feedback on my portfolio website

Hi there,

I've just finished building a photography portfolio website and would
really apppreciate your feedback.

http://www.andybudd.com

I'm particulaly interested in:

1. What you think of the design and functionality of the site? Does
everything work as expected and are there any bugs?

2. What people think of the photos? Are there any photos that are just
not good enough to be in there?

Look forward to your feedback

Andy


sys

Hi Andy,

"sys" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> 1. What you think of the design and functionality of the site? Does
> everything work as expected and are there any bugs?

Looks really good to me. I can't see anything wrong with it, it's simple
(which is good) and easy to navigate around.

> 2. What people think of the photos? Are there any photos that are just
> not good enough to be in there?

I'm no expert but, in my opinion, there's some really nice shots in there.
Nice use of DOF on a lot of them, some good portraits and scenic shots. I'm
impressed.

Chris.

Nice site but Flash does contrain you if you want regular updates. It also
takes away your visitors' attention from the images.

Images are too small imho they should be at least 600 on one side - but from
what i can see they are nice. You could also do with a thumbnail gallery at
some point - people tend to go for 1-2 of the best pictures and dont want to
click through an unknown number.

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Irakli
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"sys" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Hi there,
>
> I've just finished building a photography portfolio website and would
> really apppreciate your feedback.
>
> http://www.andybudd.com
>
> I'm particulaly interested in:
>
> 1. What you think of the design and functionality of the site? Does
> everything work as expected and are there any bugs?
>
> 2. What people think of the photos? Are there any photos that are just
> not good enough to be in there?
>
> Look forward to your feedback
>
> Andy

"Irakli West" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Nice site but Flash does contrain you if you want regular updates. It also
> takes away your visitors' attention from the images.

It doesn't have to constrain you if you know what you are doing. You can use
XML, action script, etc to create good content that can easily be updated
through an external text file.

> Images are too small imho they should be at least 600 on one side - but
from
> what i can see they are nice. You could also do with a thumbnail gallery
at
> some point - people tend to go for 1-2 of the best pictures and dont want
to
> click through an unknown number.

A thumbnail gallery would be a good addition.

Chris.

"sys" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Just out of intterest, are there any images in there that just don't
> stand up with the rest. I'd prefer to have smaller galleries with
> better pic's that have duff pics in there

Hi Andy,

I like a lot of the photographs on your site... almost all of them in fact.
The only thing I would suggest is that you have a number of shots of the
same subject - like the two shots of the fairground ride in Brighton, the
shots of the gas cylinders in the Maldives, the building with the eyes
painted on it in Nepal - I just think maybe you should choose your favourite
shot of each subject and remove the rest. If you're trying to show an
overview of your work, I don't think you should be concentrating too much on
showing multiple angles of the same image.
It's not that I don't like the various views, but I just think that any
decent photographer will take multiple shots of a subject, then it's up to
you to decide which one is best. If you were presenting a set of photographs
as a study of a particular object, then multiple angles are fine... but
maybe not in a portfolio?

Just my opinion..

Chris.

On 7/7/03 3:36 pm, "sys" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I've just finished building a photography portfolio website and would
> really apppreciate your feedback.
>
> http://www.andybudd.com

I'm not mad about the Flash design but you have some very good shots there.
I'd prefer to see thumbnails.


Pat
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Photos at:
http://www.shuttercity.com/ShowGalle...ll&AcctID=1251

See, the problem now is people including myself are discussing the site
rather than the pictures.

The trick is KISS! with the site and bring out the piccies more.

--
Irakli
http://www.urbandetail.net
"sys" <(E-Mail Removed)> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> Hi there,
>
> I've just finished building a photography portfolio website and would
> really apppreciate your feedback.
>
> http://www.andybudd.com
>
> I'm particulaly interested in:
>
> 1. What you think of the design and functionality of the site? Does
> everything work as expected and are there any bugs?
>
> 2. What people think of the photos? Are there any photos that are just
> not good enough to be in there?
>
> Look forward to your feedback
>
> Andy

> See, the problem now is people including myself are discussing the site
> rather than the pictures.
>
> The trick is KISS! with the site and bring out the piccies more.

Well i'd say that the site is pretty simple. Still what do people
think about the photos?

Parrticulaly are there any that I should ditch becasue they are not
good enough?

In article <(E-Mail Removed) >,
sys says...

> I've just finished building a photography portfolio
> website and would really apppreciate your feedback.
>
> http://www.andybudd.com

Site requires Flash. Me requires security.
Means you can't sell anything to me, because I won't
compromise my safety for your offering.

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Michael Quack <(E-Mail Removed)>

http://www.photoquack.de/glamour/1.htm
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