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Sony Sonnar T* 35mm F2.8 ZA

04/01/2009 11:40:17 AM · #1

My websites up now JayAphoto.com its not finished yet, still need to put a few more pages and galleries up and tidy it all up.

What yous think of the overall design? Any suggestions? (ive heard some people habve resolution problems when not viewed in full screen)

Thanks JayA :)

Message edited by author 2009-04-01 15:41:13.

kimo

04/01/2009 12:00:16 PM · #2

The site looks good, it crashed on me while I was checking it out, I was using Flock browser. I personally don't like flash sites, mainly cause flash can be too distracting.

salmiakki

Sony Alpha a7R III

04/01/2009 12:18:28 PM · #3

caused Safari to crash too when I tried to check it out.

Message edited by author 2009-04-01 16:18:45.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

04/01/2009 12:19:57 PM · #4

Originally posted by salmiakki:

caused Safari to crash too when I tried to check it out.

Oh dear

david_c

Canon EOS-7D

04/01/2009 12:30:53 PM · #5

You're relying waaaaay too heavily on Flash. Simplify! Your photos will get lost in the fancy movie clips and interminable wait times. However, if you insist on using Flash, go get yourself some pixel fonts designed for it.

04/01/2009 12:49:49 PM · #6

everything loads and works fine for me :( hahah

Gordon_1

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

04/01/2009 12:52:33 PM · #7

excellent jay love your work your very creative ..congrats best wishes with your photography

ShutterHack

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/01/2009 12:54:42 PM · #8

Music would be a nice touch

BeeCee

Nikon D40

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

04/01/2009 12:59:49 PM · #9

Originally posted by ShutterHack:

Music would be a nice touch

Noooooooooooooooo.............

Beetle

04/01/2009 02:20:06 PM · #10

Originally posted by ShutterHack:

Music would be a nice touch

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX DG APO IF for Nikon

04/01/2009 04:24:31 PM · #11

just updated it a bit, so it should automaticly adjust to any resolution.

amathiasphoto

Nikon D300

04/01/2009 04:39:56 PM · #12

looks nice from what I can see but takes sooooo long to load (and doesnt always load), that if I was a potential customer, I wouldnt wait. The picture slideshow on the homepage went SO fast too. I wanted a minute to look at the pictures, but could hardly keep up with it. Nice start, but needs to be faster and more reliable in loading, and give the viewer a little longer to look at your slideshow/

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

04/01/2009 04:42:03 PM · #13

im getting 50/50 on the load speeds, loads straight away for some and not at all for others :/

BeeCee

Nikon D40

04/01/2009 04:44:20 PM · #14

Only takes about 5 seconds to load for me. Looks nice :)

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

04/01/2009 04:46:26 PM · #15

Site that rely totally on flash will always have these sorts of problems. From a web developer POV, use of flash is only recommended as an enhancement to a site. Think of flash as a herb or spice. Now, would you make a meal solely of oregano, or salt? No... but these can be used to enhance ones dining experience... flash should be used similarly. IMO.

ETA: Other than the over use of flash... I like the look of the site... and it didn't take too long, but longer than a non-flash site would have.

Message edited by author 2009-04-01 20:48:14.

jdannels

Nikon D300s

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

04/01/2009 05:13:19 PM · #16

It loaded a little slow for me but not too bad. One thing I can't stand is the type flash code where the mouse controls the scroll speed. If your mouse isn't in just the right spot, the image moves around and zips by what I want to see. I would rather just have a next button where I can concentrate on looking at the photos, and not where my mouse is. However I see this thing on many sites so I must be in the minority. Colors and layout are nice and professional.

Beetle

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

04/01/2009 06:05:46 PM · #17

Originally posted by jdannels:

If your mouse isn't in just the right spot, the image moves around and zips by what I want to see. I would rather just have a next button where I can concentrate on looking at the photos, and not where my mouse is.

I agree with that. I kept growling at it because it was so touchy about holding still.

ShutterHack

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

04/01/2009 08:38:24 PM · #18

Originally posted by JayA:

just updated it a bit, so it should automaticly adjust to any resolution.

LOL, I suddenly got that distinct feeling of picking out the wrong outfit to wear and being sent back into the house to change clothes.

This guys site seems to be one of the best I have seen. Not to mention he may have had a little success.

Any thoughts? I am going to try to launch a site this year and I would hate to have to go back up stairs and pick out another outfit ;-(

Message edited by author 2009-04-02 00:38:56.

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

04/01/2009 08:47:24 PM · #19

Originally posted by ShutterHack:

Originally posted by JayA:
just updated it a bit, so it should automaticly adjust to any resolution.

LOL, I suddenly got that distinct feeling of picking out the wrong outfit to wear and being sent back into the house to change clothes.

This guys site seems to be one of the best I have seen. Not to mention he may have had a little success.

Any thoughts? I am going to try to launch a site this year and I would hate to have to go back up stairs and pick out another outfit ;-(

Good looking site... very impressive portfolio and testimonials... however, from a usability POV it's not that great. If I saw a photo there that I really liked and wanted to show someone... can I send them a link to the photo in question. No... and every time I visit, I have to endure that splash screen, and THAT music... even if I turned it off last time.

magenmarie

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

04/02/2009 03:42:53 AM · #20

Loaded fine for me...
It's a really nice site, IMHO. :)
Your work is lovely.
Congrats.

pamelasue

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

04/02/2009 04:28:58 AM · #21

Originally posted by ShutterHack:

Music would be a nice touch

NO .... No music!!!

Works fine in Firefox ...

04/02/2009 05:30:23 AM · #22

Originally posted by Beetle:

Originally posted by jdannels:
If your mouse isn't in just the right spot, the image moves around and zips by what I want to see. I would rather just have a next button where I can concentrate on looking at the photos, and not where my mouse is.

I agree with that. I kept growling at it because it was so touchy about holding still.

If you click on a picture it will enlarge and stop? that should work on the slide show too.

AJSullivan

04/02/2009 07:19:57 AM · #23

Using IE.

Got a "PAGE LOAD ERROR - EXCEPTION - ERROR #2032" when opening the page.

Beetle

04/02/2009 07:21:12 AM · #24

Originally posted by JayA:

If you click on a picture it will enlarge and stop? that should work on the slide show too.

Yes it does, but you have to catch it first!!
For a gallery like that, I like to look at them all first (at medium size and at MY idea of the best speed), then I might go back to study the bigger version of some of them.

As it is, they keep flipping around and I have to get the cursor in exactly the right spot to make it hold still and "pop out" a little. It is irritating, sorry.

It would be much nicer if there were arrows to move along, and better still if I can navigate via my keyboard arrows, too (my preferred method). An automatic slide show is nice, too, but only if I can decide the speed of it, or at least easily override the settings by pausing or moving on faster.

But I am very glad you don't force me to listen to YOUR music - a sure way of getting rid of me very, very quickly (not a good thing when you're trying to attract and keep customers).

zeuszen

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II