Another website redesign

[Fenster]

There are a few rough edges, but...

http://www.newworldphotos.net/

[ScottKCooper]

Very nice. I love the images in the header - especially the closeups - kind of like the folks in the image are peeking over the web page at you - but the eyes on the closeups really pull you into the site. good work!

[tracknut]

I really like the feel of the site, and your writing style. But two things jumped out at me in the very first paragraph:

In natural light, in a beautiful setting without. We do not believe that harsh studio lighting and awkward poses make for a memorable family photo.

The first sentence isn't one. And I've never been a fan of bashing someone else's business in an attempt to make yours look better. I doubt many studio photographers, or more generally photographers that work with artificial light or reflectors, would say they are looking for harsh lighting and artificial poses either. But taking a swipe at a significant number of your peers does not come off well, IMO.

Other things I noticed:
- Your pull-down for "pages" displays funky in Firefox
- When I went to some other pages, the "home" link in the navigation switched its link to the home page for your blog, and I could never get back to your actual home page

Dave

[Binning]

I would be more selective in the header photos that are used. You have some really nice shots that match up with the text description of your services. I would only use the very best shots and probably not use the landscape shots (they're very nice but it isn't what you're selling). The first shot that appears.... the child in the costume... isn't on a par with most of the other shots you have... I'd lose that one.

[evilryu530]

your site is so clean! looks good. but it takes awhile to load. i am on T1. how big is ur flash header? did you optimize your jpegs in flash?

[Fenster]

Tracknut & Binning: I've made the changes suggested, please recheck.

Evilryu530: No, but I'm still polishing some rough edges.

[habsfan93]

There is a typo in your first sentence:

One captured n natural light, in a beautiful setting.

[Fenster]

Oops. Fixed. Many eyes make for shallow bugs, right?

[SwitchBlade]

Personally I feel the flash header is a bit too large, it takes up half the screen for me. Also for people without flash there's no header at all, just the menu right at the top of the screen, I'd offer a single static image as a flash replacement.

[njmac7777]

1st thing that comes to mind is that i couldn't tell how to view your images. then i realized your site doesn't have galleries, just the blog for looking at images. if that's how you're going to roll, you should just jump right into it, leave the "about us" part for a link they can click later. then i noticed that your site is repeated twice in my firefox. scroll down past the black bar, and there it is again... weird.

[jono01]

I've got your Home Page repeated twice in Safari as well... (but not any other pages).

[Fenster]

I fixed the 'double view' problem. The code was pasted twice into index.php.

[10bmw10]

$99 wedding?

[Fenster]

Welcome to Las Vegas.