Quality makes the difference

Good quality photographs can make a significant contribution to improving the appearance of a web page. The resolution possible at present on web browsers is limited, so it is important to use the best originals possible. Photographic prints and transparencies can be reproduced easily and inexpensively. If you have existing printed material that includes colour photographs that you would like to include on your website then your printer may be able to help. Conventional photographs have to be scanned electronically both for printing purposes and for reproduction on a video screen. If your printer has scans these can usually be transferred onto CD. High resolution scans can be converted for use on a website and the quality is likely to be good if not very good.

This company has been directly involved in photography since it was founded. So with over 30 years experience in both photography and graphics we are able to offer you a complete service. Today we can bring you all the advantages of the latest electronic design and digital photographic techniques. If you need additional photography we think you will find our rates very competitive.

	Size Limitations

There is, one important limitation that needs to be taken into account when designing web pages. Digital photographic image files are big. The file for an image that is 400 pixels square will be four times the size of an image 200 pixels square. All files on a web have to be downloaded from the web server to the visitor's machine and, depending on the processor of that machine and its connection speed, downloading large photographic images can take a long time. For this reason we recommend limiting photographic images to the equivalent of 300 to 350 pixels square for the time being, particularly if there are several large images on a page.

On pages where it is necessary to include a great many photographs it is often useful to use thumbnails. Thumbnails are miniature representations of larger pictures. In the example that follows, pages from the website of a bridalwear company, there are wedding dresses, headdresses and lingerie to be displayed. Instead of having endless individual pages to search through, the visitor can be presented with a tabbed box from which to make a selection. In this example thumbnails of individual items are displayed around a central window. Clicking any thumbnail picture puts the full-size version of the photograph on the screen. There are, of course, many other ways of arranging large collections of photographs using thumbnails.