Professional Feedback 4

I need to make the portfolio images a little smaller so they fit without having to scroll to get to the menu options. I should consider more photo central things to write about in the "About" section: my photography philosophy, how I approach photography. I should organize my portfolio more, and try placing my images so they show up magazine style (edit in photoshop)- so next to each other. This will make the images stay the same size and won't have the view screen changing sizes as they click through my images. -Ben Kerns, Photography Instructor

Professional Feedback 3

He likes the flow of the website. After taking the suggestions from Barry Scharff concerning some of the site appearances, I changed my gallery style, which Ramey really liked. He suggested that the About section be removed, or have a resume attached via PDF link for clients (though I currently don't have the same kind of clients he has- those who would be interested in seeing a resume). He's not big on "about" pages, though he liked the portrait of me. He liked the contact page. His suggestions were that I add my logo to each page and possibly check out sitewielder.com to see what they have (he uses that hosting service). -Michael Ramey, Photography Instructor

Professional Feedback 2

He suggested a bit of color to make the page pop for my home page (not sure I want it, though, but maybe I'll change the page links). I need to have a different image than the one on my home screen as my first image on my portfolio page. Possibly lead in with the "painted" image. He then discussed various image improvements. He suggested I get rid of my current gallery viewer, which was the sliding images, which I have done. He said the rest looks good. -Barry Scharff - Photography Instructor/ Photoshop

Website Review by an Instructor

I had photography instructor, Jeff Parks, look at and critique my site. He enjoyed the flow, the large images that popped up to review, and the thumbnails (so people could go to what interested them). He liked the contact form but said to remove my rate from the site. He also suggested I get a "less pretentious" photo of myself on my site. (I'll probably not have one until I feel like taking new ones...a rare occur acne for me.) he suggested my home page have my first and last name as the logo instead of the first initial and last name. He also suggested a different colored block other than the white. I went with black instead.

My logo...or, at least one of them. Simple, classy. That's me!

Concept Statement Project

The users that may visit my site are: models modeling agencies friends fashion designers make up artists wardrobe stylists The users will want to see good quality photos of models which highlight their best features and show that these models are personable. My intended audience are models and modeling agencies. In order to persuade them to promote my website would be to send them links, have great images that catch the eye on my site, and to be affordable. My site goals are to attract models and modeling agencies to my work and hopefully have them hire me for their shoots. I don't really have an ultimate message other than I have a clean and classic photography style, and I specialize in male photography. I don't really have a story that I'm trying to tell. The assets I need to use to persuade my potential users would be as listed above. Indoor and outdoor shoots of both male and female models of various ages. No descriptive text necessary. My categories - actually, there will only be one, is Portfolio, as there is only one portfolio gallery that I really need, which will include work from both my portfolio book and additional images for people to view. I may later on include Beauty and Fashion to my gallery once I have done those. Jennifer

Site Map

Here is my site map.

Please note that for my images, I do not want a title, caption, or description for them. My site is a Portfolio only site, specifically geared towards those who want model portfolios. Thanks!

3 Photography Websites Critiqued

Bottle Bell Photography http://www.bottlebellphotography.com/intro.aspx I find this website initially beautiful but what I find myself not liking the music embedded into the site nor do I like the slow photo loads. People are impatient. Photos need to appear quickly and delaying it in any way can cause a potential client to leave your site. I do like that she has a blog that is easily accessible, which brings some of her images out quickly, with just a scroll. Her colors for her website are classy, though, which is a plus for her site. Brent Stirton http://www.brentstirton.com/ I liked this website right away. The hero image is definitely captivating. I found myself wanting to see more. The controls are easy to see and unobtrusive. As I went through his easy-to-navigate website I found the hero image definitely a feature throughout, which is great. The color of the website is classy and frames his images well. David Fish Photography Studio http://www.davidfish.com/ This site is just NOT something I want to look at. The design is child-like and screams amateur. I did not even want to click “Enter.” But I did, to my regret. A lot of links with little photos, and the colors chosen for his site were clashy. I disliked this site from the beginning. I woudn’t stay around long enough to contact him for work. Weddings pay enough for you to get a decent website, and there are plenty of do-it-yourself (with an editor) hosting sites out there that you can avoid looking like this!

New Domain!

And subsequently a new name for me, as well. Jennifer Giuffre Photography, domain name: www.jenngphoto.com. Working on directing it to a host of my choosing....once I figure out who the lucky host will be. More to come soon. TTFN!

Skills Level

My computer skills are "Above Intermediate." I am proficient in both Mac and Windows platforms, as well. Proficient in the following: Microsoft office (except Excel) Photoshop Lightroom Internet savvy Blogger savvy Bridge I've created several websites via iWeb and several editable template photography portfolio hosting sites such as Wix, Pixpa, and smugmug. I am currently in a trial at the bigblackbag.com. I previously had a website hosted by sitebuilder and a domain name by godaddy, but discontinued them due to changing my business name to my own name. I have yet to purchase a new domain name under my new name. That is all that I can think of. TTFN!

First Post

First day of class. I'm enjoying my instructor's sense of humor. Should make class pretty interesting. TTFN.