photographer’s portfolio with a very minimalistic approach on interface and the presentation of the work.
German photographer Thomas Schmidt aims for his pictures to reveal ‘the dimension beyond’. His photos are pure, modern, almost spiritual. Those characteristics became keywords for his site as well. Thomas Schmidt asked for as little distraction from the pictures as possible, for less loading time – more focus on the pure work. Sometimes a menu or even a mouse-click is one too many.
Functionality is wanted and is available indeed: Just when and where its is necessary. The lightbox option is truly innovative. Selected pictures may be stored permanently or be sent as a slideshow to a friend. Pure keyboard controlling, if wanted, offers more ease of use and less visual distraction. A custom-built administration tool enables thomas schmidt to easily update photos himself – no flash knowledge necessary.
The screendesign is very minimalistic with a close focus on the work
Only if the user moves the mouse, the arrow appears
The Site itself acts like a photoframe, always adapting to the actual picture
The user can even use the keyboard to change the pictures
By clicking onto a picture, the image can be dragged onto a lightbox icon
The pictures can permanently be stored in a lightbox for a later review
In the opened lightbox, the user can delete or review the stored pictures
The lightbox can even be mailed as a self-running slideshow
