websites???

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i was just curious what other people use to host their photos... i currently use SMUGMUG and i think there service is awesome from what i have seen. i would like to customize it further but im a complete rookie when its comes to writting css codes...

if you have a chance please visit my website at PHOTOHOLIKS and just tell me what you generally like or dont like or what i should work on... any help would be greatly appreciated... i would really like to further my knowledge in photography and really just over all marketing and displaying of photos in general..

thanks for all the help..

and feel free to post a link to you site (if you have one) and i shall return the favor...

-Mark

[FoG]

Personally I dislike the size of the player. Sorry but it is too big I would prefer a lytebox for that.

Secondly the banner is too large in fact taking up half my screen before I get to see (what are some great) images.. Some of the Afghan ones are just great !

Also try to get a more cohesive look to it and then run through all you pics to get them in order to me the first page looked clutterd with allsorts fo stuff. try to have your page nice clean with hints (tasters if you like) of the Photo's inside grab their attention draw them in !!

At the moment it made me want to walk away (no offence) just beacuse it was cluttered)

FoG

BTW there are some truly excellent pics in there

[zarquon]

I've been using flickr for one off hosting, but on my main website I have a custom built galley that displays the photos using the Lightbox ********** plugin.

[sybren]

Like many folks on DPS I use Flickr.com for image hosting. For me it's the community that got me there, and it's also the excellent Application Programming Interface (API) that is very attractive to me. I'm a Python programmer, and writing some tools that interface with Flickr is very easy. For me this includes a program that resizes the image, adds a black border, adds the image title and copyright, and then uploads it to Flickr.

[windrider86]

I personally liked your web site. I liked the way your name was BAM< right there in your face and stood out. Would make a person remember your name better than if it were smaller.
Wish I could offer you other suggestions but I am no computer wiz. I also use SmugMug and your set up is more advanced than mine. Maybe you could show me how you set up the links at the top???
I use Flickr for no other reason than as an online storage and for the html codes. I never direct any customers there.

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Originally Posted by FoG

Personally I dislike the size of the player. Sorry but it is too big I would prefer a lytebox for that.

Secondly the banner is too large in fact taking up half my screen before I get to see (what are some great) images.. Some of the Afghan ones are just great !

Also try to get a more cohesive look to it and then run through all you pics to get them in order to me the first page looked clutterd with allsorts fo stuff. try to have your page nice clean with hints (tasters if you like) of the Photo's inside grab their attention draw them in !!

At the moment it made me want to walk away (no offence) just beacuse it was cluttered)

FoG

BTW there are some truly excellent pics in there

honestly its my first attempt at anything near a site... and i can see where ur coming from about the page being too cluttered so i attempted to clean it up a little... im resizing the banner right now...

but i migh thave too look into this whole lytebox java script plugin you guys speak of...

and thanks for enjoying my afghan photos... those were the best and worst times of my life... lol

and no offense about u wanting to walk away... at least i know this is how people feel... this is why i ask you guys at dps what i should work on to get people to stay...

thanks for the help FOG

Originally Posted by zarquon

I've been using flickr for one off hosting, but on my main website I have a custom built galley that displays the photos using the Lightbox ********** plugin.

ill be looking into this lightbox ********** plugin...

Originally Posted by sybren

Like many folks on DPS I use Flickr.com for image hosting. For me it's the community that got me there, and it's also the excellent Application Programming Interface (API) that is very attractive to me. I'm a Python programmer, and writing some tools that interface with Flickr is very easy. For me this includes a program that resizes the image, adds a black border, adds the image title and copyright, and then uploads it to Flickr.

sounds really interesting sybren... but do any of those perks come if im not a Python programmer... i mean i can work with some basic html but usually i need a template first...

all in all i still have a lot of things to learn...

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Originally Posted by windrider86

I personally liked your web site. I liked the way your name was BAM< right there in your face and stood out. Would make a person remember your name better than if it were smaller.
Wish I could offer you other suggestions but I am no computer wiz. I also use SmugMug and your set up is more advanced than mine. Maybe you could show me how you set up the links at the top???
I use Flickr for no other reason than as an online storage and for the html codes. I never direct any customers there.

thanks windrider... im glad u liked my site... ur right about the banner being IN YOUR FACE..so to speak. i did try to clean it up a little bit...

WOW a fellow smugmugger... i thought everyone was on flickr these days... lol but i understand why you use it and it makes perfect sense...

and if you interested in putting links at the top send me your smugmug link and ill see what i can do... but just to let you know you DO have to be at least a power user to have full customization abilities to your site. let me know

[windrider86]

I do have the upgraded site. My biggest thing in mine is I cant seem to get rid of the white around my banner.

[windrider86]

Never mind, I am a retard. It helps when you put in the right image

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hahah well im glad you got it figured out...