Portfolio Site - want feedback

The scroll bar, as part of the website - not in the browser, for the bottom half of the site where the little photos are is not intuitive. I only noticed that there were more thumbnails on a 2nd row by accident.

I like the use of monochrome, except for when something is highlighted, though I'm not thrilled by that shade of purple. Though perhaps it will tie into something else later.

I am not a designer by profession, but as a photographer I am always looking at design. When I need to design something I use CRAP
Contrast
Repetition
Alignment
Proximity

I love alignment.... so I notice that this site doesn't have much. The big graphic, with the starburst, and the thumbnails are centred. The icons on the top are not centred or aligned with anything. Since your text is right justified, draw an temporary vertical line on the right side of the text, just touching the letters. Then align the right side of the rightmost icon on that line, and the right side of the rightmost thumbnails on that line. That, I think, will go a long ways to making the site looke more professional.

I'm also reading your other thread, on a website logo. This site is minimally classic and clean... your initial attempts were busy and not-classic (the ideas might be worth pursuing for other websites, but not this one). Take one of the suggestions offered and do play with some ideas that involve a wordmark using Helvetica - could just be a few letters, like what Adobe does for Photoshop = PS.

Good Luck.

This is a good place to start, re the colour thing.

If you can't move the icons, then perhaps make the big grey box thinner so that the edge of the box lines up with the icons. If you can't make the box thinner, then you can make the box "appear" thinner by cloning the white gradation area that appears behind the box into the left and right hand edges of the box - making the grey part of the box appear thinner.

As I said, I'm not a designer - so I can't help with the "how" bit....

I like both... which one you choose should tie in to the contents of the site.

I've put a PDF up on your other thread. Realized after I posted it that you may not be checking that thread as you seem to be getting a pretty rough ride there.... anyway, check it out and find my post from this evening with the PDF.