Website design critique

It looks pretty plain.

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Yeah- very plain. It also takes a while to load with all those pictures, etc..

The design looks old fashioned, sorta amateur. Your logo and the graphic next to it have some sort of "film" that makes it blurry. Your buttons are, eh, plain to say the least. You also have about 2 colors on the whole page, which helps it be plain.

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Justin S.

I agree - it looks very outdated to me. Buttons like that for navigation are generally not used by professionals anymore - they're kind of outdated. Same with the patterned background.

I would suggest that you take a look around at some of the other sites on the web. People now seem to be going for a more streamlined look. Check out http://coolhomepages.com for some ideas.

I agree with everyone, it isnt anything special. Gifcruncher is a good way to optimize images, and its free, but it (obviously) reduces the quality of the images.

To organize it more, I would get new graphics and place all the links on the left hand side in one column. Thats what everyone does, but it helps.
www.gifcruncher.com may be the address. im not sure.

D'Angelo Web Design
http://www.dangelowebdesign.com

Thank you all for your help. Can anyone splve the keyword problem? I have been told so many different things I don't know what is correct. Here is my main page keywords:children's portraits, industrial photography, wedding photography, Long Island Photographer, senior portraits, family portraits, executive photography, executive portraits, commercial photography, hand-colored photography, advertising photography, professional photographer, glamour portraits, model portraits, wedding photographer, bridal photography, the art of photography, artistic, art, artist, actor, actress, advertising, album, baby, beach, boudoir, black and white, bridal, bride, candid, canvas, child, children, Christmas, christening, cards, coach, CEO, commercial, composite, custom, executive, engagement, environmental, family, family album, fine art, frames, fashion, fathers day, father's day, groom, greeting cards, glamour, holiday, high school, head shot, headshots, hand tenting, industrial, Ken Manwiller, kid, love story, long Island, Laurie Studio, location, mother, mothers day, mother's day, mommy and me, Manwiller, model portfolio, model, New York, newsletter, natural, outdoor, photography, photographer, picture, photo, photojournalism, picture, snap shot, portrait, portrait photography, portraiture, portfolio, photographic, posed, publicity, public relations, PPA, PPGNY, romantic, Suffolk, Saint James, senior, stock, speaker, teaching, teacher, tented, valentine, wedding

is this helping me or killing me?
please help!!!

not to be mean, but your site looks like a cross between a semi-proffessional web designer and a young kid! The colors, buttons, webrings, and banner placements do seem to do much for your site, and make it look alot less professional!

most modern sites use tables to their advantage, making some invisble and some visible so that the text lines up! Sites also try to get their pages loading faster!

Sorry
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About the keywords: you have a lot, and most don't have anything to do with your site. I would pick about 20, and use those words throughout your site. You might want to post at the search engine forum for some better help on this topic...

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Justin S.

You also have to think about who you will be able to offer your services to. I mean, you probably aren't able to accept customers from anywhere, right? If someone is looking for a photographer they're probably not going to start looking on the web. Make sure you mention your URL in any kind of print advertising you have - also try to link up with other local sites.