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dangalo

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I'm starting to create a wedding photography site. There's no content on here so far, but any feedback can help!

http://dangalo.x10.mx

I'm also going to purchase a domain name soon.
 

essellar

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Kill the snow effect -- it makes the page jump, and it doesn't really add anything to the feel of the site. The two fonts in the logo don't really mix well -- one's a "futuristic" '30s techno-chrome and the other is a romantic cursive (Vivaldi?). I know that you're trying to get those two concepts across ("have tech, will travel" and "sensitive to your special event"), but the overall tone of the site would be better served if you picked one font (a more romantic cursive, maybe just a tad more restrained in its flourishes) for the whole logo. You might want to use the same font to label the major sections on your landing page as well -- the large, light avant-garde sans serif doesn't work well with the logo. And the "Categories" label should probably be moved to a more discrete location (or eliminated altogether on the landing page). A basic blog platform might not be a good choice for the landing page, unless you can modify the heck out of it.

Believe it or not, I' not trying to be harsh -- I had a studio in the early '90s (Mamiya RZ67s, a Toyo 4x5, all Elinchrom lighting on an overhead rail system in-studio and Norman/Chimera location gear) and I know how much of a slog it is to get and keep business. You want to set the right tone from the very beginning, and have as much quality photography in the users' faces as they can stand. If you do multiple genres, then have multiple "micro-sites" -- one for each major genre, each with its own suitable theme (related, but not identical). If you are a generalist, you want to look like an expert in several fields rather than like somebody who's just willing to give anything a go.
 

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Not being a hardcore photographer having traded in my elderly Zenit-E (it was probably older than me) some time ago and gone digital for my less than professional happy snapping I cannot offer the same depth of advice as esselar above.

This really is one of those instances of where a picture IS worth a thousand words and the images must take precidence over any written content, and would concentrate on the gallery / portfolio pages than concern myself with a forum at this point.

PS: lose the snow, it's a classic 'I'm a newbie web designer' faux paus. It also plays havoc with the browser resources and if not removed would even cause hiccups with javascript gallery slideshows.

Here's an old demo gallery for a photography site http://sk1.x10.mx/pit/art_print/gallery.html
 
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