How to Make Sure Your Photography Portfolio Website is Perfect
If you look for photography portfolio websites online to book a photographer for yourself or to take inspiration you will find thousands of websites on Google but only few make it to the top 10 or 1st page of result page.
Ever wondered why? Today we are going to tell you how and what all do you have to keep in mind when you make yours. Portfolio website is the most important tool if you’re a photographer or videographer and you want to pursue it as a career. For your clients, it can be the deciding factor of whether to hire you or not. It builds your authenticity and brings credibility to your personal brand while building your presence in the market.
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Stop searching for photography workshops near me, all the workshops you need to attend are hosted online free of cost by Panasonic Lumix, you can just register for them and be online on Microsoft Teams at the right date & time. That’s it, your journey from amateur to professional photographer starts here. You get to learn tips and tricks of the trade by experts which will help you click great pictures to show on your website.
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You don’t have to spend a lot of money once you have a good number of pictures and videos to showcase. You don’t even need to know how to code, there are lot of services like WordPress, wix, and many more where you can just drag and drop the columns and make a free website after you register your domain name.
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Choose your domain name very carefully so that people don’t confuse your business name with someone else. Get an SSL certificate to secure your website, make it mobile friendly. Include “About Me” page and tell people how you started, what services do you offer, what equipment do you have and what all projects have you worked on till now.
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Once your website is ready, it’s time to upload your content. Upload only the best pictures that you have taken till date and present it beautifully. Select the ones that will make your case stronger and weed out the not so great pictures and videos. Enable users to enlarge the pictures and take a closer look. Don’t upload more than 10-15 images per project. Make sure end result is pleasant, approachable and not confusing. Don’t forget to make a “Contact me” page and clearly mention your email id, phone number, social media handles, etc. When people search for photography portfolio websites, you’ll be there.
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Let’s say you’re a wedding photographer, add value to others lives by not only offering your services but by telling them more about your knowledge, your passion, your life with the help of a blog. You can also add a blog post or write something on wedding photography tips, it might be helpful for a budding photographer for whom you might become an inspiration. Tell your views and opinions about different kinds of photography to people in those blogs. Keep the tone informal and share your journey and how have you grown.
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Let’s say you’re a wedding photographer, add value to others lives by not only offering your services but by telling them more about your knowledge, your passion, your life with the help of a blog. You can also add a blog post or write something on wedding photography tips, it might be helpful for a budding photographer for whom you might become an inspiration. Tell your views and opinions about different kinds of photography to people in those blogs. Keep the tone informal and share your journey and how have you grown.
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Thanks! Image Source: i.pinimg.com, nouraraar.com, digitaltrends.com, arj-photo.co.uk
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