My First Photography Website
Oct 23, 2019 06:32:32 #
Here are some options I can offer:
1. For displaying photos: explore the many features of Adobe Lightroom - Shared Collections, Web Albums, and Web Galleries as well as Flickr and Google Photos
2. For selling your art: SmugMug and 500px as part of their service.
3. To build your own website via drag and drop look into Weebly.com or Wix.com. I am partial to Weebly since I have been using it for years for sharing my photos and know the build navigation etc. They offer a free website to see if it is right for you and have commercial options for selling products.
Here is my Weebly site http://www.bobkyle.photography/
1. For displaying photos: explore the many features of Adobe Lightroom - Shared Collections, Web Albums, and Web Galleries as well as Flickr and Google Photos
2. For selling your art: SmugMug and 500px as part of their service.
3. To build your own website via drag and drop look into Weebly.com or Wix.com. I am partial to Weebly since I have been using it for years for sharing my photos and know the build navigation etc. They offer a free website to see if it is right for you and have commercial options for selling products.
Here is my Weebly site http://www.bobkyle.photography/
Oct 23, 2019 07:11:40 #
Oct 23, 2019 07:25:08 #
Recent photography seminar suggested that you first, determine your genre. After that, post one photo a day on Instagram. Have not tried this but there was agreement among the conversant during break. According to the presenter, FB avails little.
Oct 23, 2019 07:51:35 #
SmugMug is a popular site, but I wouldn't count on making very many "dimes."
Oct 23, 2019 08:30:20 #
bbrown5154
Loc: Baltimore, MD
Adamborz wrote:
Sample pic, and I sign my work so people know who took the pic
JMO but your signature is much to large.
I try to work in a small water mark in the lower corner or I sign the back.
Oct 23, 2019 08:31:06 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Paint By Light wrote:
Hello: br First off I am a (new) photographer. I b... (show quote)
Welcome. For me, it used to be a job. NOW, in retirement, I finally get to do what I love the most, wildlife photography.
Oct 23, 2019 08:36:44 #
It can also mean, comments / critiques.
Further more, if you want to make a million bucks with photography start with 2 million.
Further more, if you want to make a million bucks with photography start with 2 million.
Oct 23, 2019 08:40:44 #
JohnSwanda wrote:
By CC, do you mean Adobe's Creative Cloud? That's the only CC I know of, but it doesn't seem to make sense in the context you are using it. I've had people ask for Photoshop, maybe that's what you meant, but it's "rarely ever useful" and "pretty vague"?
CC=constructive criticism
Oct 23, 2019 08:43:52 #
KarenKaptures wrote:
CC=constructive criticism
Yes, that was pointed out on page 1.
Oct 23, 2019 08:44:52 #
If you want to make money selling prints of photos you create, good luck. Even if you're shots are absolutely breathtaking, it's a hard racquet... the people I know personally who are 'professional photographers' earn most of their income from:
- Wedding photography
- Taking pictures of homes/buildings/apartments (Real Estate)
- Portraits for dating sites
- Local events (sports, graduation, concerts, etc)
- Fashion shoots (though this is pretty difficult to break into as well)
If any of these appeal to you, then you should do whatever you can to get a few shoots lined up to get pics for your portfolio. Where you host your portfolio is less important than having the shots themselves.
Will a branded website with your own URL help? Probably.
You can also use it to rank in Google Search Results for people looking for these kinds of shoots in your area (a branded website, properly optimised, will rank higher than a portfolio in a 3rd party platform like Flickr or 500px
I'd check out Craigslist in your area for gigs to get you started. Respond to a few ads and see if you can get some work. Network from there.
Good luck.
(Note: I'm not a professional photographer, and do not aspire to be one. I have many friends/family who see my Instagram feed and tell me things like, "You should sell your work." When I ask them if they would like to buy any prints of my pics, they are all less enthusiastic about forking over any cash.)
- Wedding photography
- Taking pictures of homes/buildings/apartments (Real Estate)
- Portraits for dating sites
- Local events (sports, graduation, concerts, etc)
- Fashion shoots (though this is pretty difficult to break into as well)
If any of these appeal to you, then you should do whatever you can to get a few shoots lined up to get pics for your portfolio. Where you host your portfolio is less important than having the shots themselves.
Will a branded website with your own URL help? Probably.
You can also use it to rank in Google Search Results for people looking for these kinds of shoots in your area (a branded website, properly optimised, will rank higher than a portfolio in a 3rd party platform like Flickr or 500px
I'd check out Craigslist in your area for gigs to get you started. Respond to a few ads and see if you can get some work. Network from there.
Good luck.
(Note: I'm not a professional photographer, and do not aspire to be one. I have many friends/family who see my Instagram feed and tell me things like, "You should sell your work." When I ask them if they would like to buy any prints of my pics, they are all less enthusiastic about forking over any cash.)
Oct 23, 2019 08:47:36 #
Oct 23, 2019 08:49:40 #
whitehall
Loc: Canada
PHRubin wrote:
I have been very happy with SmugMug. Once I realized that a photo could be "collected", that is shown but not placed in a folder other than the first one, I was even happier! Although I uploaded each photo only once, some may appear in as many as 4 folders.
PHR,
I use SmugMug, and I am intrigued by your comment about images being “collected” I normally, publish my images via Lightroom, which of course allows an image to be placed in a number of collections - but your comments implies something more straightforward. Could you please elaborate? Thanks.
IGW
Oct 23, 2019 09:55:18 #
PaulBrit
Loc: Merlin, Southern Oregon
Jonathan, have a plan!
If you do not have a business and marketing plan you don’t know where you are going and what’s the most important thing to do first.
Start by defining where you want to be in a year, then in six months, then in three months. Start by listing your resources and what you have, and by definition what you need.
And so on ....
If its going to work then quite early on Mr. Luck will come along. Things will drop into place. And there’s more but that will do to start!
(From a retired entrepreneurial coach.)
If you do not have a business and marketing plan you don’t know where you are going and what’s the most important thing to do first.
Start by defining where you want to be in a year, then in six months, then in three months. Start by listing your resources and what you have, and by definition what you need.
And so on ....
If its going to work then quite early on Mr. Luck will come along. Things will drop into place. And there’s more but that will do to start!
(From a retired entrepreneurial coach.)
Oct 23, 2019 10:01:13 #
ON1 has a link to Smug Mug, Click on it and send your pictures to your account. I use Shutterfly for mu pictures.
Oct 23, 2019 10:49:20 #
Normafries
Loc: San Jose CA
Welcome! For me, having a website has been helpful in the sense that I use it for further information for the folks that like my work in an artists' coop. Someone in this list said "exposure" and I could not agree more. But targeted exposure is even better. And that does not happen overnight. For years I have kept track of who has bought my work in the gallery and in my shows. I invite them to my shows and I can tell by my Square receipts that many are repeat customers. My advice: give it time, take the shots that please you, and enjoy the unpredictable ride. You will be amazed at the people you meet and the (good) situations and commissions that come your way! I have also picked up students along the way and the helps, too.
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