Photo Zoe

5 thoughts on “Photo Zoe”

1. 1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see ?

   I was a bit confused by the words on the pictures themselves detailing “download” and the other options…I thought it would actually take me to those options. I didn’t like the layout it seemed a bit too simple and not really something that was tailored and cared for. The buttons on the top of the page felt like buttons I would have seen on an older browser so it actually made me think that this website was outdated. 
   2) Check out the Photo Gallery, was it easy to get to ?

   The photo gallery, well all the options were very easy to get to which made this website extremely accessible without any real complication. The navigation was simple enough too but it also lacked a ‘wow’ effect making me question why I would join a website of this sort. 
   3) Is it easy to get from the photo gallery back to the photo editor ?

    The navigational tools were well placed I had not trouble returning to the photo editor. 
   4) Can you easily upload, edit, and download a photo ?

    I was able to upload a photograph with ease and I began to change it about quite easily. The editing was easy and quite simple. I would use this editing software because it wasn’t complicated and it was quite fast. 
   4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why?

    I visited Pixl and I felt overwhelmed with pre-made choices that were much more than what was offered in your site. I liked that aspect of the site but it also felt a little confusing when it came to editing my own picture in my own fashion which your site made simple. I prefer yours because I like simplicity but I wouldn’t mind seeing more choices that are pre-made for me. Something playful perhaps, something than could enhance a boring picture. 
   5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have.

   I only have a little quarrel with the layout of the page which made it seem a little dated. I also would not mind seeing a playful approach to the editing software or perhaps choices such as the other site I visited did. Professional, Advances, Playful and others. That might not be too bad of an idea. 

2. 1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see ?
   My initial impression of the website is that it looks very generic, simple, and very plain. It is easy to read, but the font needs to be bigger. I feel the site also needs to have more photos than the main on on the site. You could have a collague of different photo editing techniques. You could have a slide show. There is so much more that could be added to the home page to make you think, yes, I chose the right site to edit my photos on. The owner could also look into adding more color, or add animations; well maybe not animation, but 3D effects. This home page is just so bare and plain, and makes me not want to use them.

   2) Check out the Photo Gallery, was it easy to get to ?
   Yes, it was easy to get to the Photo Gallery, but as I stated with the font it should be either bigger or you have an elaborate button that stands out, because I missed the Photo Gallery button at first. You should want people to see exactly what your website has to offer, how hard it is to use the site, and how differently everyone uses your tools.

   3) Is it easy to get from the photo gallery back to the photo editor ?
   Your site is easy to navigate. I was able to get back from the Photo Gallery back to the Home Page, with the click of my back button after looking at several photos.

   4) Can you easily upload, edit, and download a photo ?
   The site was very easy for me to upload a photo. I clicked the Upload button, it took me to my files, I selected the picture, then selected upload and I saw it pop up. Once it popped up, I selected edit. The editing was very easy too, but the options was very scarse and some didn’t fit what I was looking to do. Downloading my photo to my computer was nice too and it had an option for me to Share it as well!

   4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why?
   I went to picmonkey.com. They both are free sites that allow you to edit your photos. The two companies, both allow you to use the service for free, they allow you to upload any photo, edit it and save them. With Picmonkey it is more elaborate looking and it does not use the self explanatory words, they use pictures, which I think looks better than words. I like that Photo Zoe  Editor, has a Photo Gallery showing different photos of how easy it is to use it and the different editing that people use. I have to say I prefer PicMonkey, just because of the layout and they have more to offer. My favorite section is the Touch Up section, it allows you to fix a blemish, airbrush, wrinkles, shine, blush, spray tan, and so much more! They allow you to add textures to the photos. Overall it is a better looking site and has more editing tools.

   5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have.
   I think I stated most of my comments and feedbacks through each answer, but I feel like if this is a photo editing site, it should be filled with pictures or symbols, to make the site stand out more. I think it should allow some tools like retouching the photos, with more than just the red eye and blemish. I think it is a wonderful thing you are doing allowing people to use these options, but its still not a lot to offer, so you should look into more tools, and to make your Fonts bigger or more noticeable! Also, for downloading you may want to look into changing that word to save or share!

3. 1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see ?
   This is a very simplified home page indicating that this site is about uploading, editing, and sharing photos. There is no introductory information which means this site is probably aimed at a target audience who are experienced in online photo sharing and editing rather than beginners. I would normally expect to see something about who is responsible for the site and some sort of demo video to show me more about how it works before I begin clicking on any of the links.
   I scrolled down the page to see what other information was provided. I saw the social media links and also an ad for creating free websites. Initially it wasn’t clear to me that this was an advertisement and I thought it might have been part of the photo editor business.
    
   2) Check out the Photo Gallery, was it easy to get to ?
   I clicked on the photo gallery and it appeared quickly. When I clicked on the Next button at the end of the page I expected to see another gallery page but instead an individual image appeared in a new browser window. When I clicked previous I went to the individual image rather than the gallery page I had started with. It took me a minute to realise that I could close the image using the ‘close image’ link rather than a ‘x’ in the corner of the individual image that I would normally expect. I could also see the image information to the left of the image when I clicked on the information link.
    
   3) Is it easy to get from the photo gallery back to the photo editor ?
   Yes, I just clicked the photo editor link at the end of the page and went back to the home page. I would expect to see a link to the home page as well as a link to the photo editor.
    
   4) Can you easily upload, edit, and download a photo ?
   Yes this was a straightforward process. I found the choices for editing provided a good choice of effects and it was good to be able to preview the edited image before saving it.
   The edited image downloaded easily. It would be good if the gallery images were able to have a meaningful label rather than a string of numbers and letters.
    
   4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why?
   I found https://fotoflexer.com/ which provides a lot more information on the home page to guide the user. The different options of colour, font, effects weren’t that explicit in terms of how they are to be used. However once I clicked on one of the options it does provide some examples to help.
   There is also a demo video on the home page of fotoflexer which helps to explain how the site works.
    
   5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have.
    
   The links at the top of the page to Photo Gallery, Image gallery, Picture gallery are a bit distracting in that I clicked on them before I realised they were Google Ads whereas the navigation at the end of the page is less obvious  than the ads menu at the top of the page.
   I would also suggest that you create a home page that introduces your product and addresses your target audience more directly. The words that are included on the central image could be mistaken for hyperlinks however they aren’t so why are they there ?
   

4. 1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see ? Well, the site looks alright. It doesn’t look extremely professional but it has an okay home page. The words written on the girls doesn’t look the greatest, but it gets your point across.
   2) Check out the Photo Gallery, was it easy to get to ? Yes, it was. I would advertise the photo gallery better, so more of your future users think, “Oh, I like the options they used to edit their pictures this makes me want to edit mine as well!”
   3) Is it easy to get from the photo gallery back to the photo editor ? Not exactly, I would title the link “Home page” instead of “Photo Zoe Editor”
   4) Can you easily upload, edit, and download a photo ? Uploading a photo was extremely easy. The page was simple and not too complicated. When you edit your pictures, I love it all! The different options you have are great. I know  a lot of sites like this charge a fortune to have such a great editor. Downloading was obviously easy as well, you just click the button and it downloads.
   4) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why? The company that I found was “https://pixlr.com” and to be completely honest, I would prefer them for editing. They have a lot of options and the way you change your pictures is kind of cool. Their site has a lot of animation to it when you edit.
   5) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have. I think if you added more interesting things to your site, it would be a hit. Like a cool background, other pictures on the home page, more editing options, a description or something on the home page to talk about your site and what you do.

5. 1) Look around the home page – what is your initial impression of what you see ?
   The homepage is a picture of three women. It appears to be a non-traditional layout for a homepage. I was thinking the upload, edit, share, and download on the women were clickable buttons. 
   2) Check out the Photo Gallery, was it easy to get to ?
   Yes. The Photo Zoe Picture Gallery was easy to find.
   3) Is it easy to get from the photo gallery back to the photo editor ?
   The Photo Zoe Editor is a white button at the bottom of the photo gallery.
   4) Can you easily upload, edit, and download a photo ?
   When I clicked on a photo, it took a very long time to load. That would discourage me from using your service.
   5) Go to search engine of your choice and find one other company that offers a similar service. Compare the two companies. Which on do you prefer? Why?
   I like Psykopaint, a Google Chrome app. It offers many ways to edit photos and pictures. People appear to use the photo editor on Psykopaint more so than on your website.
   6) Please share any additional feedback/comments you may have.
   Since your homepage is non-traditional, it doesn’t convince me to proceed through the ‘Photo Zoe Editor Link’ – it is not enough to persuade me to use your service.
   The photo on the homepage does not look like it is edited in such a way that your service offers something that other services do not.

   That is what I want to see: a photo edited in your service in such a way that it convinces me that you are the best.

   Downside: I think that your current service offering is still not up to the same standards of others. There are no user names, or ways to contact or compliment or comment on photos. It seems like this is just not social enough.

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