Revised my site...added cart

[sigler]

Here is my revised site.

Comments? Suggestions?

Thanks,

Rob

http://www.RobsPictures.com

[Jim_T]

Takes too long to load..

It would be polite to tell 56k users not to even bother with your site.

[Reminisce]

That wasn't very nice...

Anyway, I really like the presentation and layout, very nice flash work and easy to navigate through. Was this something you designed yourself or was it a template? I only ask because the layout is really clean and nice.

As for the load time, since you do sell your services, I would make an HTML low bandwidth version of the site for those who are either not on decent connections, or accessing from a computer that doesnt have Flash on it. Aside from that, I think your website is fantastic, and great photos as well.

[tim]

I agree with the above. Also it's all in flash, which I block by default, but can enable with one click - if I choose to. Usually I don't bother. It seems like it was made by someone who likes toys.

Even on broadband it's not so fast, both in time to load and time when you're using it. It doesn't cache pictures. The bottom menu that goes back and forward's annoying.

On the upside, it works, and you take great photos :)

[Anders Östberg]

Sorry, don't like Flash either, it very often hangs or crashes my PC so I interrupted the loading already on your first page... as a lot of people feel the same maybe you should consider an HTML-option if you don't want some people to run away.

[Turbowolf]

shut down the opening after 20 seconds.

The music is nice, and a waste of bandwidth for those with slow access.

I'm on the college server, and with it taking over 20 seconds to load, I'll offer the opinion that the first page is too big in size/content/options/etc.

For me, the only thing worse than frames is a site using flash ... keep it simple and it will work for everyone (almost)

Make it high-tech, needing the latest and greatest programs and loads of memory and a majority of the potential customers won't bother.

Just my two cents ...

[DocFrankenstein]

Very nice site. I like it, I wouldn't be able to create something like that yet.

I have nothing against flash animations whatsoever and a decent cable connection. Here are some criticisms:

1) The moving bars/historgram in the right top corner is distracting.
2) Piano high notes a way too emphasized. After 3 minutes music drove me away and I closed the site to get rid of it. Now listening to Rammstein. :confused:
Maybe Vivaldi - Strabat Mater without the vocals or something similar...

3) Some of the pictures in the gallery do not show up at all... even after a minute of waiting, it just flashes "loading" or something similar.
4) Either flash is using uncompressed images like bmp or your server is not strong. Takes some time to load every picture.

Overall, nice site, but needs some work to truly convey the professional image you want to get.

Cheers

[robertwgross]

Way too much to crowd through a slow link.

---Bob Gross---

[KelliShaver]

Looks nice, and the UI is clean. I don't have a problem with all flash sites, as I've had several myself. Always provide an HTML alternative, though.

On 56k it takes forever to load, and while the music is nice, having it streamed like that means it keeps starting and stopping when downloading on a slower connection, which is very annoying. I generally don't like music on flash sites, because it adds so much to the bandwidth and realy slows down the loading time. While the instrumental piece you're using might be nice to listen to if I was just playing an mp3 or a cd, it does nothing good for the site and serves no functional purpose.

[Anders Östberg]

Lucky I didn't even get to the music, that's a pet pieve of mine. Sorry to be so negative but I prefer nice and clean, no-frills. I don't enjoy sounds or music coming from my computer at all, makes me jump every time, especially if I surf at work I feel it's inconsiderate towards my collegues to annoy them with unnecessary noise or music. It's not professional IMHO. If you want music perhaps user selectable with a default "off" would be good. So, didn't get to see you photos, but that's just me and I'm probably pretty far out on the cantankerous scale :p

[Avalonthas]

Good site but i would recommend going into a HTML web version as Flash can be bad for a 56ker (Yes 56kers buy photographs and services lol), and so u want to offer some convenience. Also i dont know what version of flash ur using but since ur using basic features of the program, make sure u export in flash 4 or 5, for those who have older flash players. Most people are still on the old MX player too.