Website changes

 The template I selected was sourced from a photography themed sector. I found the large image worked well to showcase the work, and the menu also worked well. The colour theme was something I wanted to changed as I did find this very harsh, especially for my specific industry specialism.

 Once I inserted my logo, I was able to get a better idea of the colour scheme I wanted to achieve. I inserted my images, which will work on a showreel basis to automatically scroll through the images. Finding the right speed for this was crucial, and I adjusted the speed from 2.7 seconds per image which was too slow, right down for 1.5 seconds per image, which gave the right amount of time for the viewer to see the image and realise it is a moving showcase so they can view the other images. The black outer background was something I didn't like, and found it didn't show off the work but made the site very claustrophobic, therefore I wanted to invert this to a white shade.

The about page was something I kept very similar to my old site, as I liked the amount of information and content it delivered. I also like the image placed on the page, however am considering replacing it with a personal image of me applying make-up which will give a more personal yet professional image if done correctly. The background inverted to white also has made the website seem very clean, crisp and also showcases the images a lot better than the black background which restricted the space of the images I felt.

Something I discovered within my research sessions on professional websites was that the galleries tended to vary from many different styles, however all used a very symmetrical layout. I decided to keep the layout that I have already used on the website, but narrow the amount of squares down, making the thumbnail much larger and easier to focus on. This has worked well to showcase my work. Also putting my most recent work in order and removing some of my older images gives a good professional feel. There are tabs at the top of the page which although I have solely specified previously I want to work within fashion, I am also going to create a theatre and film tab, as this makes me a more employable artist. I will list these tabs in the order of preference to the industry, therefore fashion will remain the first visible tab on the portfolio page.




Having a 'press' page was something that I also wanted to initially experiment with. Although I do only have one published shoot at the moment, I am very proud of this and want my audience to be able to see that the work is of a publishing standard, potentially opening up job fields for myself, and making myself a more desirable employee. The page again uses a show reel format, and when more images are added to this, as published work comes in, I will add individual show reels for individual published works.

The final page accessible along the tool bar is the CV page. This is the same as my old website, and is a layout provided by Wix, which I find works very well, is clean and crisp and offers all the information needed on myself. I feel it is important to have a CV on a website because showing off your experience to perspective employers is something that should be done as much as possible, and I feel my CV really sells this.