website reviews

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Website Reviews

  1. Andrew Bennett (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. A lot of Austin pride is shown right away
      2. The pictures on his page show a wide variety of the type of photography that Andrew can shoot.
      3. Although the page shows a big variety of styles, the editing makes them all seem more cohesive.
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Has some boring portraits that shouldn’t be featured at the top.
      2. No pictures of the actual photographer
      3. Doesn’t give a direct email, just social media
    4. How many tabs/drop downs are on the site?
      1. 7 tabs
    5. How many photos are in their portfolio?
      1. 69
  2. Sara Jordan (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Has a big variety of styles
      2. Includes an about sara tab
      3. Very minimalistic and modern
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Too many drop downs
      2. Dj
      3. Fjd
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 18 drop downs
    5. SO MANY PHOTOS
  3. Sarah Jordan (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Very family orientated
      2. A more local based establishment
      3. Provides a video that explains and showcases the many different occasions that sarah shoots
    3. 3 things I don’t like:
      1. Sarah is limited to only family oriented photos
      2. Not enough visuals on her home page
      3. Doesn’t show her name is big letters
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 21
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. Too many to count
  4. Sara Lopez (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. The characters “Alexander and the Kid” are based off of her own kids
      2. Cute artsy design
      3. Cohesive colors
    3. 3 things i dont like:
      1. Not a big variety
      2. Kind of pricey
      3. Doesn’t offer that much
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 11
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. 200+
  5. Korey Howell (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Immediately tells you what her product is
      2. Gives you the option to book right away
      3. mature  (?)
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Looks like a basic design
      2. Design isn’t appealing and could reflect negatively on her photography
      3. Specializes in headshots only, not a big variety
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 5
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. Too many to count
  6. Alex Hopes (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. So…. many…. Dogs
      2. Immediately shows off some of his work
      3. Local
    3. How many tabs?
      1. 7
    4. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. Too many to count
  7. Julia Vie (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Mature design
      2. Artistic
      3. Good layout
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Pretty mature
      2. Basic
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 9
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. Too many to count
  8. Jessica Doffing (Austin, Texas)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Does hospital shoots, i've never heard of it
      2. Very natural
      3. Family orientated
      4. Offers tutorials for new photographers to help them
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Tabs are jumbled together
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 6
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. 200+
  9. Brandon Woelfel (New York)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Simple
      2. Quick and straight to the point
      3. Artsy photography
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Not a big variety
      2. Restrictive design
      3. Restrictive style
    4. How many tabs
      1. 4
    5. Number of photos in their portfolio?
      1. Too many to count
  10. Ryan Edy (everywhere)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Shoots for athletic companies
      2. Makes each individual photo interesting
      3. Commercial
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Kind of hard to use his website
      2. Lags a lot
      3. Not a lot of variation in his photos
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 4
    5. How many photos in his portfolio?
      1. 58 photos
  11. Dave Hill (Los Angeles)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. A big range from traveling to car shoots
      2. Simple editing
      3. Interesting pictures
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Hard to work with his website
      2. Has his traveling pictures mixed with his car pictures
      3. Too many tabs, should minimize the tabs
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 25 tabs
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. So. many. Pictures.
  12. Timothy Hogan (Los Angeles, California)
    2. 3 things i like:
      1. Simple design
      2. Previews some of his best work when you wave the mouse over the selected tab
      3. Really really frickin good still life pictures
    3. 3 things i don’t like:
      1. Only can see one picture at a time
      2. Hard to work with his website
      3. Not that much content on his website
    4. How many tabs?
      1. 11 tabs
    5. Number of photos in portfolio?
      1. About 9 different folders (two of them are locked)

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