Hi Bob ... I agree with you .... wherever possible a simple, neutral background is most appropriate for showing off ones photos and images. My own preference is an uncluttered screen with just the photo shown in a thin border, maybe a caption, and a grey background in the 75-75-75 to 90-90-90 RGB range. That'll sometimes change depending on the tonality of the photo and the feeling that I'm trying to convey. Here's another nice, simple site: http://www.edkrebs.com/main.html
I'm glad you posted your web sit information. We, certainly I, see too little of your work. Shel > [Original Message] > From: Bob W > I do like the idea of a neutral grey background for the photos. A lot of > research suggests it is the most effective background for presenting > photographs, and it's used very effectively on a lot of sites. Here are some > examples: > > http://www.mitidieri.com/ I think the grey here is a bit too dark, but look > how it promotes the colour. > http://www.maryellenmark.com/ this is a much better grey for the background, > but I don't think she needs the black menu bar > http://www.viiphoto.com this uses the same general idea, but is slightly too > busy in parts > http://www.magnumphotos.com/c/Home_MAG.aspx Magnum does everything well. > > I've used basically the same approach for my own website (which I've taken > down - this is work in <laughing> progress </laughing> > http://www.web-options.com/WIP/romanians3.xml uses xml/xsl and it may not > work in all browsers; the internal links don't work. In this photo the thick > border is part of the scanned image, and won't be there if I ever finish the > site.
