p.3 #2 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
Thanks for clearing up what Flash is.
I agree with you on the music thing- sort of. When I hear *my* kind of music, it lends elegance to the images. When I hear what I consider to be "rhythmic noise" which others call music, well, if I were a bride, I know what I'd do. So bearing in mind that many brides might not like *my* music, I'm not putting it up on my site.
TTLKurtis wrote:
lol... Yeah what you're thinking of is the old-school all-Flash websites with animated intro pages and crazy buttons and overlaid screens with semi-transparency and stuff. Flash itself is just a technology like HTML, PHP, etc... It can certainly be used for evil. It does have its disadvantages. But it can be useful for specific applications. (i.e. displaying images) One of the shortcomings of Flash is that Google can't crawl it and so it's bad for SEO purposes, but if you're not using it for textual content then it's a non-issue.
Music is one of those controversial things I've flip-flopped a few times on. I feel like it is a nuisance often enough that it can be a problem. But it also really makes the viewing experience a bit more interesting as well....Show more →
p.3 #3 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
1. For me, too many images is just as bad as not enough
2. A site that is overly complicated or difficult to navigate and requires multiple clicks to locate something
3. A site that takes too long to load
p.3 #5 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
I'm hoping that the new ipad is released in the next two months and it runs lightroom and photoshop at blazing speed with an incredible screen
if this happens, I have the money set aside to buy one the day it comes out
if that happens I'll start optimizing my images for the ipad screen for display on the web -- hopefully they have a feature that optimized for ipad viewing
I am already using the concept in my pro show producer rendering on slideshows. I render my slideshows to 1080p, TV mode, Ipad, and iphone formats. The multiple rendering gives the couples different medium that they can view the shows. The 1080p show of 180 pics with transitions and styles was 1.3 gig. The iphone and ipad shows are much smaller.
What I'm saying is that if the next ipad generations effectively becomes a powerful mini laptop -- watch out --folks are going to fly at the speed of light to this medium - it is just a matter of time
Nikon_14 wrote:
This was pointed out in 3 prior posts- 1 & 10 on page 1 and post 5 on page 2.
But outside of "No flash" and reducing image file size, what makes a website more mobile-friendly?
p.3 #6 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
Nikon_14 wrote:
I see your point. Find a way to connect with each couple that matches their unique personality, etc. Then they feel at ease with you and it'll come out in their expressions.
I'm thinking more that they will read the post as will their family and friends and be able to tell that she knows something of them. That it is more than just business.
One of the number one things people want when dealing with anyone is that they are listened to, understood and appreciated based on what has been distilled from having been listened to.
So whereas the copiers are running every blog post with "Bill and Mary are the most amazing couple, like... EVER!!!". It's empty words people pull out of their butt so to speak and apply to anyone. Jasmine on the other hand reveals stuff that one could not just get without asking some good questions. So her appreciation of her clients as portrayed in her writing is coming from somewhere.
She does speak in a language that may not be my style but it would be easy to see that and write off what she is doing much better than the rest of us. The girl is articulate and can write, combined with her people skills it makes her an amazing blogger.
So for the blog part of your site, don't talk like her but learn why her post connect with brides and ask yourself how you could improve your blog post to do the same.
p.3 #7 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
Marcus,
This post is the most encouraging of them all... I'm going to have pay lots of $$ to get a website w/ all the techno mumbo-jumbo and, when all is said & done, hope that it WORKS (sort of like when I started using PW). But personalizing a blog with written comments tailored to each couple that demonstrates I care about them- yeah, I can do that.
I'm thinking more that they will read the post as will their family and friends and be able to tell that she knows something of them. That it is more than just business.
One of the number one things people want when dealing with anyone is that they are listened to, understood and appreciated based on what has been distilled from having been listened to.
So whereas the copiers are running every blog post with "Bill and Mary are the most amazing couple, like... EVER!!!". It's empty words people pull out of their butt so to speak and apply to anyone. Jasmine on the other hand reveals stuff that one could not just get without asking some good questions. So her appreciation of her clients as portrayed in her writing is coming from somewhere.
She does speak in a language that may not be my style but it would be easy to see that and write off what she is doing much better than the rest of us. The girl is articulate and can write, combined with her people skills it makes her an amazing blogger.
So for the blog part of your site, don't talk like her but learn why her post connect with brides and ask yourself how you could improve your blog post to do the same. ...Show more →
p.3 #14 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
Marcus Watts wrote:
If you read her post she actually reveals something about each couple. Clearly she has been listening to those who matter, her clients.Most who try to emulate her just pick up on the saying something positive so end up having almost identical looking post for each clients.
So on the contrary take a look at her blog and ask why it is she connects.
But ask yourself what is the form and what is the substance. The latter should be able to allow you to keep your own style.
I was thinking more lots of posts about puppies, shoes and cupcakes.
p.3 #15 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
eNoBlog wrote:
Now that's a "stand out" set of comments in this world where "Web presence" seems to be everything. Don't know that I buy it, but suspect there maybe something to it.
Agree upto some extent with webpresence part but in world of Facebook having website is not mandatory. One of my friend is on FB and she has more than 4000 likes and all she has is a blog and FB, no website at all. And she seems to be doing pretty well in local market. So yes it depends lot on networking - having website is a good thing but not mandatory.
p.3 #16 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
You mean clients care about puppies, shoes & cupcakes more than "When will the D900 be out?", "This lens is soft", "I'm having problems w/ my not-yet-delivered D800", etc.?
Ya think?
Mark_L wrote:
I was thinking more lots of posts about puppies, shoes and cupcakes.
p.3 #17 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
My GUESS (I'm studying Economics PT, not Marketing) is that FB goes over extremely well with younger clients & their texting devices which they came out of their mother's womb with, mid-age clients will want an established website, and older clients will (horray) want prints and not nag us for the (lesser-value) digital files.
mjoshi wrote:
Agree upto some extent with webpresence part but in world of Facebook having website is not mandatory. One of my friend is on FB and she has more than 4000 likes and all she has is a blog and FB, no website at all. And she seems to be doing pretty well in local market. So yes it depends lot on networking - having website is a good thing but not mandatory.
p.3 #18 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
mjoshi wrote:
in world of Facebook having website is not mandatory. One of my friend is on FB and she has more than 4000 likes and all she has is a blog and FB, no website at all. And she seems to be doing pretty well in local market.
I'll have to look into this "Facebook" thing one of these days.
p.3 #19 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
Nikon_14 wrote:
You mean clients care about puppies, shoes & cupcakes more than "When will the D900 be out?", "This lens is soft", "I'm having problems w/ my not-yet-delivered D800", etc.?
Ya think?
This raises a serious point, however. There's a lot of disagreement over whether or not to blog about non-wedding related things, such as one's personal life, hobbies, random photography, and so on. I've honestly gone back and forth over the last few months myself.
p.3 #20 · Top 3 Mistakes in Wedding Photography Websites
I think people like seeing something personal about you every once in a while... say once 15-20 posts. Where it becomes a problem is for the people that don't do enough work professionally to keep the ratio that high and they're posting personal stuff every other blog post.
