<p>I started with Frontpage some years ago but have now updated to Microsoft Sharepoint Designer (an upgrade of Frontpage).<br>
As a photographer, I was more interested in creating an interesting site rather than having the patience to learn html coding. These two options write all the code for you.<br /> Then its up to you how you want to design each page and the links between them. It took some time to get used to it all, but now pages are easy to reconfigure and update. I created a masterpage and work of that each time.<br>
I got Lightroom at the end of last year and added flash galleries (much better and more dynamic than the html pages I had made before, and easier to maintain). I found it really easy to link the two different types.<br>
I also spent endless nights looking at other peoples sites (especially the winners of <a href="http://www.pdnonline.com">PDN</a> Annual Awards) to get ideas for layouts.<br>
My motto is 'Simple is best'. Make the site catch the eye from the outset but then let the images do the talking. Don't have too many links to other pages and don't try to put too much information on each page. Overcrowded pages, over complicated transitions or gallery pages, flashing banners and ads are a big turn off to me. I'm there to look at the images.<br>
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<p>I started with Frontpage some years ago but have now updated to Microsoft Sharepoint Designer (an upgrade of Frontpage).<br>
As a photographer, I was more interested in creating an interesting site rather than having the patience to learn html coding. These two options write all the code for you.<br /> Then its up to you how you want to design each page and the links between them. It took some time to get used to it all, but now pages are easy to reconfigure and update. I created a masterpage and work of that each time.<br>
I got Lightroom at the end of last year and added flash galleries (much better and more dynamic than the html pages I had made before, and easier to maintain). I found it really easy to link the two different types.<br>
I also spent endless nights looking at other peoples sites (especially the winners of <a href="http://www.pdnonline.com">PDN</a> Annual Awards) to get ideas for layouts.<br>
My motto is 'Simple is best'. Make the site catch the eye from the outset but then let the images do the talking. Don't have too many links to other pages and don't try to put too much information on each page. Overcrowded pages, over complicated transitions or gallery pages, flashing banners and ads are a big turn off to me. I'm there to look at the images.<br>
Here's my site as an example - <a href="http://www.simonjefferson.com">www.simonjefferson.com</a></p>