Flash!

So working in the web industry, it's always been an adage that you should avoid flash for photography portfolio websites and such like but still we continue to churn them out.
With hardware like ipads being unable to display flash do you think it'll finally die out or do people like it too much?

I am an apple guy and own both iPad and iPhones but my gallery remains in flash. I am how ever contemplating an HTML gallery when flash can not be displayed.

I don't think flash is going anywhere anytime soon but Who knows.......

There are SO MANY alternatives (such as using JQuery) to create "cool transitions" for photos without using Adobe Flash.

Flash is, and always will be, the scourge of the web.

While my entire website is not flash, my galleries are. I have a pretty harsh attitude though on people not being able to view my galleries if they don't have flash....I don't care, if you want to see them bad enough go to a computer that has flash. I don't see flash going anywhere, it's here to stay.

Flash is in use for Android apps, apple just doesnt want it....

switchblade5984 wrote in post #10751063
Flash is in use for Android apps, apple just doesnt want it....

True story, but in the mean time there is frash lol
but not everybody jailbreaks their iDevices

I don't think it's dead or will ever die. People like it and it give the website a nice feel and interactivity for the user. In fact, I am willing to bet that adobe will try to figure out a way to allow websites to read this or maybe try to develop a browser that can read flash. It looks too good to throw out.

It's dead, Jim.

Just don't do it. Most portfolio sites using Flash can look and function exactly the same with JavaScript. And they will work in all mobile devices like the iPad.

Presentation is everything...goes two ways doesn't it...though, consider this. Of all the icons, all the legends in photography, these guys havent been hurt by using flash in their sites. Why? Its more than being seen, its being remembered. Being unique, being interesting, interactive, involving an audience rather than...being there. They can find your website. So what. They can see some of your images, yippee...but if they do not remember you because you lack the design that grabs them...your presentation is worthless.

These photographers have not been damaged by having a flash based element or website...photographer​s like

www.chasejarvis.com

or Kevin Then
http://www.kevinthen.c​om/index.html

Vincent Laforet starts with a video...fitting, but look...also in flash
www.vincentlaforet.com

David Jay the wedding photo-speaker-guy who manages show it, which is predominately made of flash
www.davidjay.com

Music, video, splash page, flash for jasmine star too
http://jasmine-star.com/

Chris Rainer, photojournalist
http://www.chrisrainie​r.com/
(oh no look, music..ooooo)

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeo​graphicassignment.com/

Karl Johnston wrote in post #10791052
Presentation is everything...goes two ways doesn't it...though, consider this. Of all the icons, all the legends in photography, these guys havent been hurt by using flash in their sites. Why? Its more than being seen, its being remembered. Being unique, being interesting, interactive, involving an audience rather than...being there. They can find your website. So what. They can see some of your images, yippee...but if they do not remember you because you lack the design that grabs them...your presentation is worthless.

These photographers have not been damaged by having a flash based element or website...photographer​s like

www.chasejarvis.com

or Kevin Then
http://www.kevinthen.c​om/index.html

Vincent Laforet starts with a video...fitting, but look...also in flash
www.vincentlaforet.com

David Jay the wedding photo-speaker-guy who manages show it, which is predominately made of flash
www.davidjay.com

Music, video, splash page, flash for jasmine star too
http://jasmine-star.com/

Chris Rainer, photojournalist
http://www.chrisrainie​r.com/
(oh no look, music..ooooo)

National Geographic
http://www.nationalgeo​graphicassignment.com/

Some cracking websites there..... love Chris Rainer's. That is one site that uses sound very effectively.

Duncan

I'm sorry... I'm not very impressed. It's Flash, yep. Wooooo, there's some music or some sound. No thanks. It's becoming more and more apparent that visitors don't want these things. Just look at the web 3 years ago vs where it is today and where it appears to be going. In that timeline, you find less and less Flash use. That's for several valid reasons..

Unfortunately, photographers spent money a few years ago to have Flash websites built for their sites. Because of this, and because they often refuse to accept change, they've stuck with the use of Flash.

Photography truly is one of the last areas where Flash use is rampant. Music and artist sites is another, but that's mostly because Flash is still the best delivery method for audio on the web.

I for one, don't want to give up usability, easy of updating and search engine ranking(just to name a few) all for the benefit of having some lame jazz song or some stupid "springy" navigation that does nothing more than piss off my visitors. This isn't an improvement, it's steps back. Flash is now starting to look old. Not any particular Flash site, just the whole genre. It's like seing animated gifs now, or a java applet. It just makes your site look dated to your visitors.(if they can even see it on their iPhones or iPads.)

Agreed with what Todd said, completely. I have flash blocker installed and if a photog uses Flash I typically just don't look at their site.