Comments on: Web Design Tips for Photo Sites http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/ The Photoblogs.org Blog. Sat, 5 Jul 2008 17:55:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Rizal http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17318 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:29:09 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17318 Agree on compression stuff. Actually that's why we create Image Compressor (www.image-compressor.com). This application compress file size while automatically maintains quality. Try it, and let me know what you think about our software... Agree on compression stuff.
Actually that's why we create Image Compressor (www.image-compressor.com). This application compress file size while automatically maintains quality.

Try it, and let me know what you think about our software...

]]> by: burs http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17315 Sat, 09 Feb 2008 23:52:56 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17315 thax for sharing Functionality is the absolutely important though I would suggest simplicity is also. thax for sharing
Functionality is the absolutely important though I would suggest simplicity is also.

]]> by: Infected By Bugs http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17304 Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:08:15 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17304 I like that list! Thanks for including it! I like that list! Thanks for including it!

]]> by: Archie | Whateverland http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17299 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:09:29 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17299 I fully agree wtih Brandon's view on image compression. Image compression can be a tricky thing...photos with an intense amount of detail sometimes demand little or no compression to maintain quality. I'm all for huge file sizes if the image loaded is worth the wait. Besides.... we are pretty deep in the information age, if you don't have broadband by now, you need to get with the times! I also wanted to add... although web design is important for a photography Site, the photography itself should always be #1 priority. I fully agree wtih Brandon's view on image compression.

Image compression can be a tricky thing...photos with an intense amount of detail sometimes demand little or no compression to maintain quality. I'm all for huge file sizes if the image loaded is worth the wait. Besides.... we are pretty deep in the information age, if you don't have broadband by now, you need to get with the times!

I also wanted to add... although web design is important for a photography Site, the photography itself should always be #1 priority.

]]> by: kora http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17298 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:30:08 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17298 i so do agree and am heading to read Mr. Colberg's post. For months i've been testing different software and photo services and some times i feel as if i'm over my head! LOL just like the commenters above, i so agree that in browsing photo pages simplicity and download time is absolute must! i'm so happy to have stumbled upon this post! perhaps now i'll have a clearer path in getting my website out of construction... LOL i so do agree and am heading to read Mr. Colberg's post. For months i've been testing different software and photo services and some times i feel as if i'm over my head! LOL
just like the commenters above, i so agree that in browsing photo pages simplicity and download time is absolute must! i'm so happy to have stumbled upon this post! perhaps now i'll have a clearer path in getting my website out of construction... LOL

]]> by: ndiginiz http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17273 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:45:34 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17273 The best of the most fundamental requirements are listed in Jörg Colberg's post. Whether you are inclined to design your own site or subscribe to a host with site templates provided, the points mentioned are of relative and optimum importance. One other thing I think photographers/bloggers should be aware of is that "quantity does not always equal exposure". There are some bloggers who have a front page with anywhere from one to twenty images, thinking they're better exposing their photography on a global network by having a high quantity of images. What they need to understand is that time is money (money out and money in) visitors are less inclined to wait for numerous images to download and if they're like me they'll just close the tab/window or browser altogether. I would suggest after deigning a site or choosing a site template, you clock your site download times on various browsers MSIE, Firefox, Netscape, Opera etc to ensure your pages are not consuming exorbitant amounts of visitor’s time and money downloading. (Of course it is relative to your connection speed but have you ever considered how much money you're spending waiting for sites/images/text to download when you access a URL?) Functionality is the absolutely important though I would suggest simplicity is also. The best of the most fundamental requirements are listed in Jörg Colberg's post. Whether you are inclined to design your own site or subscribe to a host with site templates provided, the points mentioned are of relative and optimum importance.
One other thing I think photographers/bloggers should be aware of is that "quantity does not always equal exposure".
There are some bloggers who have a front page with anywhere from one to twenty images, thinking they're better exposing their photography on a global network by having a high quantity of images. What they need to understand is that time is money (money out and money in) visitors are less inclined to wait for numerous images to download and if they're like me they'll just close the tab/window or browser altogether.
I would suggest after deigning a site or choosing a site template, you clock your site download times on various browsers MSIE, Firefox, Netscape, Opera etc to ensure your pages are not consuming exorbitant amounts of visitor’s time and money downloading. (Of course it is relative to your connection speed but have you ever considered how much money you're spending waiting for sites/images/text to download when you access a URL?)
Functionality is the absolutely important though I would suggest simplicity is also.

]]> by: Nick http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17271 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:22:38 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17271 I'd add the following: make sure that your "Next" and "Previous" links are obvious, and remain in the same place from one page to the next. One of my biggest pet peeves when browsing photoblogs is when I'm paging through photos and I have to constantly move my mouse around to click on the pagination links. I'd add the following: make sure that your "Next" and "Previous" links are obvious, and remain in the same place from one page to the next. One of my biggest pet peeves when browsing photoblogs is when I'm paging through photos and I have to constantly move my mouse around to click on the pagination links.

]]> by: Brandon Stone http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17268 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:28:59 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17268 There are a lot of fantastic services out there for people to use. And most people would probably be better off never knowing what FTP means. Regardless, there are still good reasons for certain people to build their own sites. Much of the independent spirit of photoblogging comes from people who enjoy a DIY mindset. And there is at least one thing on that list that everyone needs to know, regardless of where you upload your photos... If you set your JPEG compression too low, your images will suffer greatly. There are a lot of fantastic services out there for people to use. And most people would probably be better off never knowing what FTP means.

Regardless, there are still good reasons for certain people to build their own sites. Much of the independent spirit of photoblogging comes from people who enjoy a DIY mindset.

And there is at least one thing on that list that everyone needs to know, regardless of where you upload your photos... If you set your JPEG compression too low, your images will suffer greatly.

]]> by: Bill http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17267 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:38:40 +0000 http://blog.photoblogs.org/2008/01/21/web-design-tips-for-photo-sites/#comment-17267 I suggest signing up for a http://www.fotki.com/ ID. I am a Fotki user, not employee. I find their interface and functionality to be everything I need for a photo website. No reason to build your own! You can even co-brand and build their web site into yours as a set of pages. I suggest signing up for a http://www.fotki.com/ ID. I am a Fotki user, not employee. I find their interface and functionality to be everything I need for a photo website. No reason to build your own!

You can even co-brand and build their web site into yours as a set of pages.

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