lightchasers website

[boneywhitefoot]

in the light of a few other post showcasing their sites for a critque I would like a critique of our site for  you guys and girls that might care to comment please.
hope you enjoy and please dont hesitate to ask questions.
cheers and thanks.
http://www.lightchasers-nz.com/

[PeterAit]

in the light of a few other post showcasing their sites for a critque I would like a critique of our site for  you guys and girls that might care to comment please.
hope you enjoy and please dont hesitate to ask questions.
cheers and thanks.
http://www.lightchasers-nz.com/

You have an exceptionally photogenic country to work with, it must be a lot of fun running tours.

As for your site, I find the home page rather plain and unengaging, although I love the way you have integrated the shot of the mountains into the page. Also, I despise black backgrounds, but that's a personal peeve. Throughout the text seems too small.

At least one of your portfolio/galleries links does not lead to any photos (Landscapes -> Wilderness).

When I go a Birds page, the browser window suddenly grows to a size that is much bigger than needed to view the photos.

There are quite a few spelling/grammar errors on the site, not a good way to impress potential customers!

A good start, in my opinion, but still needs work. Good luck.

[boneywhitefoot]

You have an exceptionally photogenic country to work with, it must be a lot of fun running tours.

As for your site, I find the home page rather plain and unengaging, although I love the way you have integrated the shot of the mountains into the page. Also, I despise black backgrounds, but that's a personal peeve. Throughout the text seems too small.

At least one of your portfolio/galleries links does not lead to any photos (Landscapes -> Wilderness).

When I go a Birds page, the browser window suddenly grows to a size that is much bigger than needed to view the photos.

There are quite a few spelling/grammar errors on the site, not a good way to impress potential customers!

A good start, in my opinion, but still needs work. Good luck.

ahhh your talking about the boney site,Ive just started comming to grips with it. only the birds is going.
Its the lightchasers site Im looking for coments on the boney one is a long way off as yet.
cheers and thanks for your comments

[PeterAit]

ahhh your talking about the boney site,Ive just started comming to grips with it. only the birds is going.
Its the lightchasers site Im looking for coments on the boney one is a long way off as yet.
cheers and thanks for your comments

When you want comments on a site, you might do well to post a link to the site and not to a different site.

[LoisWakeman]

ahhh your talking about the boney site,Ive just started comming to grips with it. only the birds is going.
Its the lightchasers site Im looking for coments on the boney one is a long way off as yet.
cheers and thanks for your comments

I looked at the one with the right domain I assume (http://www.lightchasers-nz.com) - and the large amounts of white/grey on black text are trying to read, and as the other person said, you really need to proof it carefully - it is sprinkled with typos and grammar errors (but I am a tech. author, so I would say that).

The home page is perhaps your only chance to engage with customers - so why not give it more immediate impact - show us some scenery and cut the text drastically: it needs to be both concise and enticing. You can put all the details and 'spider food' on an inside page.

You have a wonderful location to take your clients round!

[tokengirl]

If I understand correctly, the purpose of this site is to sell photography tours to New Zealand, yes?

If that's the case, the first thing you need to do is work on your bios.  You need to list your accomplishments as professional photographers (such as gallery shows with links to the galleries' websites, lectures given, books written, etc.).  I just don't think asking someone to give you between $2,500 and $9,500 for a tour just because "we are landscape photographers" is going to cut it.  

I also think there should be a significant and fabulous photo on the front page.  When you click on the link, there is no WOW factor whatsoever, and first impressions count.

[boneywhitefoot]

again cheers and thanks for the pointers.

[boneywhitefoot]

When you want comments on a site, you might do well to post a link to the site and not to a different site.

I believe Ive got the right site directed to