Red Olive Design
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Hmm, harlequino's right - i think some people here are being just a touch mean, unnecessarily (says the black hypocritical pot to his kettle chums).
What struck me is that, in opposition to many other web portfolio sites out there, yours actually seems quite comprehensive - I actually quite like the slideshow thing - and I suspect your clients would be quite impressed by it too. I like the deep red colour.. what? where did the bloody red go?! Have you just changed it whilst I've been writing this?! ffs. What I was going to say is that I think you have a bit too much flourish in there - which is particularly dangerous given the already giddy mix of sans and serif fonts.
I hate your logo - it's naff. Sorry. It also undermines your neo-classical flourish. or is that the other way around? Either way, they don't work together.
Drop the flourish shadows (ESPECIALLY on this new white version - they look awful)
Oh. I've just realised I can click 'designer' and get the red version back. Much better. That white one treads the wrong side of minimalism and contrast. I wouldn't bother with that 'feature' - a designer who can't decide on his own colour scheme isn't a good thing, imo (unless you really go for it and have loads of relevant colour choices in, of course).
You need to rework your navigation - there is no logical flow - you have three top-tier navs - have you considered merging 'about us/ rfp etc' and 'support, client tools, etc'? Secondary nav in the portfolio section should also be more prominent - perhaps before the thumbs?
All in all - as others have said, it's a really good start - I think you just need to tone it down a little and think about your navigation from your user's perspective.
Good luck!