How to Make a Photography Website - PowerPoint SlideDeck: 06

How to make a photography website

Here are the resources I use: www.sidewages.com/resources/

 

Photography Starting Point

- great photos a requirement (duh)

- check your old CDs, DVDs, cameras

- pick the best you can find

- consider diversity that shows your style

 

What is a Great Photo?

- not facebook or instagram shots

- rule of thirds

- contrast

- lighting

- composition

 

Natural Selection

- consider your layout model

- simple and minimal

- complex and colorful

- a few rules to follow

 

Rule #1: Look and Feel

- if you go dark, stay dark

- if you prefer cheery, stay cheery

- match your personal style and website style

 

Rule #2: Landing pages

- match graphic design, layout, and colors

- have landing pages in order

- use headlines, bullet points, summaries

- make it fun and easy

 

Rule #3: Website Organizing

- keep it simple - simplicity is king

- use tags and categories to organize

- make navigation easy

 

Keep it Fresh and Updated

- add a contact page so people can get to you

- make fresh content to keep people coming back

- start small on tumblr if you have to

- move to a professional site ASAP

 

Look to the Future

- keep people coming back

- show you do have artistic talent

- give them something to be interested in

- make them stay interested

- you got it!

 

Here are the resources I use: www.sidewages.com/resources/

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