Re: Photography site check

by Luke Opperman <luko(at)rocketmail.com>

Date:	Mon, 8 Feb 1999 23:07:03 -0800 (PST)
To:	"Pat O'Halloran" <pohall(at)europa.com>, hwg-crit <hwg-critique(at)hwg.org>
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>http://www.europa.com/~pohall/brett/

Very simple. I kinda like it, though I am completely
missing why he has an airplane in his logo.

My two suggestions are: Lose the incredibly ugly
background image, and add some jazzy color.

The background image. blurry out-of-focus dots? why? maybe
I am missing the meaning here as well, but this really
turned me off. Oatmeal? :) Anyways, I think it just takes
away from the bright, crisp photos he has. Go with a plain
color would be my suggestion.

The colors. Well, if you go with white or some other nice
bright airy color for the background, the other colors
might be okay. Right now, the pink just blends in and not
even the black really stands out. But changing the
background may help that.

My main problem is that the photos are bright and vibrant
and exciting, while the site is drab. I think this is
having the opposite effect from letting the photos stand
out. Instead, it makes me lose interest before I even get
to the photos. Hmm. Why not put a photo or two (or a
collage) on the first page. Yes, that would help immensely.

I like the simplicity of the navigation, and the layout of
the pages, good job.

Luke

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