After looking at websites of professionals, I have modified my own website a little bit, to make it more aesthetically pleasing and user friendly.
The first changes I have made are in the menu bar.
Firstly I have added an about section. This is still under construction, as I plan on doing some more research into how much information is good information, and what sort of thing I should be writing to make it seem professional, but not too pretentious.
Secondly I have changed the amount of series' available to look through (although I am planning to add some more soon). My lecturer said a couple of weeks ago that it was better to have sets, instead of just random photographs, so I have taken that on board. There was a lot of pages within pages before, which I didn't really need. I think at first I thought I needed to put as much work out there as possible to make sure people could see I could do everything (!), but I have learnt that specialising is more important. Less is more, and all that jazz.
The last and the most important change I have made is when viewing the sets. Before these images were smaller, and you could not click on them and enlarge them. After looking at professional websites I have noticed that bigger images are better - as the person looking can see more detail, and it's a little bit more interactive. There is also a slideshow at the bottom - so you can select an image you want to see bigger from this screen, instead of closing and going back.
I'll probably change it again in a couple of weeks but for now, I think it looks alright!
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