Comments on: A nice website http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/ "A fashion picture is a portrait, just as a portrait is a fashion picture." - Irving Penn Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 by: Bruce DeBoer http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-806 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 21:31:43 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-806 Awww - com'on, it's a really good site. Photo categories are tough; they never satisfy everyone. At some point you have to just go with what you got and let people dig in. I found the flash to be quicker than most - certainly not bothersome. Most photographer's sites bug me ... actually, most suck. This one, however is way better than most. Awww - com’on, it’s a really good site. Photo categories are tough; they never satisfy everyone. At some point you have to just go with what you got and let people dig in. I found the flash to be quicker than most - certainly not bothersome.

Most photographer’s sites bug me … actually, most suck. This one, however is way better than most.

]]> by: egirl http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-803 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:48:09 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-803 I like Margo's work but her site really is not that terrific and doesn't put her best images front and center. The flash is slow to load as well. If you are going to use flash, create a 1 second auto loop on the homepage with about 25 amazing images--sprinkle in some subliminal creative words--and then let someone drill down if they like what they see. One problem I see over and over are photographer sites with "categories" that become catchalls. She has "personal projects" but there is no delineation or explanation of what the project is about. Still, her best images are found in this gallery IMO. Ditto with "celebrity/music" and "portraits." Just get rid of the all encompassing portrait category. At least she doesn't use the stocky "lifestyle" category that most seem to love. I could go on but ppl are probably way past this post. I like Margo’s work but her site really is not that terrific and doesn’t put her best images front and center. The flash is slow to load as well. If you are going to use flash, create a 1 second auto loop on the homepage with about 25 amazing images–sprinkle in some subliminal creative words–and then let someone drill down if they like what they see. One problem I see over and over are photographer sites with “categories” that become catchalls. She has “personal projects” but there is no delineation or explanation of what the project is about. Still, her best images are found in this gallery IMO. Ditto with “celebrity/music” and “portraits.” Just get rid of the all encompassing portrait category. At least she doesn’t use the stocky “lifestyle” category that most seem to love. I could go on but ppl are probably way past this post.

]]> by: Photographer http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-675 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:25:35 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-675 who is the bitter photographer? who is the bitter photographer?

]]> by: Vincent http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-674 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 17:54:21 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/11/06/a-nice-website/#comment-674 I totally agree! That site is a little sick. I tend to see HUNDREDS of web portfolios and it's a daunting how many people tend to follow the pack. For another great example check out www.artistsandcreatives,com I totally agree! That site is a little sick. I tend to see HUNDREDS of web portfolios and it’s a daunting how many people tend to follow the pack. For another great example check out www.artistsandcreatives,com

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