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kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 02:20

ok i am going to make a few changes to the verbiage, add some photos, and entire wedding for a gallery, but I thought i would share as it is now and get some input

Thanks

http://ericjweddings.com

islandphoto

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 02:35

tim

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 04:29

Banbert

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 04:34

Really nice, I arent a fan of flash based sites unless they add something to website experience but yours deffo does so the use of flash is very worthwhile.

Love the photos, tons of really really nice photos, hope in a fewcouple of years time I can have half of what you have in my own collection.

Noticed a couple of typos in the "about me" section so probs worthwhile getting a few peeps to proof read it for yah, when you make it yourself you go blind to the words eventually and dont see the mistakes.

"that family started with a with me"

"our studio is has 5"

Bookmarked your site, great photos Eric.

cdifoto

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 04:38

It's a real nice site Eric. Excellent. Great choice of photos and everything...but it's slow in every way.

TeeJay

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 05:07

Wow, that is absolutley stunning. It conveys averything that a new B&G to be would be looking for; warmth, empathy, knowledge, experience,...the list goes on. The ONLY thing I could see that need tweeking is the "About Eric" section, as others have already said. There's only a couple of glitches but they just add a tiny dent to an otherwise perfectly smooth finish.
(Excuse me while I bin my site and start again!)

jameslcross

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 06:29

Very nice, looks very classy!

JMHPhotography

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 07:03

Top shelf Eric... I agree with Tim about where you are in the price bracket

song4themoon

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 07:30

Beautiful!!! Everything about it!

bpuppy

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 09:08

Nice work ... most Flash sites annoy me, but your works well.

kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 11:48

Oh my God!!! It is so inspirational! I love the song. Did you have to get a copyright for that or what? I love your bio with your family picture... so sweet. The presentation of the pictures is professional, clean, simple and elegant! Great work! My only criticism is that you are missing some of your best work that you have posted hear earlier. THe couple kissing in the water (engagement shots) & the night time shots of the wedding that were all natural light that everyone was just raving about! Those aren't there... how come? GREAT JOB!

Thanks Joanna. I appreciate your time and comments.. PLEASE tell me the images you are referring to.. I have to tell you this, THE HARDEST part is sifting through THOUSANDS of images to find standout shots. This has made me promise to be better at cataloging.

kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 11:50

Stunning, i'd hire you. I hope you're at the top of the price bracket where you live. Maybe have someone edit your "about Eric" section for you, I like the sentiment but it could use a little polishing.

Thanks Tim.. I really need to do exactly what you mentioned. The previous writeup was done last night in about 10 mins at 11:30 pm.. I have modified it a tad, but I think i still need someone to perk it up

kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 11:53

kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 11:54

It's a real nice site Eric. Excellent. Great choice of photos and everything...but it's slow in every way.

PLEEEASE give me a little feedback (and anyone that gets bogged down when going to the site) I would GREATLY appreciate it!

Computer details and Internet connection

i.e. Win XP Pentium 4 2.8ghz with cable modem

kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 11:56

Teejay, James, John, song4themoon, bpuppy

Thanks for the positive words, I apreciate it

cdifoto

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 11:57

XP Home, 2.17GHz AMD Athlon XP Pro, 512K DSL. Not sure what else to say. My DSL Isn't the fastest I admit...but it's certainly no dial up either. And slow in every way meant pages/images/transitions/everything loaded slow. The contact page was quick due to its simplicity, but anything with a lot of images had a lot of lag.

TeeJay

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 12:02

Talking of typo's Eric....

Eric J. Photography

blog://weding/portrait/product yada yada

blog://personal photo blog

SimonG

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 12:45

I also thought it was a bit slow to load, but the site is definitely worth the (short) wait. Absolutely beautiful! My only grip is the fact that the music is on by default, though this is somehow less irritating for a site dedicated to weddings.

akphotography

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 13:05

very cool site....and the photos...are just great..awsome work all the way around

jessiper

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 13:30

I have to tell you this, THE HARDEST part is sifting through THOUSANDS of images to find standout shots. This has made me promise to be better at cataloging.

Great site, but pretty slow, and the pic of your wife and kids never came up. The color and B&W conversions are amazing, very beautiful. You say you have thousands of images, but it doesn't look like you have very many different weddings up there. Your work is really inspirational, just edit the "about me" section.;)

chansh

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 14:05

I love it.

My marriage is in a rough patch. Seeing and hearing your website stir my emotions. Seeing all those in love couples have make me cry.
My wife is drifing away because I don't love her as much as I should.
I must fall in love with my wife again.

Never have a website stir my emotions so mush.

Thanks in advance ( you might have save my marriage)

twinsrus

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 14:13

Eric -

Did you do this yourself or hire it out? I'd like to know who did it for you. What a great site!

You might want to have a specific click to turn off sound. I found it after a few seconds, but it took a little searching. I don't know about others, but that annoys me. Sometimes I want to just look without all the noise.

Still, great effort. Smooth, quick. beautiful. Nice job.

th3r0m

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 15:44

Loved the site! Like others though, I found it to be slow. Everything loaded fast enough, but the transition effects between pictures made it hard to view them quickly. Once again, love the site and the photo's, as was said very inspiring to a beginner. After viewing your site, looks like I am going to have to teach myself to use flash, because besides the slow transitions, I love how you used it to set the mood and showcase your photos.

RachaelSilvers

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 16:07

PLEEEASE give me a little feedback (and anyone that gets bogged down when going to the site) I would GREATLY appreciate it!

Computer details and Internet connection

i.e. Win XP Pentium 4 2.8ghz with cable modem

I like it! One suggestion, perhaps you should move "The Day Before" to the left of "The Day of" so it flows in chronological order? It just stood out as odd to have it reversed like you do now.

HTH!

Yella Fella

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 20:35

wow eric, your an inspiration! Really love your work

only thing is, as nice as flash is on the web, its still quite slow :(

kawter2

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 22:31

I have sent an email to my developer, the transitions on my PC are about 1 seccond, but at the studio I observed them at about 5seconds on a powerbook, that is unacceptable (the avg image is 40k, that does add up, but shouldn't affect the transition)

JaertX

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 22:39

Wow Eric...this is really incredible. Whatever your prices are, you need to raise them after developing this site.

I would seriously consider ditching the music though...unless you have bought rights to use it. It could get you in trouble...and you're in the right part of the country for people, including your competition, to bust you on it...just a suggestion.

Great, great site! I'm forwarding it on to my mentor...she always likes seeing what other photographers are doing and I think your work is very inspiring.

MagicallyDelicious

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 22:43

Well what can i say!

WOW.

I wanted to shed a tear looking at it!

beautiful

When i get married im getting married in OC! haha

Philco

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 23:02

I've always enjoyed seeing your work when you've shared it here and your site does a good job of showcasing your skill, but I would like a little more depth. I imagine as you have time you'll build more into your site, but something like 1 or 2 complete wedding and engagement sessions would be nice for potential clients. If not complete sessions, something like 25-50 images from a single event, in order, to show you're consistent. I realize when
you show albums to clients, they get to see all of that and your web site is more than good enough to get clients into your sitting room for a deeper look.

Cheers

JaertX

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 23:08

went through it again...you're going to have tons of photographers eating up your bandwidth just admiring your site! Can't say it enough...I'm very impressed.

I also noticed when I hit "play" the transitions were slow. I didn't time it, but it seemed a bit long. I didn't have any problems with anything loading quickly, but I have a fairly quick DSL connection (for DSL I suppose).

On images where you've done composites with one side darker, the dark side is a bit too dark on my monitor to be able to see it. I'm viewing on an uncalibrated Dell 20" widescreen, (only soft-proofed with a test print from my lab) but I'm guessing most clients are going to view your site on a calibrated monitor either.

DocFrankenstein

2nd of October 2006 (Mon), 23:09

I like the pictures.

I've had trouble switching it off from full screen. It wouldn't let me out. I had to kill it manually.

pgb2ad54

3rd of October 2006 (Tue), 00:39

Awesome site, No complications whatsoever. I like all the photos on there. But Maybe we can see more Groom shots, if not it still looks pretty good. If I was looking For someone I would deffinatly Hire you. Very Inspirational.

islandphoto

3rd of October 2006 (Tue), 01:03

hanks Joanna. I appreciate your time and comments.. PLEASE tell me the images you are referring to.. I have to tell you this, THE HARDEST part is sifting through THOUSANDS of images to find standout shots. This has made me promise to be better at cataloging.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=146939
&
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=163348

AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME!!!!!!!!!

Bollan

3rd of October 2006 (Tue), 06:58

Well Eric i must say that your site is truly impressive. State of the art look, very sleak, classy and modern. Flash is maybe annoying for many people but i just love the way You implemented it, very elegant and its working great as a selling instrument. I also think that flash is the way to go in the future anyway. Adding to that, your stunning work doesnt really make it less comercial. Im on a fast line and at my end the site is very fast. I also guess that your typical client isnt the person sitting with a dial-up and a 800*600 monitor. For us photographers its very inspirational and i guess it makes most of us green of envy. I for sure wouldnt think twice about hiring your services after a presentation like that. Well done!!

PixelPile

3rd of October 2006 (Tue), 22:38

As a bride (who has looked at many wedding photography websites), as a web designer, and as a photography hobbyist, your site gets 5 stars from me. It loaded very fast, the pictures were stunning, and it was easy to navigate. I have shut many photographers' sites down because they took too long to load or they were too confusing; kudos to you, you deserve it!

islandphoto

4th of October 2006 (Wed), 00:32

Oh yeah... and what about that song? Do you need permission to use it on the website?

Wazza

4th of October 2006 (Wed), 09:10

Fantastic. - You only need one word to convey your overall site. Nice music, fantastic photos, and great editing. I always love your soft vignetting. Something I've never figured out how to do.

freefallu

4th of October 2006 (Wed), 21:05

its great, but you should look at search engine optimization ( my real job ) . Flash is very hard to position. If i were you with a site like that i would employ a local firm to do something with it. If you need any help to select a firm pm me. Its not expensive. Its great to have a great site, but what you want is for your target market to find it.

wakko

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 06:29

wow that's beautiful eric.

truly an inspiration for someone learning like myself, with plenty to work toward.

keep up the stunning shots, and I echo all the positive comments already made here.

samckitt

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 08:49

Hey Eric,
Love the photos & the layout. What software is used to do that? Some type of Macromedia Flash?

Thanks,
Scot

Dans_D60

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 10:00

Hello Eric:

Great site! Good work. I too have been thinking about a flash based site using SWISH or other automated flash software. That said, our brides have told me not to? I interviewed about 20 of our brides to see how and why they contacted us regarding their wedding photography needs. Almost all (eighteen) told us they found our site using Google or yahoo and really liked the simplicity of the site. They did tell us that other photographers in the area had wonderful active sites but was believed to be more art than getting to the business of wedding photography.

I’ll be the first to say our web site is rather boring and not very contemporary. I would like to move my site into a flash experience but reluctant based on our market interviews. I’m familiar with SWISH and it will build some pretty cool flash sites.

I’m curious to hear your feedback and comments and how your clients see your site?

Thanks! …Dan

Our (unexciting) site: http://www.danpettusphoto.com

Banbert

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 10:28

Nice site Dan, doubley so given its frontpage origin !

Nice use of almost invisble text to help your ranking :)

Claire

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 10:33

WOW! I want you to shoot my wedding.

Dans_D60

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 16:28

Nice site Dan, doubley so given its frontpage origin !

Nice use of almost invisble text to help your ranking :)

Thanks for the kind comments. I know … can’t get FrontPage out of my system. Been using it since 1998 … maybe someday I can play with real developer’s tools!

http://www.danpettusphoto.com

Banbert

5th of October 2006 (Thu), 17:04

Thanks for the kind comments. I know … can’t get FrontPage out of my system. Been using it since 1998 … maybe someday I can play with real developer’s tools!

http://www.danpettusphoto.com

I used to use it a lot and my web designer mates used to take the pee out of me for using it but I used to argue that if the website looked good in IE plus the other main browsers then it didnt matter what you used even if the code behind it was a bit messy.

Not used Frontpage for a couple of years now as my last site was wordpress and coppermine based so when I decided to do this current one I decided to give Dreamweaver a bash, tis quite different to Frontpages office look and feel but its a lot more user friendly than it used to be last tme I tried it, fact still remains though, doesnt matter what you use so log as your site looks good and gives yah the results you want.

QF-347

6th of October 2006 (Fri), 00:53

Eric this is just Amazing. And you have chosen the most approprate song
Just love it

Cam

nham

7th of October 2006 (Sat), 14:24

Outstanding job! I am sitting here with tears in my eyes as your site was extremely moving! I love the song and the timing between shots. You have worked very hard on your site and it shows!!!!!!

Nham

Croasdail

8th of October 2006 (Sun), 08:57

Very nice... and I don't mind the contemplative speed of the transitions. They seem to work just fine for me.

mizuno

8th of October 2006 (Sun), 19:19

Oh yeah... and what about that song? Do you need permission to use it on the website?

I think there is a reason why he has continued to ignore that question... ;)

islandphoto

8th of October 2006 (Sun), 19:38

Originally Posted by islandphoto View Post
Oh yeah... and what about that song? Do you need permission to use it on the website?
I think there is a reason why he has continued to ignore that question...

I was just wondering because I think it's a great idea and i'd love to have a nice song on my website :)

kawter2

15th of October 2006 (Sun), 00:18

Thanks again to all! Sorry for not responding to the music part.. It is frustrating, I have tried to contact her camp w/o any luck, I am WILLING to provide payment to use the song.. until then I will play and wait

PIXI_666

15th of October 2006 (Sun), 08:57

Eric,

You know i love your style, always have! If you were in my area and country (haha) you would have been my photographer! Your images are truelly magnificent and beautiful.
The site is gorgeous....but the only criticism i have is it takes a while to load and the song (on my pc) cuts in and out. I love the song though and the layout and the photo's, and really if i was looking for a photog i would wait for it to load so i could go through the whole lot anyway!
I think the truthfullness in your "About eric" spot is brilliant, i am so genuine, honest and down to earth like you too - so i know what your saying :)
Anyway - great job - AGAIN ;)

Del

PIXI_666

15th of October 2006 (Sun), 08:58

oh and lets not start on this copyright stuff pleaaaase....a lot of thread are taken OVER because of it, so let's all zippit :)

sblais

15th of October 2006 (Sun), 09:34

The site is very nice. I use Mozilla Firefox and it works great (of course, all I need is the Flash plugin).

I am a bit reluctant to using Flash on my website. From my stats, I see that still 10-15% of my visitors have version 6 or lower (or none at all) installed. Anyone else has comments on using Flash for a wedding photography website?