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jared polin jared polin
froknowsphoto.com and welcome back to
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humble lion which I was trying to read
it before it I was like humbly owned
humbly on flea autography let's see
where time is frozen and memories are
created oh the cheese factor on those
tag lines are cheesy anyway this is not
built on a square space platform this is
built on something else I'm not really
sure I don't right off the bat let me go
back to the main page I just hit back
right off the bat I just I don't like
the black it just comes across like when
I come to a website I want to see your
photos before please call us for a free
quote our main goal is to create
lifetime memories our clients can charge
okay we get that like I get it there are
so many cliche ik taglines that you're
gonna see on this site I'm not just I'm
not just ripping I'm just pointing that
out cuz that's what I see but I just
don't like the website that comes across
as just straight-up dark it doesn't in
like even this image of thank you at the
top comes across I want to see the image
bright I don't want to see it gradiated
and lost same thing down here I want to
see photo shoot going down at platinum
whatever that means like I want to see
this like I'm clicking I I can't see it
I can't see anything
cuz it's not there but I like the
testimonials I like the fact that
they're there I like the scrolling this
is really nice it's a great way to see a
testimonial somebody says something you
scroll through it I like that it's it's
white it's vibrant
I just don't like the dark looks on a
website III think when I'm hiring a
photographer we're looking for a
photographer I want to see vibrance not
not always just saying screaming at you
and your face vibrance but it's what I
don't like the dark look if you like the
dark look explain why you like it this
is my personal preference in my critique
of it but we all have our personal
preferences so if you like it of course
you like it
humble lion photography mission
statement our mission here at Humboldt
photography is to create lasting met and
by the way I haven't gotten to a photo
yet the first things that I'm seeing on
this page are not photos I want to see
photos lasting memories with pure
passion and enthusiasm we capture these
moments like never before I don't
understand what that never before means
you capture moments like never before
like nobody's ever captured them before
or what and determined to handle each
and every client in a family like manner
that's great that makes you feel humble
and good humble lion photography is
where time is frozen in memories or
create eye time is frozen and I mean I
get I guess I capture uh I guess founder
and drew humble goodgame humble humbled
published photographer creativity is the
only thing I strive for when I'm behind
the camera the art in which I deeply
admire is in the eyes not the gear we
enjoy creating memories for our clients
so right here look it has one person on
here what I'm gonna say on the about
page is stop this we stuff say I you
even say I in the about who you are as
the founder but then you go into we
there is nothing wrong with you owning
that it's yours
my photos the photos I capture are
lasting memories they're frozen in time
and blah blah blah but get rid of this
we unless there really is a we I don't
see a we I see a you and there's nothing
wrong with that being just you talk to
people like that I'm gonna come and
capture your day and and freeze those
memories for all time to be for now and
forever and then the other people Bryson
song I could think of but be it like own
that beat be you don't worry about
saying
we like I wouldn't I wouldn't worry
about that alright contact look we're
still not at photos I still don't want
to contact you because I still haven't
seen a photo now we get the sample work
alright now we get to see the work I'm
clicking
I'm clicking why isn't it going to the
next image there we go now it's moving
all right so we're seeing the images
that you capture we're getting a
cross-section of what you do that's fine
I despise this is this a solo cup ad
like I do not I think all right and get
rid of the humble lion photography in
the bottom corner doesn't need to be
there ya know the the humble lion
photography doesn't need to be there let
me get back to that selective color
thing it looks horrible it looks cheesy
it looks like you're trying to make an
image better than what it was if it
wasn't good and in this case showing
solo cup shots that are red with the
girl's red glasses it it's cheesy it's
like 1990 all over again it's like
photos by Deb I'm just pointing it out
as I see it and I don't want to have to
defend myself for this but I just think
it's cheesy don't do it don't don't try
to don't try to make a photo better
because because it's like delete this
photo please quickly humble lion I
humbly request that you delete this
photo quickly because this does not
represent your work you have better work
than this this is out of focus and you
selectively colored the flowers I don't
I look at this and I go I'm not hiring
you because why this is like I could
have done that with my cell phone you
got to get rid of that photo that's
that's better
all right we're capturing moments we got
bubbles all right good
we've got some stuff going on with
creative crops
so some more right stuff there's some
better stuff there's some stuff that I
would get rid of that's very nice right
there the shoes look good there you go
yeah nice yeah they're happy
oh no get off the train tracks get off
the train tracks again I'm gonna bring
up this train tracks thing get off the
freaking train tracks if somebody comes
to you and says I want to take pictures
on train tracks you say no and if you
come up with the idea its first shooting
trip on train tracks you tell yourself
no I will not shoot on train tracks
dangerous for one these look like open
train tracks they don't look like train
tracks that aren't in operation this is
stupid
stay off the train tracks you're putting
yourself and your client in harm's way
you're gonna be dead don't do this
I'm just gonna skip through all right
way too many photos in this gallery way
too many photos you got to separate this
sample work it's not sample work like
sample work makes it seem like it's not
worthy for what you're showing split
your stuff into wedding photos family
photos car photography because it seems
like you got car photography going on so
split it up into the galleries that you
want to put in there don't put it on
there sample photo sample work call it
photography call it portfolio galleries
it's gonna come across better and so
split your galleries into the best of
the best work without ones that are out
of focus and color spot selective color
oh those galleries over there so I guess
don't call it galleries call it
portfolio or sample images well no tile
called sample images call it portfolio
so we've got weddings photography
services if you're interested in a
professional photographer who will
capture all of your special moments and
give a keen approach to details that
humbled photographer humble lion
photography is here for you we bring
again we bring our Raziel resilience
that's what it says in your images and
what that means and deliver them in a
prompt and profound okay good get rid of
the we it's you you're a professional
photographer who's going to capture
these not we so good we're showing this
stuff bet basic service prices all right
you want to post it that's fine compare
our surface packages and find the best
fits for your wedding
contact us for quote I do not like a
hundred percent satisfaction guaranteed
what are you gonna do if they're not
happy what are you gonna do give them
their money back like don't set yourself
up for things like that you need to
protect yourself if they're not happy
you need to have a recourse but what
does a hundred percent guarantee mean
like in photography what's that mean you
shoot their wedding and the photos
aren't good and what are you
guaranteeing you're gonna give me money
back but no no I'm not a fan of that
portraits alright fine events fine you
list it that's fine print sold
separately fine sample galleries or
galleries
the Clarks View gallery which I'm not a
fan that you can view somebody's stuff
even if you can view just their image
shoot proof comm open gallery okay at
least it says email and password that's
good but I would I don't even like
getting to the part where I see the
family I shouldn't want I shouldn't see
that especially for something like that
you should be giving people a direct
link to a gallery that's not posted on
your site this is tough one obviously
because I'm I'm I'm a little more I'm a
little more harsh on this one I think
deservingly so but that's what a
critique is because hopefully humble
lion photography can take some of the
things I've said here and tighten it up
and make it better I'm gonna recommend
that this person goes and tests out a
Squarespace site at squarespace.com
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your 14-day free trial you're gonna make
your site more vibrant more likeable and
beyond that you need to pick your gal
you need to split up your galleries you
need to put things into different
portfolios so that people can see the
distinctive types of work that you do
you say that you do events you say that
you do portraits you say that you do
weddings well then put together a
wedding portfolio and events portfolio
and Anna Anna what was the other thing
of events weddings and portraits put
together those three things into their
own separate galleries pick the best 15
to 20 images that are in focus not out
of focus and don't do selective color
and put those up there and get a cleaner
looking get rid of the black it's just
dark it's dark and any time I want to
see it I want to see images vibrant I
want to see them like right there in my
face I want to see good quality images
and that's what's gonna make me want to
hire you get rid of the third person to
talking like we there there is no we are
not third person just the we stuff
there's no reason for its you own it
you're the photographer I love coming to
Kent I love capturing your images you
can trust me to capture amazing photos
of your event
don't affordably done professionally
done like your were my own family I
would photograph you as if you're in my
family like
own that stuff there is no other way
there's no other people that I can tell
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that was a hard one
Jenn I'm gonna leave jared polin
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