Website Reviews

1. Sandy Kim, LA and New York

http://www.sandykim.com/index3.html

Like: -The simplicity of the single photo, which emphasizes it and is less distracting

-The white background which keeps from anything distracting taking away from the photos

-The minimalist font and amount of text

-The categories are by subject

Dislike: -You can’t zoom in to any of the photos

- There aren’t any descriptions for any of the photos, like when they were taken or who’s in them

-She doesn’t say what camera she uses

-9 tabs

-about 100 pictures total, but it isn’t stated

2.  Ren Hang, China

http://renhang.org/

Like: -The minimalistic white background which helps emphasize the colors in the photos

- The simple font and lack of almost all text

-The dated categories

Dislike: -There are a lot of tabs along the side

-The photos aren’t centered and aren’t very big

-There aren’t categories except for dates

-30 tabs

-a lot!! Isn’t stated

3. Petra Collins, New York and LA

http://www.petracollins.com/

Likes: -Showing her photos together in groups shows the similar color schemes and overall pleasing looks of her photos

-The photos are really large so it’s easy to see the details

- There isn’t a lot of text, so nothing distracts from the photos

Dislikes: -The photos themselves are tabs and it gets confusing to navigate

-Not all of her photos are there

-There aren’t descriptions, dates, or people featured for any of the photos

-7, but more are embedded throughout the website

-too many to count

4. Ryan McGinley, Colorado

http://ryanmcginley.com/

Likes: -Really large photos

-Minimalistic text and background

-Includes date of photo and name of model

Dislikes: -You can't view the entire category at the same time
-Somewhat hard to navigate
-Nothing else! I really like this website
11 tabs
About 30-50 photos in each tab

Larry Clark, Oklahoma

http://larryclark.com/

Likes:

- the photos are big

- it’s in chronological order

- the music

Dislikes:

- the site is set up like a blog

- doesn’t have any tabs

- ads are distracting

No tabs

Lola Dement Myers, Boston

http://www.loladementmyers.com/

Likes:

• How subjects are grouped into tabs
• Color schemes
• Simple white background

Dislikes:

• No dates
• No names of models
• Some photos appear to be missing

15 tabs

Too many photos to count

Evan Tan, California

http://evanshot.us/

Likes:

• Simplicity of the font and background
• Big photos
• Easy to navigate

Dislikes:

• No dates or names
• Not grouped
• Not a lot of photos

3 tabs, 46 photos

Lauren Tepfer, California

http://www.laurentepfer.com/

Likes:

• Big photos
• Plain background
• Looks cohesive

Dislikes:

• Hard to navigate
• No side tabs
• No captions

5 tabs, 40 photos

Olivia Bee, Brooklyn, New York

http://oliviabee.com/

Likes:

• Captions
• Big photos
• Simple background

Dislikes:

• Isn’t organized by subject
• Not enough photos for every shoot
• No side tabs

Ansel Adams, California

Anseladams.com

Likes:

• Simplistic
• Showcases some photos
• Gives information about him

Dislikes:

• Not enough photos total
• More for a business than for a photography website
• Doesn’t have all of his photos

30 tabs, too many to count (most for sale)

Henri Cartier-Bresson, France

http://www.henricartierbresson.org/en/

Likes:

• Big photos
• Easy to navigate
• Simplistic and pretty

Dislikes:

• No captions
• No dates
• Not a lot of photos

9 tabs, too many photos to count

Adrienne Salinger, New York

http://adriennesalinger.net/

Likes:

• Creative concept of presenting photos
• Long and in-depth captions
• Easy to navigate

Dislikes:

• Laggy
• Dark background takes away from photo
• Takes a while to see the photos