The website is launched, finally! If you haven’t yet seen it GO CHECK IT OUT! This website has been an extreme labor of love for me these past few months. In addition to my normal workload now – which has been crazy busy, putting together my recent work and organizing it has been a trip!…
On a very rainy day in December, I drove up North to Nyack NY to photograph Tara’s Maternity Session with her husband Jeff at her Mother In Law’s amazing home that overlooks the Tapanzee Bridge. Unfortunately, it wasn’t just rainy, it was FOGGY as well over the water and I couldn’t even see the bridge….
I had such a great time working with Blake. He is a very genuine person and so good looking! We had a blast during our session. Artist Statement: “As an artist I own my freedom. The freedom to be true, the freedom to be myself.”~Blake Metzger Blake, looking forward to working with you in the…
After receiving questions lately as to “who’s Tony?” allow me to explain – which I probably should’ve done in the beginning. Goes to show you I’m no blog expert, especially when it comes to writing – sometimes I expect everyone else to get my inside jokes. Tony is Nic’s Dad. Tony was in the midst…
Laura, congratulations on the new website! Looks like a lot of work was done.
Here is a couple suggestions.
First thing I tried to do is to turn the music off, sorry. What I saw is eight different buttons. It took some time to find the right one. Make simple controls or bigger stop button, or just put stop/start button instead of all those controls. By the way, nice music. I just happen to listen to something different.
I think you have way too many images, I was lost very soon and not sure why I am looking at them 🙂
I would edit them down.
I use the same software for slideshow. I tried to use numbers just like you, but they looked out of place. Numbers have no any useful information here. Check out my website to see what I did instead. You might like it better. Or take them down completely.
Hope it will help!
Oleg
Thank you Oleg for your very honest review!!!
– May the force be with you.
Laura & Michelle
(who are having a little launch party)
Oleg, I definitely appreciate your comments.
I enjoy the music – it makes me jiggle. I can appreciate it being too loud for some, especially when they’re in a Nora Jones type of mood 😉 No worries there, to each their own.
My theory behind having so many images is that the site is set to random, hence enabling users to view a random image out of however many (200 or so) for a new experience on every visit.
Users can be consistently engaged in my content. The site is going to be ever evolving.
The thought process behind the numbers as navigation for the images, I feel, it’s better for a client to reference and know that Sienna is in the lifestyle section, image number 23 than to scroll for a visual. I suppose this is all subjective – but I certainly wanted to address it.
🙂
Thank you. – just Laura
Random images work like this – “Honey, look at this pretty picture! Seems to be photographed at those houses at Sandy… Opps! Where did this picture go…”.
True story 🙂
Oleg, I get it, it’s too fast transitionally and too random for you. Interesting feedback for consideration!!! Thanks!
The music actually makes me feel very happy. 🙂
WOW!!!!!!!!!! Still playing around over there, but it looks super groovy!!!!!! I love it! I have the site up so the music is on now in the background at work and everyone keeps asking me what I am listening too!
The new site looks great. I love the whole caf/decaf thing by the way – very clever.
But I agree with Oleg, there are too many images in one category. Instead of removing images, I think you might need more categories. That way you showcase all your work and you can identify your customer bases very easily.
Wow, thanks so much for the honest feedback and the compliments. Keep it coming!
I agree, I probably should divide it up a bit. I’ll be taking this into serious consideration.
I need a few days to take a break though 😉