Wow, it's been a while since I got goosebumps looking as somebody's portfolio and my gosh...I got them looking at yours. Your work is amazing!
My personal taste is that I don't care for flash sites. I think that somewhere in my past I read that it was a "don't" but times have changed and it seems like the majority of photography sites do use the flash technology. Pretty groovy program too. Thanks for the link!
Barry - I know it's slow for dialup users, sorry.
Alex - Personally I don't like flash sites. I thought I would give it one more chance and PhotoFolio seems to be winning me over a bit. The gentleman that made it, made it real easy to upload new pictures which I really like.
I'm still torn if I will continue to use it or not. The JasonJenkins.com is my personal site so I have some time to decide. The other site that give to customers is pure HTML, no FLASH.
Barry - I know it's slow for dialup users, sorry.
Alex - Personally I don't like flash sites. I thought I would give it one more chance and PhotoFolio seems to be winning me over a bit. The gentleman that made it, made it real easy to upload new pictures which I really like.
I'm still torn if I will continue to use it or not. The JasonJenkins.com is my personal site so I have some time to decide. The other site that give to customers is pure HTML, no FLASH.
why not have 2 sites. a html and a flash? maybe too much hastle for you????
I downloaded simpleviewer and it seemed to work well on my website. Then I found a tool called Simpleviewer Admin and from reading about it, it sounds like a very heplful tool. But I cant get it to work, has anybody tried using this?
Barry - I know it's slow for dialup users, sorry.
Alex - Personally I don't like flash sites. I thought I would give it one more chance and PhotoFolio seems to be winning me over a bit. The gentleman that made it, made it real easy to upload new pictures which I really like.
I'm still torn if I will continue to use it or not. The JasonJenkins.com is my personal site so I have some time to decide. The other site that give to customers is pure HTML, no FLASH.
why not have 2 sites. a html and a flash? maybe too much hastle for you????
I downloaded simpleviewer and have been playing with it, though currently, it just loads to the flash, then blows up, don't know if it's my images or what, then I realize that the layout I really liked, is in this new photofolio. Bleh, That's what I get for getting excited on the first couple posts. Will dig back into it tomorrow, as it's getting late. Thanks for the tips all, I've been looking for something along these lines for a bit, as I'm way too lazy to update my own website, and something like this makes it easy.
Mike
what file size are the photos you are uploading ? do you resize/compress them first
they seem to be taking a long time to load for the size they are
or are you on a slow server
What happens if the visitor to your site doesn't have Flash installed?
It should detect it and offer to download.
Perhaps I should make a simple .html version as well for non-flashers? I figured most internet users are flashified by now...especially those looking at my portfolio. Something to think about, though...
What if a user is on a slow connection?
For instance, when I am out of town most places, my cell phone connection, which I use mainly for connecting to the servers at the office, typically nets me a 14.4 connection. If I am lucky, I will get a digital "Broadband" connection which is just about 56k actual up and down.
Then there are fullt time dial-up users.
Flash can take a looooong time on a slow link.
Anyway, there are plenty of reasons not to use Flash as the only setup for a website.
Anyway, there are plenty of reasons not to use Flash as the only setup for a website.
Good point, but it is definitely becoming the norm for Portfolio websites of photographers.
I agree, if my site becomes an "order prints here" site then I will likely make some major changes (and invest some money) so that the website will be customized and easy/user-friendly. Right now, the purpose of my site will be as a portfolio for other photographers/photo editors to take a look at.
As for the resizing question, I can't remember what size they are. I think in most cases they are just 600 pix wide but I'll have to doublecheck all of that.
I'm also working on a better banner for the side. I'd actually like to create a nice simple logo...one for "Mike Schneider" (for editorial/documentary work) and one for ThatCloudThere.Com (for stock/landscapes/prints). I'm hoping to get someone to create some logos for me that look like Vectors...that's for later.
Edit: One more thing...the Photofolio site really brings out the best of your photos as it fades from low contrast/low saturation to full contrast/saturation of your photos. It really helps make them look sharp, as if they are jumping off the page when you view them which is another fantastic thing about that program.
Edit 2: One more thing...the long loading times. I figured it out, these are my files simply pulled off of my computer so they have been saved at full resolution which means the files are much too big. I'll fix that.
Edit: One more thing...the Photofolio site really brings out the best of your photos as it fades from low contrast/low saturation to full contrast/saturation of your photos. It really helps make them look sharp, as if they are jumping off the page when you view them which is another fantastic thing about that program.
I believe that you can accomplish the low to full effect using a spot of DHTML and CSS. Write once and use it to bracket all your photos.
I will have to look into that.
IMHO, a good photo will stand on its own, whether or not it has some flashy bling-bling setup to display it.
Edit: One more thing...the Photofolio site really brings out the best of your photos as it fades from low contrast/low saturation to full contrast/saturation of your photos. It really helps make them look sharp, as if they are jumping off the page when you view them which is another fantastic thing about that program.
I believe that you can accomplish the low to full effect using a spot of DHTML and CSS. Write once and use it to bracket all your photos.
I will have to look into that.
IMHO, a good photo will stand on its own, whether or not it has some flashy bling-bling setup to display it.
Of course it will...a good photo will also make an impact on newsprint but that doesn't mean I would send a clip to an art gallery instead of a nice print.
Why not use the tools that I have, particularily if they're free?
