Photos What do you think of my photography website?

i PROMISE i'M NOT A BOT SPAMMER


just looking for some feedback about my website. all comments welcome


www.chicagophotoshop.com

thanks ya'll

 

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Your site looks like it's been up for a while.
You haven't told us a very elaborate context in your post.
Looks to me like you're posting here to advertise. Of course I'm human and often wrong so please don't be offended.

What kind of feedback are you looking for? Functional? Design? Other?

Sorry if I'm very square about it but I hate bleeping advertising and spam

 

I apologize. it really does look like spam. I should have made some more posts before I asked this question. I posted in here hoping for other photographers (maybe some web design folks) to comment on my site. my site has only been up for a few months.

yes that would be great

I hear ya. I would do the same thing if I were you. :cheers:

 

Sounds good And welcome aboard then

I do a little web design so I'll try to give a few pointers:

Font usage:
- Use your CSS to control the text on your site and avoid mixing Sans Serif with Serif fonts unless intentional (e.g. arial (sans serif) and times (serif)). The two may be used to distinguish bread text from headlines and you would normally use the sans serif font for the headline and the serif for the bread text.
- Bold IS a good way to distinguish smaller amounts of text (headlines, single paragraphs, etc.) but becomes a nuisance when used on larger amounts of text.
- Make sure you use the same font for text on all subpages. All linked to in your menu bar apparently have no formatting.

Graphic / theme:
- The composition and styling of your elements doesn't seem to closely follow the same theme.
- Your top menu is nice but why separate it from the logo like that?
- Why have the menu text in a third font?
- Why is the logo centered in the black box when the menu text is positioned right and the menu bar pics are "centered"?
- Why is the logo box wider than the menu column below? They become unaligned and it looks unintentional.
- The color scheme is a bit to grey and anonymous for my taste. Try googling for a color scheme app or online function that can help you find complimenting colors.
- Try using your CSS to define your img tags to have them centered in a square border/background so when displaying list of thumbnails the difference between horizontal and vertical images doesn't make the layout "jump".
- Don't use white text on light blue. It is almost unreadable and not very noticable. This fits under fonts and functionality as well

Functionality:
- The menus are great! :thumbsup: I would suggest that you start with all but one being collapsed though. But that may very well be my preference.
- Perhaps display less thumbnails per page? Or make it an option of how many to display?
- Use your contact page to let people know at least the basic information about your company/site. Anonymous isn't trustworthy. Or have an "About page". Tell visitors whether submitted contact info will be sold or not etc.

That's about all I can put my finger on right away. It should be useful
All in all it looks like you've done a great job in coding and establishing your site but need to add a lot of finishing touches.

Cheers!

Edit: Oh yeah one last thing: I'm missing just a tiny bit of spacing on the left side of the layout so the site doesn't try to slip out of my screen

 

thanks OleJ thats great advice. I will get to work on that About us. its been on my list. truth be told I didnt build the site. A friend of mine built it (coding) but the functionality and design were my ideas. I think I might send ya a PM, I could use a smart guy to help me. You make excellent suggestions on the Graphic/Theme.

what do you think of the framing option??? its my claim to fame hehe

 

The framing option is a good idea. It's well implemented as well. Although I would suggest to only have the full list of options when viewing a photo as it otherwise clutters up the UI with non vital information.
Giving people more options for spending their cash is what makes a good merchant. Of course you should never drown the focus product in adjacent products (not that you've done this just a general outline)
I don't know if other companies offer this but it sounds really cool. At a later point you could perhaps add an option to have a print on metal or canvas.

Feel free to PM me.

 

oops double post

 

I really like this one.

© www.chicagophotoshop.com


I think the site needs different size's available though.

 

What camera and lenses do you use?

 

thanks.


different sizes can be chosen on the right. the actual size doesnt change though as you see it on the screen.

 

nikon d100. nikkor 28-200 and wide angle 12-24 I really need an upgrade

 

seems like you have nice photos, like the way you can skip the intro, (hate waiting) also the metallic donut looks amazing,

why has a casino popup popped up though?