Hey John,
Thanks for sharing your site. I have now perused both the dial-up and the cable site versions.
Positive Things:
(1) I think your galleries are very good. You are a good photographer.
(2) I like that you provide both HTML and flash versions of the site. Very nice. LOL, I abandoned the dial-up folks ages ago...and I think having both is very smart.
(3) Love the calendar. Very nice addition to the site...and for folks looking at dates and things, I think a draw.
However, I have some constructive criticism about the site over-all.
(1) The site seems to be aimed predominantly at pet portrait photography. The photo of the pretty landscape somehow does not fit as your opening home page.
(2) This site is a 'catch all' site...in that you are trying to showcase many different photographic talents you have. That is good. As I said earlier, I think you are a very good photographer. However, I am still not sure if you are trying to show a specialty in one area. For example, most of the photographs on the website are pet portraits, but when I click into the blog, the first thing I see is a bride. The odd thing above the photo of the bride is that your rates for pet portraits are right above her. It feels incongruent to me.
(3) Along this vein, do you think it might be a good idea to separate the pet galleries from everything else? For example, a drop down menu for pet portraiture, portraiture and landscape photographs? You already do this for your wildlife photography.
(3) It is a pity that not all site services are mirrored in both the HTML and flash versions (for example the proofing).
(4) This is a bit of a philosophical thing, so don't take my word for this...but I hate the concept of 'specials.' It implies that your time is not equally valuable all of the time. It is one thing when you are at Circuit City and they want to pull clients in with drop items so that they will spend money on other items, however, I feel it is different in the arts and the work we do. You may find that people wish to bargain for those rates even when your specials are not in effect.
Cheers,
James