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Katharine
Designer, Kathartis Design

Hello Katherine!
I`ve been to your site, overall site site is looking good. I would suggest putting background on it and padding on your contents to have a nicer look.



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Katharine
Designer, Kathartis Design

On cameras - check the Canon Powershoot models.  I think they will do RAW.  I would go to Best Buy and bring your own CompactFlash cards (make sure you check with security when you come in) and take a few snaps in the store with various cameras.  Tell the clerk that you are interested in the lowest price camera that will shoot RAW.  Then go home to see which formats that CS3 will open.  I know that CS2 had problems with Nikon RAW, but I haven`t installed CS3 yet.

Then go to e-bay and look for that model in used but good condition.  I know that this is not fair to Best Buy, but they don`t sell used cameras.  If the ebay seller is a business, check them out on resellerratings.com bfore doing business with them. 

Steve



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Steve Mann
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Hello Katharine,

White background looks fine to me, maybe adding more colorful background or something like a design that would not affect your pictures or enclose your pictures with frame designs.



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Katharine
Designer, Kathartis Design

Around this area (North of Boston) the store is referred to Circus City due to the clowns that work there.  I am surprised that you found someone who knows what a digital camera is.  Too bad that you seem to have run into the same problem.  The Circuit City in San Jose, CA was staffed by much more competent people.

Is there a CompUSA in your area?



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Steve Mann
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I agree with the photo problems. Some of them (maybe they are hanging on burl-wood) I thought were being held by crippled flipper hands. Creepy.
Are you dead set on the names for the pieces? I don`t know your line well, but do the extra-long names help?

It seems to me that you need some volume. I don`t know how often or how much you produce, but it`s unlikely you are going to get repeat customers unless you get them to go the consulting and custom route. Any thought of co-marketing with other artists to bulk up your site a bit? There`s a power in the sort of feedback you get with multiple `stalls`. That`s why flea markets work. Consider a related line if you are worried about competition.

Bill M
www.william.morrison.name

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Katharine
Designer, Kathartis Design

Katherine, you started this topic over 2 months ago now. And you got quite valuable feedback here, but doesn`t seem like you actually did anything about it - such as menu colors, your top navigation, news on the home page... So I wonder, what was the point of asking the question? Or was it just a way to get some extra traffic to your site? If I were you I would listen to what people here were suggesting because a lot of it is right stuff which would make your site look better and as a result possibly increase your sales.