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My new website

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*Fujative*
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http://www.evanbutka.com

I know there are a few pictures messed up in the nature section, but what do you guys think? If any of you saw the last layout, I like this one much better, much less "template" looking.

Any suggestions?
Mar 27 2010 7:52PM
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CJHski
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very solid work.
Mar 27 2010 7:58PM
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steezmoe*
Posts: 357 - Karma: 13
Click for larger imageimpressive
Mar 27 2010 8:04PM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
Yea, i need a better picture of me... that is just there for now.
Mar 27 2010 8:07PM
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Arabian.
Posts: 9632 - Karma: 55
I didn't look through it because I don't have the time, but just from the front page and a few others, fuck yeah dude. I usually don't give out compliments that easily, but yours is definitely a professional website. It's artsy, it's unique, and it's very somewhere I'd want to take my business. 10/10 dude. Great job.
Mar 27 2010 8:13PM
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superpoluha
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ur k was 9999 when you posted this
Mar 27 2010 8:14PM
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Arabian.
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Although, after looking through it, I have some advice: only use your best shots. Remove all the shit that doesn't look good, or is any less than a 10. Photographers only use their best or most unique shots to describe who they are, so only use your best.
Mar 27 2010 8:15PM
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rockyhockey11187
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you got skills
Mar 27 2010 8:27PM
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triebby
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That looks sick man. I really like the simplicity of the layout and design. And you've got some illin' shots.

Out of curiosity, who is your host/domain name provider and what program did you use to design it? I don't know a ton about web design, but I'm looking to build a fairly small and simple site for skiing related purposes and I'm trying to get info from a number of people to see what will suit my needs the best.
Mar 27 2010 8:30PM
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*Fujative*
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Thank Arabian.

I used godaddy.com, $10 for the domain, $60 for hosting. I wanted more storage for videos. I designed it in photoshop, and then used Fireworks to develop it, and Dreamweaver to put the videos in and upload it. If you want something basic, there are a lot of cheap template sites out there, google them, im not sure of names.
Mar 27 2010 8:33PM
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1337
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under nature shots, the stonehenge photo is under the grafitti tab and vice versa, just have to switch those around. And the one shot of the guy with the gun walking into the school was a little sketchy under "personal", might want to take it down hahaha. But other than that very solid work!
Mar 27 2010 8:37PM
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brenker
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pretty cool layout, i like how its just simple and organized
Mar 27 2010 8:38PM
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*Fujative*
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Thanks, but yup I know about that. As for the gun, haha I know, but I really like that one, and have gotten lots of good feedback, but ya, very controversial.
Mar 27 2010 8:43PM
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Big.L
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good work yo that shits sick
Mar 27 2010 8:50PM
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1337
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yea, it was a super cool pic but sketchy at the same time. I could go either way on it haha
Mar 27 2010 8:51PM
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Spinoza
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damnnn, some of those pics are amazing
Mar 27 2010 8:54PM
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Snowcase
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Might want to think about making it 1024x708 accessible.
Mar 27 2010 9:20PM
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*Fujative*
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what like a link for 1024x708?
Mar 27 2010 9:40PM
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Snowcase
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I mean make it so I don't have to scroll to view it on a monitor that is 1024x768 pixels.
Mar 27 2010 11:02PM
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JahJahBinks
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Couple-o-dem girls are hawt.
Mar 27 2010 11:04PM
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soulskier
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that picture of the church isnt in the same one as an old NS cover pic is it?
Mar 27 2010 11:19PM
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soulskier
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nevermind, not even close
sick website though!
Mar 27 2010 11:20PM
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*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
nope, however that church is in Detroit
Mar 27 2010 11:20PM
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Broseph_Stalin
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actually these are so pro k+
Mar 27 2010 11:25PM
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teleTay
Posts: 2320 - Karma: 186
on your nature page your navigation bar doesnt function like all the other pages.

you should look over your html and javascript and fix that

probably just a matter of making sure your "<a href" "></a> has a working address to goto when clicked
Mar 27 2010 11:27PM
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ifli
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can i buy a print of the pic with the streetlight lyrics on the side of the phone
Mar 27 2010 11:28PM
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*Fujative*
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Damn it, it did... but I switched some pictures around and forgot to do that, thanks
Mar 27 2010 11:30PM
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teleTay
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no problem
Mar 27 2010 11:32PM
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Scott0_robot0
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i like it man i was a little confused at first but i liked it though
Mar 27 2010 11:35PM
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Jordan
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Good work!

Some advice might be making sure you saved all your pictures for web. I have speedy internet but even then some of the images were loading pretty slow. Also I'd put your portfolios in front of the contact page, that just seems to be a good flow. People want to see your stuff before contact page if that makes sense?

Hope that makes sense.

The Absolute shots look really good!
Mar 27 2010 11:37PM
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pianoman
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i looked at everything and i liked what i saw. some really good shit. but please correct "commerical." it was the first thing i noticed, to be frank
Mar 27 2010 11:52PM
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*Fujative*
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fuuuccckkkk. i completely missed that. thanks.
Mar 27 2010 11:53PM
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apcaipse
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After I've chosen something like "Nature" or "Personal" am I supposed to be able to see the images big when my mouse is over the any part of the thumb nail, or just over the very top part of it?
Let me rephrase that, when I scroll over a thumbnail of a picture under Nature, it doesn't show up really big unless I'm scrolling over the very top part of the thumbnail, it might be on purpose, might not, just wanted to see.

P.S: Sick site, loved the layout.
Mar 28 2010 12:32AM
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Jwalk
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Really dope stuff the iphone pics were creative, and the absolut ones were very professional. Props
Mar 28 2010 12:34AM
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Gnarshred
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Awesome site and I love the pictures. +K for the Streetlight Manifesto Lyrics on the phone. One of my fav songs of all time!
Mar 28 2010 12:46AM
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860media*
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congrats, thats some really nice work, plus k
Mar 28 2010 12:57AM
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*Fujative*
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was that not working for you? it should be, when you scroll over anywhere on the icon, the image shows up. what browser are you using?
Mar 28 2010 1:12AM
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Rainbow*Stylin
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really like the one of the phone in personals with the streetlight manifesto lyrics
Mar 28 2010 1:14AM
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chapz
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i like a lot of the pics and especially the site!
Mar 28 2010 1:20AM
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ChanchoVelez.
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very nice work!! solid site and great pictures!
Mar 28 2010 2:03AM
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8334c34f2234
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like it a lot, but under nature two above the seagull I think the thumbnail is linked to the wrong picture because it is the same as the one beside it
Mar 28 2010 2:29AM
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Static
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the guy in the personal photo with the phone looks like the hamburger fighter
Mar 28 2010 2:36AM
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pianoman
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noticed that too
Mar 28 2010 11:16AM
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POHTAYDO
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mad props, i like alot. its pretty eye catching
Mar 28 2010 11:19AM
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karmagod
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Did you actually do a campaign for Burrberry, Absolut, and Chrysler? It seems really dishonest to put those pictures in a 'commercial' section as if you were paid by those companies to take those pictures. I thought you just did those for school.
Mar 28 2010 11:29AM
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hellomynameisjef
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i really like it, you have some amazing shots. i keep going back to the one of the kid contemplating the cig though, that is an amazing picture.
Mar 28 2010 11:30AM
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DaveM
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front page is nice
Mar 28 2010 11:33AM
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*Fujative*
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Chrysler was the only one. The rest were for school however the project was commercial based. I actually contacted Abolute, they liked them a lot, however because I didn't live in Sweeden, they would not accept the photos.
Its not to show what I have done, its more to show what I can do, i guess.
Mar 28 2010 4:47PM
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*Fujative*
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Thanks man. I get a lot of talk about that picture, good and bad. Im quite happy with it.

One other thing I forgot to say, I use google analytics to get stats on my site and I love how yesterday I got lots of hits from the east cost and colorado and utah. haha
Mar 28 2010 4:49PM
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smile=]
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your work is amazing. Its not a lot of other photographers you see. You are unique and incredible.
Mar 28 2010 4:58PM
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deathcookie
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it would probably be good to spell commercial right.
Mar 28 2010 5:03PM
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