Hey all, have spent the last couple days kind of redesigning and updating our website...opinions would be greatly appreciated
www.memoriesweddings.com
www.memoriesweddings.com
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- Thread starter Patrick
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nice simple layout... seems easy to navigate... my only concern is the product... what camera are you using?
the video needs some filtering or something...it looks like phone footage...
and this shot... i can see the blurring effect you used in PS... when you are doing a close up.... ya gotta spend a heck of a lot of time making sure its perfect
We shoot with Sony A6000s... most of the time with the 18-105 lens but sometimes with the Sigma 1.4 16mm
Overall looks clean .. I would swap out some of the samples (bride at top of stairs, dog on leash) with some more that "pop". Also, I'd get another gmail account without a date (as in no memoriesinmotion2014) .. same with the allthingsforhimxxx .. ditch the year .. add a state or region or some other modifier if the name is taken.
im no camera snob...but my personal camera should not cost twice what a professional photographers costs... the iphone and note 8 shoot better than that model... maybe switch to one of them? lol
id recommend a canon 5d... it will make those shots look pretty to begin with...then spend some time in photoshop honing the skills... and you are golden
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hope my comments dont come off as harsh.... the beauty of this forum is the honesty...it has helped me in many ways over the past few months...
no one here is critical for the sake of being critical... i promise...well...atleast not me...lol
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no one here is critical for the sake of being critical... i promise...well...atleast not me...lol
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Dude I am a director of a Rescue Mission as my day job, trust me, nothing you can say to me will offend more than the stuff I hear on a daily basis LOL
I mean your site is ok for your price point, but as chris pointed out... the amount of room for improvement is large. So many little things you could do in your actual work, as well as your site. The layout is ok, just the content could be better selected.
Your FIRST photo has to be your absolute best photo ever. It has to impress. Here's a site that I love that creates the I wish I could hire him feel (He wasn't available for my wedding, I tried lol). Home - (http://michaelromeocreations.com/)
Your FIRST photo has to be your absolute best photo ever. It has to impress. Here's a site that I love that creates the I wish I could hire him feel (He wasn't available for my wedding, I tried lol). Home - (http://michaelromeocreations.com/)
this is a dear friend and an amazing creative photographer...i just always loved her stuff... you start with a camera that rarely takes a bad photo...then ya add a creative mind...and u end up with art...
Even there .. those 2 rings NEED to be in focus and they're not (the tip of that branch seems to be the focal point).
We can microanalyze every photo and find something we don't like or wish was difference, but its an obvious difference in quality, and creating the instant WOW factor is what's important for your site. Even my site, you could microanalyze every clip and every photo I post, but the point is, people are going based on the feeling they get.
exactly....in this day and age of every single person having a smart phone...taking photos of everything... your wedding photos need to be different...in a major way... be it quality...artistic...etc...
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Different is good, but focus, color, skew, etc. still separates the best from the rest. Maybe I notice these more as I do a lot of photo work.
agreed...
but at the end of the day...id be happier with that one ring photo than all the in focus bland photos in the world
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Totally agree! It’s the little technical aspects that separate the few from the rest. I’m just talking about from a website perspective and the general concept of attracting and wowing instantly. After that the technicals do play a role, but you gotta get past the first step of attracting the client and getting them to contact you.
Again for the OP sand his price point, I don’t know if the technicalities are going to be cared for as much by many of his clients, but at least his web site should be effective and captivate the viewer better.
Your logo is WAY too small.
I had a hard time finding it, when it SHOULD stick out like a sore thumb.
I had a hard time finding it, when it SHOULD stick out like a sore thumb.