Website Critique

[takeyourpic]

I would appreciate your feedback on my website. I have tried a new layout/gallery/and overall design. Thanks in advance.
www.mikewisephotos.com (http://www.mikewisephotos.com)

[coreypolis]

at first glance, the image is centered but the wording is not, but if I change the browser size it is. Some kind of formatting issue

[coreypolis]

In the gallery, I would suggest a different image to start with.
Way too many selective colorings IMHO

[picturecrazy]

On your opening screen, I can only see half your image...
It's only says: "e Photography LLC" and your phone number. I am using Firefox as a broswer BTW.

Also, your first page has a totally different look and feel to all your other pages. Consistency would be more desirable.

The only way to get to your "Senior pictures" and "Baby pictures" sections is THROUGH your "Wedding Services" page. This does not make sense. Perhaps make those pages accessible on all pages, and separate them all. Well, really, ALL pages should have the same type of navigation links on it so you can get TO anywhere FROM anywhere.

Visitors also have to go through a LOT of scrolling to go through your website. People generally don't like that. If you can't fit it all on one screen, then make an additional page instead of relying on scrolling. LESS is more! Being descriptive is good, but keep things short and concise. The best page on your website is your CONTACT page. If ALL your pages could be similar to that then you'll have a winner.

And you NEED a section about yourself! People want to deal with PEOPLE, not some mysterious guy behind a camera. Do you like surfing or fishing or anything? SAY it. You may not think it is relevant but it *IS*. Also, just call yourself "Mike" everywhere. Don't call yourself "Photographer" or "Owner" or anything like that. For example, on your first page, it says "A note from the Photographer:". Change it to "A note from Mike:". Make the site more personal! I spent three years in a really tough sales position and learned quickly that you don't sell your product to people, you sell yourself.

Sorry if I seem a little anal... I have a degree in Computer science with a specialty in Interface design...

[sblais]

Same problem as everyone else... The text isn't displayed properly on the page.

[stock_dude_99]

Hi Mike,
Ditto on the first comment, be careful when using the DIV tag and absolute sizing references, 846px is pretty wide for people who have small monitors

Just my comment, I would put all your "note from the photographer" section on a seperate about me or something page. When you see the first page of a website, you should not have to scroll down to see all the text. I had to scroll to read it and I have my resolution set to 1600x1200, imagine someone who has their resolution at 800x600. Make sure to test your site with various browsers and resultions.

NOTE this is my opinion and is meant to provide feedback from a technical perspective. I am a s/w eng and web developer....

[takeyourpic]

I made some adjustments. Thanks for the comments. I hope to have the text issue resolved, as well as the resolution.

[kiwinvan]

Using a mac and Safari I can't see the images, only the thumbnails. The viewing box has scroll bars at the bottom and on the right, but the box itself is tiny - you'll need to resize it. I'd justify the text on the front page too.

[coreypolis]

big improvement.

[KoiBoy]

if this is for business.. i would avoid 'black' backgrounds, never used 'bold' text unless your stating something important,

when i look at the image(s) on your pages, looks like they have been 'text' resize and not actual photo resize (never do that because it shows kind of choppy looking).

the website is nice overall, but never used Frames (unless hidden), and never have scrolling frames on left side.

the less scrolling, the better.. more colors (shows your personality and skills)

i know its alot i'm saying here, but if you want to get lots of clients.. the more professional looking and easy to navigate will do the trick.. you want them to visit your site and work and have an expression of WOW!

i'm a graphical arts designer (basically web/print). hope these information helps.

here is a site... no black background and great colors. but has takes to long to load pictures... i just like the colors and how clean it looks.

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/7398/test4444xg6.jpg

http://www.stevecarroll.com/