sarashoot.be (photographer)

[septunas]

Hi,
my habitat is mostly on webforums, but I wanted the opininion of you designguru's ;)
So please, give your unsalted opininon how you think, it could be more attractive or anything else...
Soon I will update the layout, so now is the moment.

>>> sarashoot.be (http://sarashoot.be)

[reuber1]

Danger, Boobies, NSFW.

I really like what you've got going. Simple, focus is on the work, it's scalable, and your navigation is very easy to figure out. But rather than being bland, it's sleek and intuitive. I dig it.

[septunas]

thanks, that's really nice to hear :-)

[SurfPark]

Great work. Intutive navigation.

[cjoe]

the site is slow. i would have checked out more photos but i couldn't be bothered to wait for them to load. However, I liked what i saw in the photo department. Your layout is annoying because you have to traverse the whole width of the screen to access all the elements, and you are left with a big blank space, which doesn't contribute anything aesthetically. Actually scratch that, i can see the positive of all that space, it removes any distracting elements when viewing the pictures . Also you don't include a logo or name anywhere visible in the site, i.e. a logo which is on all of the pages. Colour is sexy, navigation buttons etc are simple and elegant, use of type is good.
Overall i give it an 8 out of 10. An effective portfolio site, nothing more. Uses effective navigational elements and a sparse but clever layout to ensure the audiences focus is kept on your work. However, there is no logo or name anywhere, and you could include a little bit about yourself. Not only are you selling your work but you are selling yourself. And work on those loading times!

[cjoe]

also, did you use a translator program to post here? because your choice of words is strange.

[Silence04]

Wow, your "Ladies" section is absolutely stunning! great photography really!

[reuber1]

cjoe, I have to disagree. The logo appears prior to each load for the images. I think that is a great alternative to having it on the screen the entire time. It's the only thing the viewer will be able to see before each image loads, which didn't seem to take too long for me. I haven't found the load times to be unreasonable.

I will agree with positioning of the nav elements; everything is all over the screen. One solution would be to bring the back/forth buttons that are underneath the images above the images, so you can at least keep the mouse on the upper half of the screen (though you still would have to span quite some distance horizontally, and it doesn't solve the nav bar on the right). I don't think those elements will kill the site though. I also think a bit more information on your (or whomever the folio is for) background could be warranted on the contact page (maybe call it "About" instead of just "Contact", giving the user a little bit more to expect possibly). Everything else seems to be working pretty good.

[cjoe]

Reuber, good point about the logo. To be completely honest i didn't really notice it, i was more focused on the pink loading bar, maybe move the logo to the center of the screen. I revisited, the site and the loading times had improved a little, must just be my connection.

[tZ]

very nice

The only thing is I am on a larger resolution screen and spent around around 20 sec. trying to find your tiny navagation bar at the top after the site loaded.

So I would make that a bit more apparent...cause on my screen it appears very small.

[Big Perm-dizzle]

dont like the background color - like everything else...well besides the logo its kinda cheesy - your site is modern and slick and your logo reminds me of clipart gone bad - good job and nice work on the site!

[septunas]

Thanks for your feedback. I heard some interesting remarks that I will take in consideration for the coming update.

About my english: no translator. Just creative use of language when I work at night and can't find the words I'm looking for :-)

[Logo-Mechanix]

I liked the whole thing it was some great photography and the website was pretty good. It didn't take long to load which is a the biggest turnoff as far as I am concerned.