At First Exact we are passionate about seeing commercial quality photographs and illustrations integrated in the layout and design of web sites. However, the aforementioned practice is very rare. Why is this?
Firstly some design companies may charge an extortionate fee for royalty free images, sometimes up to £100 for a similar image you see to the right. It does not become cost effective when you consider how many images a business could require for their site.
Secondly, it is quite difficult to find images for some niche industries.
Lastly, in the past, the site may have had professional images. However the images may not have been optimised for the site, the site experienced slow loading times, and the photos were removed.
First Exact addresses all of those problems by
a)
providing cost effective commercial grade photographs from 3rd party sites, at a price point of £1-£5
b) taking professional photographs onsite at your business
(the image you see top right is by Mark Pearcy of First Exact & used by the wedding photographer in the shot, for his web site)
c) optimising the images in Photoshop for quick loading times
Mark Pearcy is a proficient photographer both in the field and the post processing of the resultant images on the PC