Photography Portfolio Website

Posted on February 2, 2007 by flickrfo

For the self portrait photography, you need a digital camera, suitable background, tripod if needed. If you want to earn from your photography then you must have a photography portfolio website so that you can showcase your creative side to the world. Let us see few tips that would help you to improve and enhance your photos which you can click by yourself by using any camera which you have.

Preparing for the self portrait
A bit of the preparation is required when you need the best shots. Even in the magazine also, the fabulous shots have been prepared well with all the perfection. So if you wish to appear like a model, then you should approach your shoot in the same manner.

Location of the shoot For the official photo you must have a plain background, it might be gray, cream or white. The informal shot may give you the natural background, as this photo shot is simply about you so just avoid the distracting backgrounds. So you can just choose the plain wall. If you wish to take the pictures in the background, than keep the simple background.
Leaves and flowers are fine, but simply avoid too many colors otherwise people would not look at your picture only see the background. For the indoors you can use curtains as a background. Also bright colors would work lovely for the background. Although, best color of the background would be the one which goes perfect with the skin tone. For example, which color makes you look better, shades of blue, black etc.

The long arm
If you have long arms than you can just simply hold the camera as far it is possible from you, keep on smiling and keep pressing the shutter. You can also just place the camera above than you and you keep looking up, this also gives the nicer shot.

Click and move along
Most of the cameras have got the timers option nowadays, so you can use that option in your camera. So here you would not be holding the camera at the time of taking the picture so either you require a steady place like table or shelf and the better option here would be to use tripod.

Frequently Asked Questions

  1. QUESTION:
    Photography portfolio website?
    Is there a service or program where I can upload my photos to a photography portfolio, but edit the look of the portfolio page so I can make it match the rest of my website?

    • ANSWER:
      http://www.deviantart.com/

  2. QUESTION:
    Free Online Photography portfolio website?
    I love to take photos and I love photography, and I used to show my photos on a slideshow format on another site, but it keeps crashing. So do you know any FREE places where I can share my photos, like a portfolio?

    • ANSWER:
      www.wix.com
      Flash based websites that you can create in a fairly intuiative way.

      www.Flilkr.com
      Image hositng site managed by Yahoo!. You already have an account if you have a Yahoo!Answers account.

      There are tons of other options but those 2 are pretty popular.

  3. QUESTION:
    What do you think about my photography portfolio website?
    http://conorclinchphotography.paspartout.com/

    • ANSWER:
      First thoughts, it's neat and efficient. However it's not the quickest website in the world, I think you need to consider visitors accessing with slower connections.

      I also recommend that you lose the "other" section of your portfolio. It's best to demonstrate structured thinking in your work. You should concentrate on project work.

  4. QUESTION:
    who has good flash photography portfolio website templates?
    a photographer friend of mine needs a site. i've heard of photo porfolio site templates but can't find any good ones. please help

    • ANSWER:
      i could do it for that friend of yours, i'm a web designer trying to build up my own portfolio.

  5. QUESTION:
    I need a customizable, manageable photography portfolio template website. Anyone?
    I'm looking to find a customizable and manageable photography portfolio template similar to those found on clickbooq.com and bludomain.com. There's one based in CA (I believe) that I'm trying to find. They have traditional, modern, classic templates... Anyone?

    • ANSWER:
      Take a look at http://www.template-monster.co.uk - you can get most types of template from there and they aren't that expensive either.

  6. QUESTION:
    What is the best website to start an amateur photography portfolio?
    I'm not looking for anything too special, just something where I can post a little about myself, have a link to a portfolio and some contact stuff. I don't think I'm at the point where I need to buy my own website yet.

    • ANSWER:
      I would be willing to assist you with your needs. I am in college for web design. I can pretty easily build a static website, free and easy. I too am looking to build my portfolio so this is why I am willing and able to build websites free.

  7. QUESTION:
    What is the best website to host my Professional Photography Portfolio?
    I'm looking for something that is easy to use and doesn't take a long time to load my pics when a client clicks on them. What is the best website to host my online professional Photo portfolio? Something that is either free or nearly free.

    • ANSWER:
      I recommend using Hostgator.

      Only a month, and they don't have any limits.

      http://bit.ly/ccbbBI

  8. QUESTION:
    Free website to make an online photography portfolio?
    What is the best FREE website that I can display my photos as a portfolio, make it look professional, and it would be great if you could even be able to sell them without being complicated? Thank you so much I really appreciate it!

    • ANSWER:
      http://www.wix.com/
      http://carbonmade.com/
      http://portfolio.deviantart.com/

      DeviantArt lets you sell your prints through their website.

  9. QUESTION:
    Photography portfolio website: Is it better to use a dark or light background?
    Hello all,

    I've been tinkering around with my portfolio site for a bit and am undecided on whether to go for a dark or light background.

    I know that photos often look well on a dark background but I found that my dark grey site seemed a bit oppressive and dull, that and it is not great reading white text on a dark background.

    Still not sure what to do though. I would appreciate your opinions and experiences.

    Do you prefer viewing photos on a dark or bright background?

    Here is my site with a bright background. I want to keep it really simple and uncluttered in order to not distract from the images.

    http://www.barryocarrollphotography.com/

    Do you think the bright background works?

    Any other feedback welcome.

    Thank you in advance.

    • ANSWER:
      You're site looks fine, and I agree that dark grey would be oppressive. White is fresh, clean and lets the images speak for themselves.

  10. QUESTION:
    I need some advice on creating an online photography portfolio/website?
    Creating a design that accomidates for both vertical and horizontal orientations is proving difficult, which may seem odd, but your gonna have to trust me, things would work and look a lot better if they were all the same size and shape. My question is, would it be obscene to recrop the photos so that all are the same dimensions, for example, square? Should a portfolio display the photos precicely as they exist, or can it display the work in a pleasing and informative matter, still faithfully representing the work though not an exact depiction?

    Any photographers or designers out there have any opinions?

    • ANSWER:
      Ok you want to crop your images so they are all the same size? Sure do it if they arent very good it doesn't matter. If they are good compositions why would you want to crop them? It doesnt make sence to crop them, unless the compositions don't matter.

  11. QUESTION:
    How to make a Photography Website/Portfolio?
    I am an aspiring Photographer, and I would like to make a website that could act as an online portfolio for people to browse. I do not want it to look sloppy, and I do not want a blog style site. I am looking to make something that follows the layout of this website:

    http://www.johnmorrisphoto.com/

    If anybody could provide a step by step walkthrough on how I should go about doing this, it'd be greatly appreciated.

    PS: I am not fussy about the price, be it the domain or the subscription to the actual site.

    • ANSWER:
      Hi Pokemon Master :)

      I suggest that you use a hosted solution directed to photography websites. With an hosted solution you don't need to have a server and mess with geek stuff. It's simple, more effective and gets you more clients in the long run. Examples of hosted solutions for photographers are:

      http://buzzrain.com
      http://www.qufoto.com/
      http://www.photoshelter.com/

      Hosting your website is cheaper but you lose much more time. And remember, your time is much more valuable when your working on your photography not your website.

      I also I suggest that you learn web marketing including SEO techniques. SEO in particular, is totally worth your time because it's easy to learn and use and it's the marketing technique with the highest ROI.

      Finally, don't make these mistakes with your photography website:

      http://www.digital-photography-school.com/7-deadly-mistakes-you-might-be-making-on-your-photography-website

      Good luck!

  12. QUESTION:
    What website would be recommended for creating a photography portfolio?
    I don't have the money to create my own domain (I believe it is, or something along those lines anyway) so I am looking for free, easy-moderate, professional-ish looking site that I can possibly use as an online portfolio? :D

    • ANSWER:
      wix.com is a wonderful tool. You can host all of your photos there, add contact information, etc. and it looks really well done. If you don't want to have "myphotos.wix.com" or whatever, sign up for a free domain and co.nr . That way it would be "myphotos.co.nr" and look a little better.

      I use wix.com and am very satisfied with it!

  13. QUESTION:
    What is the best way to create my own website for my Wedding photography portfolio so clients can view...
    I want to do it myself. please give me tips and advice on how it can be done. Should I use flash templates which are sold online?

    • ANSWER:
      Check out JAlbum. They have great album making software and will provide limited free hosting for your photo albums.

      http://jalbum.net/

      Ron

  14. QUESTION:
    What is a website that I can send off digital files to be printed for my photography portfolio?

    I'm talking about a website that for a decent price I can send them my digital photographs in order to have them "professionally" printed.

    • ANSWER:
      If you are in the UK, go to Jessops.
      I think you can do it in store also.

  15. QUESTION:
    free website that i can upload my photography portfolio on?
    it needs to be professional looking
    something i can organize into albums
    no photobucket, flickr or anything like that
    and it cant claim ownership of my photos
    so no facebook, or anything of that sort.

    help?!????

    • ANSWER:

  16. QUESTION:
    Best free website to make a photo portfolio with? for professional photography?
    I have started to build up a client base but to expand I need to start by having an online portfolio to showcase my work. I know how to use html and css but I have currently no money to put towards a host...

    please help!

    • ANSWER:
      Freewebs is ok, but I find it easier to use http://www.redbubble.com/ where you also have a private 'Bubblesite' where you choose what you want in the gallery.
      And it's all FREE, so you got nothing to lose.

      Take a look at my friends site.
      http://kcphotography.redbubble.com/

      Hope this helps.

  17. QUESTION:
    where and how can i make a nice website for my photography portfolio?!?
    i want the site to look nice and clean and i want tit to look pro
    something like these
    http://jaredpolin.com/
    http://www.studiomoradi.com/site/#/page/3994/home-/

    • ANSWER:
      Try 'wix.com'! Completely free, and has many different web pages designed for photography exactly! You can also personalize it. Hope this helps!

      Good luck!

  18. QUESTION:
    "I am looking for a website for my photography where I can have a portfolio and/or proof my Images for Free or?
    I needs to look Professional and Clean. I'm looking for a site under .00 for a fee preferably.

    • ANSWER:
      I like www.atthis.net. It is clean with customizable design. Check out my portfolio here: www.gustavdegerman.com

  19. QUESTION:
    Photography Portfolio?
    I will be creating a portfolio of my photography- I want it to be available on disc and to be interactive (ie click to enlarge image) What is a good program to use??
    **I am in the process of creating a website but want this tool as well.

    • ANSWER:
      Corel PaintShop Photo Album. Adobe PhotoShop is an editing software that incorporates a photo album, but it's expensive. Take a look a Picasa2 by Google. It's freeware with ALOT of features.

  20. QUESTION:
    Looking for some feedback on my photography website?
    I am currently using National Geographic to post my photos, but I have been working on my own personal portfolio/website.

    Let me know what you guys think.

    http://nathantaylorphotography(dot) tk

    Cheers

    (link is broken because yahoo answers wont let me post the full link without the question being deleted)

    • ANSWER:
      The background can be incredibly distracting when viewing the images large, especially on the landscapes gallery. A plain black background would be far better. The website does seem very sluggish and slow to navigate.

      I have to be honest and say that you are being very optimistic with your pricings.. 0 for an 8x10 print?!. Come on now.

      .

  21. QUESTION:
    What is the best way to set up a photography portfolio for college admissions?
    Is CD/DVD better than print, or the other way around? Also, if I were to have a website displaying my portfolio online, would that be acceptable?

    I have looked at admissions pages for several colleges, but none say all too much about this... I'm just wondering what the best way would be.

    Thank you!

    • ANSWER:
      I've read a book that's called "How they Got into Harvard" and it includes the grades and the things 50 students did to get into Harvard. The book talks about sending CD's along with your papers to the school and how it is a good idea. So yeah be creative and do all you can do to get into where you wanna get into! Send them CD's and your website and everything you have. Show them that you are different and have extras and prove it.

      Good luck.

  22. QUESTION:
    Want to make a personal portfolio website. NO idea what to do. Need Help/Advice!!?
    I am a recent college graduate. I would like to make a website for my photography portfolio. I currently have a basic blog for it, but it seems a bit unprofessional to send it with my resume to possible future employers. I consider myself pretty good with technology and computers, but I cannot seem to grasp this whole website thing. Blogs, no problem. But I've been researching how to create a REAL website and I just keep getting frustrated and confused.

    I have bought a domain name from GoDaddy.com. I understand that I need a hosting website...where do I even begin to pick one of these?! And I've heard a lot about WordPress...anyone know anything about this?!

    I really need someone to break the whole process down for me. I know a lot of you out there think its super simple, but I just cannot seem to get it! I really want a clean, professional portfolio website that is just simple to maintain. And as a recent graduate, I am even more poor than I was while I was IN school so I really need something as cheap as it gets.

    Any suggestions/advice/HELP for me?

    I'd really appreciate it..I've made SEVERAL attempts at this website thing and it just leaves me frustrated and unmotivated.

    Any pros out there that can lay it all out for me in laymen's terms? THANK YOU :)

    • ANSWER:
      Don't choose godaddy because of http://www.nodaddy.com

      Refer to:
      http://www.threehosts.com/simplescripts/wordpress.html

      As an experienced webmaster I recommend BH web hosting which I’m sure it would work for you and fulfill all your requirements. They have a really great offer for hosting & I have used them for over 4 yrs now, and have never had a single problem with them.

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  23. QUESTION:
    is there a website where i can showcase my photography work?
    Hi, I am an amateur photographer and want to showcase my photographs on any photography website where i can make a portfolio by creating an account.. please let me know

    • ANSWER:
      I recommend choose a professional website rather than taking any other random free website in order to showcase your work professionally & elegantly.

      Pixpa offers Portfolio Websites for Creative Professionals - Photographers, Artists and Designers to showcase their work online, also you can host your portfolio on their domain for free or choose your own domain.

      http://www.pixpa.com

      You can create an account by signing up , you would be given a 15 day free trial.

  24. QUESTION:
    For making a portfolio website how to make a picture expand when clicked on it?
    ok so im making a website for my photography and i wanna have picture that you can click on it and have the picture enlarge so you can see it bigger and have it be at a higher resolution. But right now i have it as when you click on it the image gets bigger but opens the image in a new window. how can i get the image enlarge within the website?

    • ANSWER:
      The easiest way is to just avoid reinventing the wheel. There's a very nice (and free) javascript solution that many professional websites use for doing exactly what you describe. It's called Lightbox.

      http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/

      There are other similar solutions, but personally, I like LightBox the best.

  25. QUESTION:
    New photography website advice and feedback website traffic advice?
    http://garrethbayliss.co.cc/
    Im a photography student and i have just finished my portfolio page of my website and i need feedback on my photography and website design please leave comments on my Portfolio page as well as on here. I would also be interested on advice on how to increase website traffic thanks in advance
    my website : http://garrethbayliss.co.cc/

    • ANSWER:
      Work on your fill flash technique.
      Get yourself a reflector.
      Pay particular attention to children in group photos.
      I like your animal photography. You're at their eye-level; good.
      Lager display of panorama & similar images- would be nice; more impact
      Guestbook function didn't load for me.
      Some images don't recenter the display when you click on them, leaving you at the bottom of the page and forcing you to scroll up.

  26. QUESTION:
    Best free / cheap site to build your photography portfolio on??
    I am looking for a place to build / launch a website for my photography. I would like a simple site with some nice galleries. I would not mind paying a small fee, but would prefer free or cheap. Would like it to look professional and no html experience needed. Any ideas of where to go for this??? Do you have a site like this for cheap??

    • ANSWER:
      I used to use flickr and it helps a lot in widening networks, currently I also use zenfolio. I am quite happy with Zenfolio because I can protect my folders with password for certain pictures and also the website allows people to print and buy products using my pictures where then I can get certain percentage from the sellings. The cost differs based on package you take. The most expensive one is 100 USD per-year.

  27. QUESTION:
    Website name for graphic Design and photography?
    My name is Kelsey Peterson and I'm creating a portfolio website with my graphic design and photography work. I don't know if I should just put my name as the header of the site or if I should come up with some type of company name or use initials or something similar to that. What do you guys think and do you have any specific name ideas? I want it to be professional...

    • ANSWER:
      You should use your name. Add one word to the end; studio, gallery, portfolio, photography, design, etc.. Keep it simple.

  28. QUESTION:
    What's a good website for photography?
    I want to look at photography portfolios, what's a really good website for that?
    Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      Deviant Art - http://www.deviantart.com/

  29. QUESTION:
    Create A Photography Portfolio Websites?
    I want to create a website for my photography portfolio, and I was wondering if anyone knew any good sites to do this with?

    • ANSWER:
      There are plenty so I will just say what I use. Better Photo. Nice designs, easy to set up, your own domain name, and unlimited photo storage.

      http://www.betterphoto.com/sites4Photogs.asp

      steve

  30. QUESTION:
    How to save website for portfolio?
    I just found out that my boss is about to lay me off. I work at a photography studio, but have also done some website design. How do I go about adding a website design to my portfolio? Do I need to save each and every file onto a memory card? Can I just print screen shots of the website?

    • ANSWER:

  31. QUESTION:
    What is the best website to find models to practice my photography on?
    I'm looking for models that are willing to let me take pictures of them in exchange for prints or cds so that I can practice and sharpen my photography skills and build a portfolio. Where is the best website to find these models?

    • ANSWER:
      Try craigslist, modelmayhem, modelplace, onemodelplace...

  32. QUESTION:
    Question about creating a Photography Portfolio?
    I have tons of photos on my computer that I would like to put into a portfolio. I want them to be good quality photos, and I would like to be able to pick the sizes they're printed. Can anyone tell me if there's a website I can go to, or a store I can send them to that would do what I want? Thanks!

    • ANSWER:
      picasa

  33. QUESTION:
    Best FREE website to advertise my photography on? Apart from deviantart, Flickr etc?
    I mean a proper portfolio website that might get me some attention?

    • ANSWER:
      The website will not get you attention, you have to create that for yourself. Redbubble is good, but there are hundreds of people a week putting up a new photo stream. Just because you put up a stream, the world is not going to be rushing to see it.

      Yu can also find free hosting, and build a website yourself, then it becomes a matter of your SEO skills to create your own attention, rather than relying on someone else's website design.

      here's a site I created for my work:

      http://cgipix.com/Portfolio_Photographer_Wildlife_Scenics_Landscapes_Sports.htm

  34. QUESTION:
    suggest a catchy name for a photography website?
    I need a short catchy name for a photography website which does weddings, graduations, family portraits, events, portfolios etc.

    everything has been up and running for a while now but the website has only just been finished and we still need a good name.

    if a really good name is suggested here then it will be used for the website.

    • ANSWER:
      Happy days.

  35. QUESTION:
    How to make an art website?
    I'm putting together a photography and painting portfolio website and I'd love to know how to do that.
    Thanks.

    • ANSWER:
      Look at other websites like the one you want for examples of style and structure.

      Then make an account at Yola.com and build your website there - it's free and really easy to use, and if you've got any technical questions about how to get the effects/functionality you want you can ask on the forums there.

  36. QUESTION:
    Which website builder site would make a good PORTFOLIO site?
    Hi, I would like to make a photography / retouching website, here's a good example -

    http://www.briandilg.com/imaging/

    I've tried .Moonfruit' and a few others, but can't seem to find a simple sleek website builder
    that would allow 'mouse over image changes image' functionality.

    Does anyone know of a good 'arty' portfolio website builder with this type of thing - or in fact
    one without it, but where your work can look GOOD?

    Thankyou!
    Guy

    • ANSWER:
      It's NOT the so-called "web site" builder" that does it. It is the person using it. You need to know how to properly code your design items, as well as, make the graphics if need be. Learn CSS and HTML properly and you have the basics to start Image changes on mouseovers depends on scripting language. Learn that, too, or use ready made code.

      Any web editor worth being called a web editor will allow the functionality for what you want.

      Ron

  37. QUESTION:
    How to create a website for photography? Please help?
    I would like to buy a domain and create a website for my online portfolio and my prices and a blog etc. How would I do this? Do I have to start from scratch or is there a website that helps me do this? Please help. I'm not too bad at computer-related things and do pick things up quickly but I've never made a website before. Any tips would be very helpful! Thanks.

    • ANSWER:
      Free web hosting is a big NO-NO!. Not professional and limited you to being able to do a lot of good things with selling and showing off your product.

      How to Make a Web Site:

      How to Create a Web Site: http://www.4creatingawebsite.com/?=gg
      Web Developer Class: Learn the Basic HTML Tags!: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/3478151
      So You Want To Set Up Your First Site, Huh?: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/article.php/3479561
      How To Build a Web Site: Develop a Project Outline : http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/article.php/3862031
      How to Start / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner's A-Z Guide: http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/startwebsite.shtml

      Get a good hosting package and it should already have a set up for installing a photo gallery:

      Free Photo Galleries:

      Galleriffic: http://www.twospy.com/galleriffic/
      PHP Photo Album / Gallery: http://www.phpalbum.net/
      Tiny Web Gallery: http://www.tinywebgallery.com/en/download.php
      Coppermine Photo Gallery: http://coppermine-gallery.net/
      Gallery: http://gallery.menalto.com/

      You might like:

      Lightbox 2: www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/
      Shedding Some Light on Lightbox: www.webreference.com/programming/javascript/Lightbox/

      More...

  38. QUESTION:
    Can I stream music that I purchased via itunes on my website?
    I have a photography website set up for my portfolio of work. My website has the ability to play mp3's as background viewing music. If i have purchased a song file from itunes, can i play it on my website without obtaining a license?

    • ANSWER:
      The music you download from iTunes is drm protected. in order to play it on non-apple mp3/mp4 players, you need to remove the drm and convert the protected music to drm free mp3 format. the easiest way is to burn an audio cd in itunes and rip it back as mp3 format. Or you can get some software to help you.

      I would recommend you follow this guide to learn how to convert purchase itunes music (m4p) to mp3:

      http://www.softdiggs.com/howto/convert-itunes-m4p-to-mp3.php

      Hope it helps!

  39. QUESTION:
    How should I protect my photos on the web?
    I have a photography portfolio website, and am really looking for a better way to protect my pictures. Right now, users can just copy and paste them onto their computer. I have added watermarks to some of my photos, but that takes too long for my vast number of pictures. Any alternatives?

    Thank you!
    EDIT

    I have made my website with Apple's iWeb.

    • ANSWER:
      The number one protection if you live in the USA - register all your photos with the US Copyright Office. This gives you the right to recover not just lost sales income, but also punitive damages and legal fees for any successful copyright infringement action.

      You can automate application of watermarks in Photoshop so it gets done while you sleep or are away from your computer.

      The next best thing is to use software such as Adobe ImageReady (or Photoshop, which is harder but will do) to reduce the color palette and resolution so that the photos look OK on the web but print and scale poorly because of the limited number of colors and limited resolution. This makes your photos less attractive to someone looking to steal images.

      As for preventing copying in the first place, you can't. I can easily get past any 'right click' protection I have ever seen. (Not that I would, I'm a photographer and also concerned about image theft, that's why I check to see if protection actually works.) If it displays, I and nearly anyone else can grab it.

  40. QUESTION:
    How should I protect my pictures on the web?
    I have a photography portfolio website, and am really looking for a better way to protect my pictures. Right now, users can just copy and paste them onto their computer. I have added watermarks to some of my photos, but that takes too long for my vast number of pictures. To make my website, I used Apple's iWeb. Any alternatives?

    Thank you!

    • ANSWER:
      I'm afraid i can't give you a specific technical answer, but what flickr.com does, and this is purely a back-end server solution just to give you an idea.

      Is that when people go to right-click and save, it gives them a dummy file, i think it's spaceball.gif -

      A lot of image serving or big ISPs also provide this service - it redirects the request.

      But honestly, there's no sure-proof way to protect it, the best thing you can do is 1) watermark 2) not provide full hi-res images online.

      If you provide web-quality images, well you can't stop someone from doing a print-screen and pasting it into photoshop for example, but you can limit the quality they get.

  41. QUESTION:
    Does anybody know any good sites where I create FREE websites to show an online photography/ art portfolio?
    Want to create a website/ blog where It has options to upload photography, create albums and looks professional but is FREE.

    Im already looked at sites like Wix.com and Art Deviant so dont give me those answers please!

    • ANSWER:

  42. QUESTION:
    Is there a reliable website for the use of storing my photographic portfolio online?
    I'm looking to apply to some freelance photography positions and may require an online portfolio. I don't have the skills to create a website myself, so I'm looking for a reliable, online database to do it for me

    • ANSWER:
      Flickr is the best. You can create multiple albums for different types of pictures, have a profile with your contact information, and they can even view them in a slide show

  43. QUESTION:
    photography website hints?
    Hello,
    I want to create a website portfolio for my pictures.
    I have seen other people's websites and some of them are quite amusing.
    I have written many websites but none of them was with the purpose of a portfolio (mostly php, javascript and ajax based).
    It has been few years I dont make one so now I am asking for hints.

    What should I use for the creation? Flash based? Or should I use something like joomla and work with that? Something else?
    I do not like the flash option simply for the fact that they usually are very slow.
    But any advice is accepted :)

    Thanks,

    PS. Be specific and try to use complete names when quoted please.

    Nesh

    • ANSWER:
      I've used joomla recently to create 2 online portfolio website for photographers... the better one of the 2 is http://www.candbphotography.com it's mainly content for services etc, but there are image galleries linked to each section that automatically generates the layout, all the updated has to do is upload images into a folder and everything else is handled by joomla.

      Loads of various image gallery / portfolio components out there available either as paid for or free so i don't think you would be stuck for choice. But joomla is a pretty good solution

  44. QUESTION:
    How do I change the HTML of a tumblr to make it horizontally scroll?
    I am trying to make a photography portfolio website simmilar to this:
    http://www.annhe.com/13374-fashion-friends

    I don't know a whole lot about Html so if someone could be very specific it would be much appreciated!
    this is what my HTML looks like now:
    view-source:http://thefloraldress.tumblr.com/

    • ANSWER:
      Horizontally scrolling is not done with just HTML. That scroll is done with JQuery.

      http://jonraasch.com/blog/a-simple-jquery-slideshow
      http://flowplayer.org/tools/scrollable/index.html

      http://bradblogging.com/jquery/9-jquery-slideshow-applications-you-cannot-miss/

      Ron

  45. QUESTION:
    How do I turn off the javascript on my website/portfolio?
    Hi! I set up my photography portfolio on Zenfolio.com and have been sending it clients, but a few people have said that they can't see my pictures because they have Java disabled. How can I change it so the photos are viewable to people who have Java disabled?? This is a huge problem considering that my photos are my business and if people can't view them, I have no business! Please someone help me out with this, Thanks! 10 PTS!
    http://saraspildener.zenfolio.com/

    • ANSWER:
      You can't turn off people's JavaScript in their browsers. You need to set up the JS noscript tags instructing them they have JS turned off. Either that or use something that doesn't use JavaScript to display your photos.

      Maybe use flash or a video type format.

      Ron

  46. QUESTION:
    Need recommendations for e-commerce photography website?
    Amateur photographer turning professional...need to build website to display portfolio, e-commerce. Thinking will need unlimited photo storage...Would like to build myself, cost not too much of a concern...any suggestions on which to go with?

    • ANSWER:
      http://www.wix.com/
      http://www.weebly.com/
      https://www.blogger.com/start

  47. QUESTION:
    Good CHEAP webhosting for photography portfolio??
    Im a poor college student but i would like to make a website for my photography as well as maybe one for tattoos ive drawn for people possibly to sell? im looking for a cheap webhost that is decent and i can make a flashy site with.

    help pleasseee :)

    • ANSWER:
      create a flickr account at http://www.flickr.com

      or make a myspace page for your photography

  48. QUESTION:
    Which one of these is a better title for a photography website?
    im starting a photography website (really a sort of portfolio thing). I read this article that said, when picking your title, you should put yourself into it. Since I'm 3/4 italian i decided to use an italian word in the title. I've got a couple but cant choose,

    My choices are...
    -Sussurrare Photography (means 'whisper')
    -Ti amo sempre (means 'love you always')
    -Ti amo sempre Photography (not sure wheter or not to keep the "photography" in this one)
    -Aurora Photography (means 'dawn')
    -Per Sempre Photography (means 'forever')

    Which ones do you like best? Have any other ideas?
    Thnks!!!

    • ANSWER:
      Okay, quiz 10 people at random. Show them the names, briefly. Like if they saw them on an ad. Then ask them to spell them.

      "Aurora" they might be able to manage.

  49. QUESTION:
    Professional photography portfolio websites?
    Do you know of any portfolio building websites which will give me a domain name but not one which includes the website name. I cannot afford to have a website custom made for me but the main thing is that it needs to look professional so if I have to pay a small amount thats fine. Is there any website builder which is popular for professional portfolios? Thanks.

    • ANSWER:
      Check out http://www.photoshelter.com they have a great basic free account and then more custom ones for a fee.

  50. QUESTION:
    What's in a good photography portfolio?
    Back in high school, I did photo 1-4 and advanced studies at the community college, as well as frequently helping out a local professional photographer. I was all set to study photography in college, but I met my husband a few weeks before I graduated high school, and never ended up going to college at all. At the time, it was right on the brink of when digital was surpassing traditional photography, and since I didn't have room in our first apartment to set up a darkroom, nor the money to get into a digital setup, I just let photography go for a while, so I could pick it back up when we were in a better financial situation, and I could get the equiptment I needed. I have continued helping out the same photographer I did in high school over the years, and have gained invaluable knowledge of working with digital and doing all different types of photography. Last Christmas, my husband bought one of his old backup cameras for me (a Canon 20D, that had only been used a few times). Thankfully, most of the equiptment I had in high school doing traditional photography works with the new camera, so I have a good, semi-professional setup, albeit a bit outdated equiptment due to financial restrictions. I have had no problems finding clients who can't afford a professional photographer, and am now regularly doing product photography for 5 small businesses websites, and odd jobs here and there (I only charge an hour, which makes it affordable). Recently, a lady wanting a outdoor family portrait (a customer of one of the businesses I do photos for) asked to see my portfolio. I told her the truth, I haven't ever gotten around to assembling one.

    Seeing as I'm finding myself doing more and more work as the word spreads about my affordable rates and eye for lighting, I really do need something to show people that I do actually know I'm doing. Right now, all my best shots are on my computer and haven't even been printed. I see no need at this point for a website, I just want a portfolio I can carry with me. While I haven't had a camera until recently, I have still been using my photographer friends cameras, and have images ranging from studio/product work, architecture, sports, portraits, pets, wildlife, landscapes, "experimental/abstract", you name it, I've done it and have some phenomenal shots. My main focus is on product/studio work, but I also want to highlight my eye for lighting (lighting is my biggest strength in photography, be it in a studio or natural) and to have a well rounded portfolio. My SIL gave me a blank scrapbook that holds 20 8x10 photos, has a durable hard cover, and seems pretty excellent for keeping my portfolio in. I guess I'm really looking for tips on what to put in a good, well rounded portfolio?

    • ANSWER:
      You can include some of your best photos in it. If you make different styles, you can separate them into chapters. You can put words among them. And you can make also a digital portofolio


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