supercar prints on line
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I know from talking to friends in the industry that the subject of photography comes up from time to time in your forum. I have over the past few years worked for a few motoring magerzines as a photographer and instead of leaving my images in draws gathering dust, a friend and I cobled together a picture gallery which we would like sum feed back on before we tell the world about it. If you can find it let me know what you think even if you think it's crap I'd like to know.
I found it. www.supercarprints.com
Mmm, 911 GT3 on the Stelvio pass, yes please santa
Mmm, 911 GT3 on the Stelvio pass, yes please santa
Gus, first of all with the quality imagination and dynamism your images always have the website could never be crap ! OK, jealousy and creeping over with !
I have broadband access and the site works smoothly, don't know about those on dial-up but they're probably used to waiting though.
The thumbnails are the right size but I feel that the main images are probably just a touch on the small size to give a feeling for the quality of the real thing. The "Supercarprints.com" legend on the main images is big enough to be seen but isn't intrusive so I think you've achieved a good balance there. In fact it could be a little larger if you wanted.
In the about you section I wouldn't mind knowing what cameras you use for each image type. It's probably more than the average customer would want to know, but if you're using an Xpan for the panoramics I'm sure you could squeeze the magic word Hasselblad in there. I wouldn't mind knowing what other equipment you use to mount the cameras, the vehicle speeds and shutter speeds you use too - but I don't suppose you'll give away all your trade secrets here !
The P&P price you quote is the same everywhere. I reckon the Europe/RoW prices should be higher or you'll wind customers up a bit in this country.
The one thing that does bother me though is the image size vs. paper size. I think you will get complaints from people who haven't read and understood the About Our Prints section. When the print is shown on the screen it might be a good idea to place it on a white rectangle in proportion to how it would appear as a finished article on the paper. You could also put another link to About Our Prints next to the photo.
I hope you find this constructive and helpful. I'm going through a similar design exercise prior to launching myself, my landscapes, and the output of my Epson 9600 onto an unsuspecting world ! I would have emailed you this stuff instead of put it in the public domain but the system says your address is invalid (I can understand why that might be so !).
Best Regards,
Tristram
I have broadband access and the site works smoothly, don't know about those on dial-up but they're probably used to waiting though.
The thumbnails are the right size but I feel that the main images are probably just a touch on the small size to give a feeling for the quality of the real thing. The "Supercarprints.com" legend on the main images is big enough to be seen but isn't intrusive so I think you've achieved a good balance there. In fact it could be a little larger if you wanted.
In the about you section I wouldn't mind knowing what cameras you use for each image type. It's probably more than the average customer would want to know, but if you're using an Xpan for the panoramics I'm sure you could squeeze the magic word Hasselblad in there. I wouldn't mind knowing what other equipment you use to mount the cameras, the vehicle speeds and shutter speeds you use too - but I don't suppose you'll give away all your trade secrets here !
The P&P price you quote is the same everywhere. I reckon the Europe/RoW prices should be higher or you'll wind customers up a bit in this country.
The one thing that does bother me though is the image size vs. paper size. I think you will get complaints from people who haven't read and understood the About Our Prints section. When the print is shown on the screen it might be a good idea to place it on a white rectangle in proportion to how it would appear as a finished article on the paper. You could also put another link to About Our Prints next to the photo.
I hope you find this constructive and helpful. I'm going through a similar design exercise prior to launching myself, my landscapes, and the output of my Epson 9600 onto an unsuspecting world ! I would have emailed you this stuff instead of put it in the public domain but the system says your address is invalid (I can understand why that might be so !).
Best Regards,
Tristram
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