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lee7

lee7

lee7

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After spending endless hours working on my new website I've finally got it all working, Just wondered if you guys could give me some feedback? The portfolio is still work in progress at the minute so kind of ignore that section...
If you want to try out the client portal you can log in using
U: overclockers
P: overclockersuk

Look forward to hearing any comments you may have

www.muddybootsphoto.co.uk

Thanks :)
 
Homepage takes a while to load for me, but it looks good. Just three things:

1) I think it might work better with a light background, maybe white or very light grey with the same sort of patterns you've got on the banner.

2) I wonder if the links could be made to look more... attractive. Again, maybe some colours that are easier on the eye... would it be possible to make the hover background an image, with rounded corners?

3) The white boxes with the grey border, containing the main body for each page, it might just be me but i don't like how it keeps going into the bottom. I reckon it would work better if they ended. And on the 'contact me' page, the green border itself reaches the bottom of the screen for me, wheras on most other pages it ends and leaves some background at the bottom. I'd have put in a space, to keep continuity, but again, that might just be me.

But other than that it looks great. Not sure if that's the sort of feedback you were after but tough :p
 
But other than that it looks great. Not sure if that's the sort of feedback you were after but tough
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All taken on board - I'll make a few tweaks, Thank you bud
 
Small issue with the client portal page - make the username and password boxes line up.

I agree with Superewza, it would be nice to see the boxes end on the pages, rather then meeting with the lower grey area.
 
I would fully-justify the text blocks - the left-justification makes it unattractive to the eye when reading it - particulalry when you go the larger blocks of text.
 
I would ditch the "I hope you find my prices to be very competitive" line, unless you plan on being a budget photographer that's overworked and underpaid.

"Having my own Studio gives me the type of flexibility that many photographers could only dream of. Here I am able to control the lighting and everything else to ensure a fantastic photograph."

The bold area comes across as a little smug, you might want to rearrange some wording.
I'd probably scrub out the line before that as well, maybe just focus briefly on how and why having a studio can gives you more lighting control and what that actually means to the client.

Also you might want to show a picture of the studio so clients can see what to expect.

Also how about a photo of your self on the site? Maybe one of you + family on the white backdrop to add a warm personal touch, without it, it's like the client going on a blind date.

Other than that, pretty good.
 
Also might want to review the pricing structure, as some folks won't even want prints or if they do they only want 1 or 2 and will likely want electronic copies so they can email them, post them on facebook etc. etc.
 
you may also want to get hold of some guy that can do some nice scrpt for you to make it impossible to right click and "save image as" etc or they'll just pull their own prints

by the way, thumbs up here, nice tranquile scene on there to suit some of the pics you have, i like it.
 
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Look forward to hearing any comments you may have
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I don't like the phrase "My very own Studio".

it makes you sound like a newbie with a new toy.

I would position it differently. You are a professional photographer, so of course you have a studio. I'm thinking:

We can do portraits in your favorite location or come to the studio where we have full control over the lighting, background and don't need to worry about the weather.

The left/right buttons are unobtrusive on your slideshow but the play/pause button in the middle gets in the way.

Andrew
 
I like it the way it is, it has a more personal feel than a 'up your own arse' pro feel, which is good, the photo's you've taken are good examples, I would up your prices though, am I correct in thinking I could come and get you to photograph me/subject and you'll find best shot and print for £5.00???????????
 
sorry, missed this off, the bit I don't like too much is the bit that appears at the bottom of every page....
"Based in Nottinghamshire my love for photography has taken me all over the UK. My passion is" etc

Also, haven't checked all grammar but... the sentence.... "My sole aim is to capture those special moments on the Bride and Grooms perfect day" Grooms needs to be Groom's
 
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