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Actually the color and style on a portfolio should be somewhat related and equal in her case. White may ook nice and smooth for a web designer and others but that's useless for a photographer.Quote:
Originally Posted by iNs@nE
her things do not move, they have no live preview all she can show you is a picture, so casting the spotlight on that would be required.
Are you fuckin kiddin me? You tellin me that WHITE is useless for a Photo Portfolio? :O .. Wow.. You go on with it. Evidently you know more about this than I do. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by EnhancedGFX
40 Great Photographer Portfolio Websites for Inspiration | Inspiration
They happen to have dark colors, do you underestimate my knowledge on this now?
Yes. 17/40 you posted are nearly pure white. Also, a greater majority of the rest are greyish (more on the lighter shade). But like I said, you're adamant about it. So I'll let you live in there. Okay? :) Don't bother. There's nothing for you to prove here.Quote:
Originally Posted by EnhancedGFX
You seem to understand this completely wrong, you're pulling this towards your own expectations and preference of a portfolio site while you should be thinking about Lilkaos'. I don't get why you are so butthurt about my post.Quote:
Originally Posted by iNs@nE
Only found 12 white ones.
okay you 2 battle abot why why is better,Quote:
Originally Posted by iNs@nE
but i have had MANY mounting tutorials, and mounting lectures, and the skills from this apply to a website aswell.
Black suits my images better than white.
that is why i didnt like my original website which was white.
That was one of the points i ment, a portfolio cannot be generalized and black is a neutral color.Quote:
Originally Posted by LilKaos
Hailstone Images Photographic Services Portsmouth
if you look at this before i do the edits tomorrow then please be aware that i am going to change
a. the colour of the font
b. how the contact me works
i am not going to change
a. how 'simple' it looks
b. the colour of the background.
Nice nice, do not forget the copyrightQuote:
Originally Posted by LilKaos
where should i put that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jhewt
Dear LilKaos,
First page,
Your first page is what attracts people to your site. If this page fails to inspire you will instantly lose peoples attention before they have even started. The bland black image seems generic and has no real wow factor or actually worth to it. Remember your intro page is the key to success if you plan to have one.
Main Page,
The main page is again very bland with no real focal point. Use your own photos to bring to life your website. Lets take the current image you have used with your main page [university work one]. You could have easily added a slight brick effect that faded out from the picture it self blending the picture and the site into one. Rather than the current option where the picture just seems to be a space filler.
Picture Size,
Try to keep your preview pictures the same size. There is many tools and software that will do this and help your work seem more professional. Take for an example lightbox. Next is the inability to see the full size image. In photography the attention to detail is the whole point. When you only show small images that are more likely about 80% the size of the origanal. It fails to show perspective customers the quality of your work in full.
Image Explanation,
It would be a good idea to have a short discription or title for each image. This will give the people looking at your work an idea or a basis of what you was trying to produce. Aswell as giving an idea it can actually help to keep a user looking at your work longer and thinking making them more likely to actually come back.
Finally,
Dont be afriad to pay some one or even ask some one to creat a site for you. Yes a portfolio is an extension of your self but a portfolio also has to be a viable source to help forward your carear. With this said I can only say these things.
• Is your site a viable source that will help your carear.
• Is your site an extension of you or just the best you could do with your own ability [You do photography so its not a big deal if your not the best webdesigner in the world and ask for help]
• Are you actually happy with the final look or have you settled.
[Please do not take this as a bashing on your work]
This is simply me making a point in regards to the work you have posted.
Trying to help you in the best way I know how.