New Blog Header Image

[mark1616]

I've just decided to update the header image on my blog and would like to get your thoughts on it. Does it do the job, would you like to see anything changed etc? How do you think non-photographers would look at this, will they stay and read or move on?

Mark Smith Photography Blog

 

[swatches]

I personal prefer the orange font on the old one. Matches the colours in the photo whereas the blue is a new tone for the photo.

 

[tiler65]

Do you need your name on the header image when it says whose blog it is just above it?

Try it without a name but blue does not suit it at all.

 

[stokes]

I liked the older one, hmmm but I can see where your coming from. I was having a random look around your site yesterday and really liked the headers you had on the wedding price list....

Couldn't make my mind up about the music though, but then I wasn't expecting it, and was listening to u2 at glasto aswell. Zenfolio rocks dosent it!

 

[Jez2011]

I prefer the old one as well. Agree with tiler65, the blue text doesn't seem to go with the other colours in the image. And about the name being repeated. You could either remove it from header, or hide the text above it using CSS (apologies if you knew this!). The baby pics look as if they've just been slapped on as an afterthought. If you want to promote the fact that you do baby portraits in the header, I would redesign it from scratch, maybe just picking your best baby photo and using that.

 

[mark1616]

Thanks guys, good points, I will try an option with no name and see what that is like.

How do you all think the baby photos work, do they help or not? Also, I've softened the top to blend them in, is that working OK as I've had mixed thoughts?

Tom, I love Zenfolio, makes my life simple! As for the music, I can never decide if it helps or not when a customer is looking. As a photographer I just turn off music on everyone else's site so not sure what to do.

Thanks

 

[mark1616]

Having heard the different thoughts, how about one of the two attached images, do they work better than those on the blog currently or still something else to do improve?