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With full screen, eye-catching images, an awesome navigation, and one of the coolest logos we’ve ever seen, photographer Ted Tamburo knocks his website design out of the park.

Read on to see why we chose him as our featured website of the week and head on over to www.tamburo-photography.com.

Q: How would you describe the aesthetic of your website in three words?

TT: Minimal, Clean, Fun

Q: How do you choose the imagery for your homepage?

TT: I intentionally do not display an image on the homepage. I want an entry point that is neutral and very minimal. This allows the user to then choose where they go and what they see without being influenced by a random homepage image that may not relate to their needs. Plus I simply love negative space and simplicity.

Q: How often do you update your website?

TT: I don’t have a specific schedule. I tend to add new images as I shoot them and I occasionally decide to re-work the order of them as well. It’s easier said than done but changing things frequently is generally best as it creates a new experience for the end user and also keeps you creatively sharp.

Q: What is your favorite feature that liveBooks offers?

TT: The behind-the-scenes back end of liveBooks is what initially attracted me. The FTP, the ease of adding and changing images, it’s the stuff the user does not see that I actually like best.

Q: What’s one piece of advice you’d offer to someone designing their website?

TT: Edit. It’s a tough decision choosing what you show and I often see people with just massive amounts of images on a site. I think they feel that more somehow shows they have experience or something. I find that very few people have the attention span to really look at more than a couple dozen images at a time, then it all just becomes the same. I also sometimes see people repeat images. For example, I have a drink portfolio and a product portfolio (among others). In many cases a drink shot (say a bottle) is also in essence a product shot. I am tempted to repeat the images in both portfolios. That would be fine if someone only looked at one or the other, but what if they look at both? To me it looks odd to have repeated images, as if you are trying too hard to fill up space. You have to choose – and making those editing choices is the hardest part.

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