Website Critique

[Tfer]

I would appreciate any and all criticisms for my website. Thanks in advance!

http://www.trentfergusonphotography.com (http://www.trentfergusonphotography.com/)

[Jeff5544]

Tfer. Very nice website. I did go thru the entire site (I think) and the only criticism I would have is the background color (or absence of). White.
When viewed (the pictures especially) I find the white background to be over-powering and distracts from the images. On my monitor at least, I have to squint to tone down the brightness of the white background. (It starts glaring at me.) Perhaps a gray or neutral colored subdued background would be easier on the eyes and allow one to better view your portfolio. Other than that, I thought your site design to be very nice, well thought out and easy to navigate.

[Tfer]

Thanks for taking the time to go through the site. Tomorrow, I'll take a look at eliminating the white backgrounds on the slideshow pages.

Thanks, Jeff.

[Tfer]

Thanks Mathias.

Using video is the only way that I could think of to prevent 'right-click' theft. I have had pictures that I have taken show up on Google searches, and this is a very simple way to fight back.

Having 'Photography' under each category is done to match our logo - it's a stylistic choice.

The use of black text on a white background was intentional. Our company motto is 'Elegance in Simplicity' and we designed the site to reflect that. With that said, we are always open to simple changes, and 'tightening things up' is very do-able.

Thanks again for taking the time to look.

[conkeroo]

I too would also like to see galleries of images and not video. I think the font and colour scheme is a little difficult to read. When I go to a site I want to be able to read the text effortlessly and not have to concentrate so hard. I'm also not a fan of splash pages but just my personal preference.