Atlanta Wedding Photographers, Climie + Co News

Hey folks!  So we got the start of what will be the new Climie + Co site out there.  There’s new work in the portfolio section, but I’m pretty excited about the artwork Ben Wilson did for the opening page.  I hired Ben about a year and a half ago to do this for me.  I knew this was the direction I wanted to go.

I’m a major fan of poster artists like those at Gig Posters.  As a visual artist, you believe your clients should hire you for what you do and let you do what you do best.  Hiring Ben was my personal test of that belief.  I went to him with a concept in mind that was somewhat similar to this.  I went through his work and told him what I liked, etc.  It was definitely opening with artwork instead of photos.  He pushed it around and came back and said what I wanted and what I responded to were quite different and that he’d like to take a crack on his own.  What he came back with was the beginnings of the art you see above.  Stunning and just perfect!

So why open with art?  I don’t know other than everybody starts with a slide show or jump page of 2-3 images for blog, site, etc.  And everyone uses really similar colors, blues, neutrals, greens, but not that angry red, haha.  I’m pretty sure this is going to be an either/or – love/hate kind deal, and I’m totally cool with that.  I kept with the red theme in the content areas, and I have to tell you, every single image, color, black and white, and no matter what color palette the photo has, just JUMPS off these reds.  In the initial concepts, I tried some cooler colors and there was always invariably a clash of some sort.  One thing is for damn sure, visitors won’t forget it!

Now what about the blog?  Well, uhhhhhh, that’s going to have to come later.  It will still be accessible at the original address, and feeds work fine, but I need to get someone on the blog design/coding.  But it’s there, and I’ll be posting to it!  Really, I’m just happy to have some current work on the main part of the site.  We are really and truly PACKED in this spring and summer, so first things first, eh?

Take care, and see ya ’round the bend!

Posted on March 5th, 2010 by Climie
Filed under: Big News You Can Use