It's been said to me by other photographers that my website isn't "professional enough". That it's not the clean conservative website that my peers are showing. They can't believe I have a flashy logo, and now I'm going to have a t-shirt! "You are not selling a brand, " they tell me. My response to them, and anyone else who wants to put me inside a box is that I just got tired of looking at hundreds of boring ass slow loading photography websites. I am so sick of simple, clean, and boring. I want people to smile when they come to my site, not just because they enjoy the photography, but also because it's a good overall experience. No, I am not a graphic designer, but I work with talented graphic designers who layout my photos and can create an even better packaging of my work. Why not embrace that? If the layout of the website or my logo turns you off then you probably wouldn't like working with me. I am a perfectionist at work, but I also like to have fun. I love what I do, and I've been told that it shows when I work.
That said, I have teamed up with an amazing graphic designer Chris Rucker, at ruckercreative.com to design my first t-shirt. I'd love to hear your thoughts on the shirt - whatever they may be! Lemme know if you'd wear it.
