Hi Nick I can really recommend the "wedding & social" forum on http://www.photo.net for you to present your website and ask for opinions. Really helpful people there and lots of sites from odder wedding photographers to compare.
Regarding your photo I think that the softness and the small DOF on one eye simply does not work here. There is a blown out highlight on the shirt and the overall color looks partly off for me too. Maybe I would like it better in b/w..... I really think you should present yourself on a sub page "about me" and reserve the main entry page for a presentation of your services only. Otherwise I agree with the other recommendations you got so far here, show nice hyperlinked sample photographs instead of "click me's" and show the absolutely best stock samples on a sub page instead of making people search for them. I'm glad that you could stand my harsh comments btw :-) Greetings Markus -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick Wright Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 6:33 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Web site review Wow, there's a fellow who's not afraid to speak his mind! ;;D I appreciate your taking the time to reply, and there's no need to apologize for anything (opinions don't hurt my feelings). I do, however, have a couple remarks/questions ... First, I'd really like to know what is "technically weak" about my photo. A comment such as that deserves a little further explanation I think. Unpleasing doesn't bother me. If you don't like the way it looks then you won't hire me. I surely don't want folks who don't like the way I make photos hiring me. But "technically weak" ... I'm very curious as to what you mean. If you are referring to a perceived lack of sharpness, that's a little thing called depth of field. And I paid a lot of money to have lenses to produce it that way. There's a very specific reason that I shot that photo in that manner using such narrow depth of field. And it has a little to do with the next paragraph. Lastly, the site is "about me" because -- ultimately -- that is what I'm selling, me. Anyone can go anywhere they choose to have their photographs made. I want them to choose "me" to make them. Again, thanks for the reply. Look forward to hearing back from you. Be well. PS- Oh and by the way, in that photo, I ~am~ smiling! :D On 3/25/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Nick > I find your photo unpleasing and technically weak as well, What about a > really sharp one with a smile? > Your entry site is a lot more "about you" than about the services you have > to offer, I would rethink it. > Sorry and greetings > Markus > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nick > Wright > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 4:43 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: OT: Web site review > > I threw up a simple Web site, and I was wondering if you all would > tell me what you thought of it. Professionally-speaking. > > I hate fancy flashy sites. So mine probably appears a bit spartan. But > I would like to know what you all think. Thanks a lot. > > The addy is: > http://www.phojonick.com/ > > -- > ~Nick Wright > http://blog.phojonick.com/ > http://www.phojonick.com/ > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- ~Nick Wright http://blog.phojonick.com/ http://www.phojonick.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
