Comments on: Your website sucks..from A Photo Editor

by: James Rekerki

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:40:34 +0000

I have to admit tremendously with this post. Your website is an extension of you and if it looks crappy, people will associate that with you. You can also look at it from the point of view of products that have ncie packaging . They could be the worst tasting cookies in the world, but peopel would buy them based on how their packaging looks. Apples and oranges

by: Ex-designer turned photographer

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 19:26:22 +0000

Good posting. I agree with all of your points. However, as an ex-graphic designer, I have to bluntly admit that Live Books, and it’s service, is pure crap. No self-respecting photographer should go with them. While it does work fairly quickly, it can make even decent work look stale. And how about points for originality? It’s just as bad as the portfolio book houses. Then again, whatever, right?

by: Jeff Singer

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:53:19 +0000

I’m with livebooks now. I originally wasn’t going to go with them because of the fact that their sites would be too similar. I’ve been with them for a while now, so this is even before they really took off. I still have the same concern.

However, the ease of adding new images, re-arranging the entire site at my whim, the speed of the site, and the little extras like pdf downloads that are automatically generated based on what is new in your library, etc) make it worth it IMHO. I don’t want to rely on a designer to do things that I can do myself with livebooks.

Although, I still cringe every time I open up a photographers website and see that they’ve switched to livebooks.

Jeff

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Thu, 01 Nov 2007 14:58:09 +0000

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by: 1416教室 » 摄影师网站“装修须知”

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:29:15 +0000

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by: dude

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 20:12:43 +0000

Livebooks is the antichrist.

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Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:22:20 +0000

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by: Bruce DeBoer

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:54:50 +0000

There is one point that I’d like to add about Live Books: differentiation.
Yes - we all now it’s “all about the work” but having a proprietary site is important in my mind. I always thought of Live Books as being a fair stop gap for young photographers building a business but never an aspiration of what to ascend to.

by: Bruce DeBoer

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:16:54 +0000

http://www.jeremycowart.com/ = very cool
That organization is perfect for someone with his depth of work, I’m not sure it would be as impressive for everyone though.

by: Donald Giannatti

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:47:44 +0000

OMG… almost fell out of my chair!

I preach this day in and day out and still get shouted over by photographers who want Flash crap with splash pages, animated intros and on and on. Next week I will have to sit through a presentation on marketing that will cap in ‘get this cool flash website cause it will help you with all the truly great art directors.” Might be good advice for established in big markets, but to most in small to medium it is nearly unfathomable. Actually I can’t even say it is good information period

I love Raymond Meirs site, (wish it wasn’t totally flash) along with Jermey Cowart:
http://www.jeremycowart.com/

Simple, easy navigation. No Flash pages. ( I have no problem with Flash included, but total Flash sites are totally a bad idea unless you are so friggin established that you don’t need any pull marketing )

Really like you posts. Wish more people would actually listen to people, you know, in the business instead of Graphic Designers who many times are more interested in making something ‘cool’ than making something that helps the photographer get more attention.