I'm curious how many other folks see that image as having blown highlights. I'm relatively new to calibrated monitors etc, but I use the Spyder2Suite. And on my screen, the highlights are not blown.
On 3/25/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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 > -- ~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
