photographer. I think people will expect to see some photographs without having to wade through that text. You COULD create an "About Me" page for that and add a link to your Nav bar
I would ditch the instructions on how your site is easy to navigate. If it IS easy then visitors will not need the instructions.
#4 Visitors have no way of contacting you (the contact link in the footer takes you to Smugmug support page). You could have a "Contact" or "Email Me" page
If you want a free contact form, many Smugmuggers use Woofu
#5 Love your photos - especially the abstracts. I think you can do them more justice but feel free to totally ignore anything I have said. Only my opinion - they are not facts and it is your website. Good luck with your efforts.

I'm up and running.

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