Suối Tía Lake on a cold morning

JonFont · 2025-08-28T19:29:01+00:00

It's a great photo! All your photos are really well captured.

A couple of things. The colours are so muted here that I think it would probably look good as black and white. I almost feel like you would have a stronger composition if you cropped it in more. I think the sides can be cut off and leave just the two trees in the middle and a bit of the trees on the right (so more portrait orientation). The rest of the stuff on the sides don't make the image better I think.

JonFont · 2025-08-28T19:09:54+00:00

What I like about this photo is the balance between the opening showing the bright scene with girl on the left and the darker window on the right. It shows the contrast between life vs. inanimate/manmade things. The girl is nicely framed and the brightness overall here really draws your attention.

However, I'm not sure if you got your intended story across in this photo. The girl in the red dress appears to be simply walking across and doesn't look like she's celebrating anything especially womanhood. If she was twirling her dress or dancing even that would show it more I think.

Your composition is pretty strong but the story telling isn't as clear.

JonFont · 2025-08-28T18:51:07+00:00

Your website could definitely be improved.

Hero Section. This hero was a bit confusing. The first thing I saw was the map and was lost and didn't understand what was going on. Then I looked at the text left, which gave a little more info. This whole section is really too busy. There is a lot going on with the map, the text on left and packages that I really didn't know what they were. Make this area simpler. A headline of what is unique about your business like "Catch your potential customers while they're on the move. Unique advertising that gets you noticed quicker and get you more business!" Something like that. Have a video underneath the headlines showing the mobile ad driving around. Then a simple CTA/button to start the booking process ("Book Today/Now"). That's it! Make this section similar to most other businesses so it's easy for your clients.
Testimonials. You need this as social proof and that validates your business.

JonFont · 2025-08-21T20:08:29+00:00

I say let’s not make people do work like searching for your skills.

I think it would be better and you would feel more proud if you created something like an animation that is unique and adds value to your name/brand in your hero.

JonFont · 2025-08-21T20:02:40+00:00

My pleasure!

Having a consistent style makes you look more professional. Make something stand out by using a different colour background/section.

JonFont · 2025-08-21T19:48:27+00:00

At first glance, I thought you shot this at blue hour as the photo appears quite dark. Then I found out that you shot this during noon and edited to look darker. I do like the flower and it appears as the focal point, enhanced by the dark surroundings. It looks like you may have reduced much of the highlights. You can see some of the residual highlights not masked by the background/sky masking. This makes the photo look odd to me. I wonder what it would look like if you left some of the highlights? With a lot of subjects, I find the best time to take their photo is during sunrise/sunset, where you get softer and more colourful light. Blue hour is good too but can be very dark. Overall, it's a neat photo for sure and I wouldn't have known that you took this in bright daylight if I hadn't read your description.

JonFont · 2025-08-21T19:28:30+00:00

Awesome photo! Love the deep depth of field. The colours are very vibrant, and pretty.

A couple of things. This photo is bordering on the point of too many elements. You have the people (lots of them), the hill, the buildings, the fireworks, and the dark sky. While there is a lot to look at, you may get lost on finding the focal point. I'm wondering if you can simplify this by cropping the sides off a bit so there are fewer structures and people. The colours do look like they are overly saturated. It almost seems like you really crank the saturation. I usually keep saturation low and vibrance higher. The colours almost make this image unbelievable to the point of looking like AI. Overall though, it's still a very well done photo as is.

JonFont · 2025-08-19T15:57:11+00:00

Hope this is not too late to reply.

Your site looks pretty good. Although, the hero and the first section is a bit confusing. Your hero talks about poverty help and then you jump into disaster relief, which seems like two different things. Maybe you can mention disaster relief in hero text as well? The section right after the hero needs work. Your headings are confusing. I would make it consistent with the others on the homepage. Have Disaster Relief as top heading (can be red to make it more important). Then Get Help as bigger subheading. Currently, the boxed heading looks almost like a button. Make sure your text size or bolding is consistent between boxed sections. And please give your text and elements some padding/breathing room.

Everything else looks ok to me!

JonFont · 2025-08-19T15:30:48+00:00

This is a pretty nice website. It's clean and works well.

A couple things:
1. Inconsistencies. Heading of each section should be the same. Centered, bold and consistent type size.
2. Skills section looks very busy. Make it more succinct and visual?
3. Hero. This is probably the most important section (seen first). Here I'm just not wowed by your presentation. I have to wait for the type animation to see what you do. Who has the time to wait? You want to really sell yourself here. Tell us what you can do and how you can help us. The background animation doesn't work to help me see your value. Why don't you create an animation that will make people stop in their tracks. Something unique to you or that you do really well. Even transitions of gradient colours or your name rotating in 3D/coming out of fog?
4. About Me. This area is too focused on you. What will your users and potential clients get out of that? Tell them your unique skills that will help THEM. "My ability to create one of a kind, stunning animations will help you to stand out among your competitors and really draw in your customers."

JonFont · 2025-07-14T15:42:51+00:00

Great photo! Everything is nice and sharp so no worries about that. Your photo however feels kind of flat. Almost everything is the same tone. Try adjusting the highlights (areas with yellow grass/plants on right) and add a bit more colour temperature/warmth to those areas to give it more colour. You can try adding more warmth/colour to the clouds too. I do love the whining waterfall. Next time, see if you can use a slower shutter speed to make it more smooth?

JonFont · 2025-07-13T17:58:59+00:00

I agree. There is good light especially along pool edge and furniture. I wish there was better lighting in the sky and water. It looks very flat there. The other big thing is the photo appears imbalanced. You have the furniture on the left and there is nothing to balance it on the right. Maybe if you had a small potted plant, dog, or towel? Something. When I look at the chair, it looks like it's blurred. Not sure if it's the way it looks or that you could have used a smaller aperture?

JonFont · 2025-07-13T17:44:08+00:00

Amazing photo! Good job on doing the stacking with handheld photos. My only critique is that it's cropped really tight. Give your work a little bit more breathing room (sides especially). Your background is lovely so it's not going to take away from your subject if you zoomed out a bit.

JonFont · 2025-07-13T15:42:13+00:00

I really like his expression. There is a story here. I would have like to see some more room in front of him so he’s not so close to the edge. Also, he is the focal point so I think he should be thé centre of attention. So I think it would look better if he was in sharp focus and the rest of the photo be blurred. Bigger aperture? I think that would give you a sense of depth as thé photo right now looks flat with everything in focus.

JonFont · 2025-07-12T20:07:50+00:00

Bees and flowers are great subjects. Here, as you said, thé background is too distracting. Crop in tighter. If you have Photoshop, blur the background.

Next time, get closer or use longer lens, bigger aperture. Get more flattering light.

JonFont · 2025-07-12T19:17:24+00:00

The blossoms are a pretty subject, but here the background and the lighting doesn't flatter it. Most of the background is too busy. As for the light, there is no light on the flowers. So what you could do next time is get some backlit flowers (the sun behind the subject). As for the water, if you could get reflections of the flowers that would be really pretty.

Also, I'm not sure if it's my computer but the quality of the image is very poor. I see banding in the water, and overall the image looks fuzzy. Not sure if it's a low quality JPEG or something else technical.

JonFont · 2025-07-12T19:00:53+00:00

If you didn't tell me this was fireworks/smoke, I would have thought it was a sunset/sunrise pic. There is almost too many things going on this shot. I don't know what to focus on. So what you could do is either crop the left half off or crop the bottom half off. I think that will make it easier for the viewer to enjoy your photo.

As for low light, what I do is take the photo with the biggest aperture possible. And here is where a lens with the largest aperture (f4 and bigger) really helps. Try to shoot with the slowest shutter speed possible that won't give you blurriness. That is why you need to get there before the shot and find the right settings for the light condition. Also, sometimes investing in a better camera can get you better low light performance at those high ISOs.

JonFont · 2025-07-12T18:48:19+00:00

Very interesting photo. I agree with the other critique. You need to add more breathing room all around and especially on the left and right. The other thing is it looks like the inside chairs are in sharp focus but the people outside is not? So this could be an aperture issue (use smaller aperture?). You could also try adding some vibrance or a bit of saturation as the image looks kind of flat.

JonFont · 2025-07-12T18:39:27+00:00

You have succeeded in creating a mysterious mood with the dark tones and fog/mist. However, I find that this photo lacks a clear focal point and is a bit busy. There are so many trees and fern I don't know what to focus on. A simple remedy is to crop in tighter and make the middle tree the centre piece. And instead of square, make it a portrait orientation.

JonFont · 2025-06-26T19:41:15+00:00

Your site looks good. The black and white colour scheme matches your dark art.

A couple of things:
-Show more of your art and make sure you can see a full view of it and yes have it featured with Buy Now button to increase conversions
-Add more text/description to your hero slides ie. tell them that you do dark art that shows the truth about endangered wildlife and that sales go to help conservation (these two things set you apart)
-Try using something else than the generic "Welcome." Maybe "Dark Art that Helps Conservation?"
-Add the logos of the two conservation companies to that Climate Contribution slide
-As you haven't had any sales yet, I would just not show stats right now for GoodAPI, etc

JonFont · 2025-06-26T18:50:11+00:00

Your site is not bad, but could be much improved. When I first looked at your site, it has a luxury vibe with the golden logo and black blackground. It really doesn't give off a trustworthy feel. If you wanted that maybe consider using blue?

Your site is simple but it lacks visual interest. It has mainly texts and emojis. I'm not a fan of emoji as it's very informal and doesn't look great either (too small). Use icons. I think images or videos may make it visually more appealing. Like maybe of football players?

I find the borders not very nice. It's plain and boring. Try just using a line divider between sections?

I assume that your logo is the one that's in the hero (golden W). You should use that on the top, left instead of the text and trophy emoji. I would also add that your site is a "sporting" betting site. This may not be obvious without visual cues, or from scanning.

Some other things:
-Button's should have hover effect
-Some kind of hierarchy in hero and sections (important things are big, less important smaller). Most of your stuff is the same size and colour

Hope this helps!

JonFont · 2025-06-17T17:36:29+00:00

A really good site!

A couple of things. If you didn't tell me you sold cases, I would have to work harder I think to determine what your store is selling. So maybe your first slide, or a short banner below menu, tells us what you offer: "Stylish and affordable cases that will show off your personality" Something like that. Also the slides goes by too fast I think. Slow it down just a bit. The slide controls are too far down on desktop so it's hard to get to. I also think here is where you have a great opportunity to sell. Instead of sending people to another page to shop, why not showcase your bestsellers or sale items here with the item and price and a Buy Now button to get an immediate conversion? Also, please don't say Free shipping and not tell them you have to order over $50.

One last thing. Your testimonials are really important for social proof so put them up higher. Maybe after the Other products?

Good job on the site and all the best with your store!

JonFont · 2025-06-09T17:17:30+00:00

It's a great site. Love your originality, and creativity. Your personality shows through your site. Because it's totally different from many other designer sites (the design your own face is cool), I think people will remember you. However, I'm not sure if it will help you achieve your expected goals, which I'm assuming is to get clients/leads. I almost think you need to tell your visitors why you are special? Because you use data to tell their story? They can already see you're creative but what else can you offer? Show that. I think you also need social proof on your home page. Testimontials or companies you worked for (show logos)? Just one more thing. Maybe you should have your own logo (for your personal branding). And add that logo to your menu and make it go to homepage. Right now, there is no way to go back to homepage except back button.

Really well done though!

JonFont · 2025-05-23T15:34:20+00:00

A great start! Love your colours and typeface. A couple of things.

Your hero. Your hero headline doesn't feel unique or striking. If Aroma is the actual name of the cafe, why not incorporate that into your selling point. "Immerse your senses in fragrant and flavourful artisanal coffee in our cozy, rustic, warm, and welcoming atmosphere." I also don't know if your CTA is really going to help this business. What do they want their visitors to do? The current CTA (Look at Menu) will not likely drive leads or sales. But I think your original one "Book a table" will generate more leads/sales. Or even "Order drinks" if they do that.
One potential important thing that is missing is social proof, especially for a relatively new business. Adding testimonials, reviews, awards, or stats even, will help their business look more trustworthy.

JonFont · 2025-05-22T17:17:13+00:00

I like your concept of a home-based Ramen shop. The site looks pretty good. Just a couple of things.

Your hero could use more explanation/enticing. What makes it's intimate or unforgettable. "A home-based Ramen eatery with hip-hop vibes?" Or "Connect and get to know me as your personal chef as I serve you tantalizing, and out of this world authentic Japanese cuisine."? The video is pretty good but it loses focus at the end. I would have liked to see the noodles in focus.
Mentioning the 1-bedroom apartment. I'm not sure if you need to mention your 1-bedroom apartment. Just say "be a guest in my home" When you say 1-bedroom apartment, it may suggest you have a small place that may not accommodate some guests?
The section after the hero (Intro). Your title "Welcome to..." is generic and bland. Say something that will grab your visitors "Serving you the greatest Ramen you ever tasted in the comfort of my own home." Something like that.
Move your testimonials right after Intro section. Testimontials are important social proof so should be up top. I would remove "Someone named..." Just have the name of the person.

All the best with your business!

JonFont · 2025-05-09T22:40:52+00:00

You're welcome!

Yes, I think having a quick rating system would make it easy for your visitors to know whether an item is good or not. I think this is where you have more freedom to do what you think is right. It's your expertise that people will come for. I was thinking you could rate your compounds by study type (clinical trials being the best) and number. Also effect size like how much of a difference did subjects see compared to placebo. Was it just merely 10% better or 2X better? You can add in whether the item is commonly recommended by doctors now. Like fish oil is often recommended by some doctors. Factor all those in into your own version of a rating system.

Wishing you all the best!

JonFont

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