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Page 1: Build your personal, professional online photo portfolio

Build your personal, professional online photo portfolio

Created by:www.portfoliowebsites.com

www.portfoliowebsites.com

Page 2: Build your personal, professional online photo portfolio

To differentiate yourself amongst a zillion other photographers, and land that new customer, new session, or be accepted into a demanding fine art or design college, you need a web based Portfolio Website that truly shines. It must look professional whilst nonetheless retaining your specific trait and artistic vision. To showcase a professional or creative compilation of the images around the globe is easier than ever using modern tools, here is how you achieve it. Follow these eight simple actions and you'll be on your way.

First, you have to coordinate and review your digital photographs if you haven't done this already. You might find that by reviewing several of your archived or overlooked images, you discover several hidden gems that belong in the fresh Portfolio Website you are setting up.

Next, consider the target audience of the profile. Who is the actual portfolio designed to focus on? Are you trying to secure a new customer for a particular project, talk to a couple about wedding photos, be involved in Artwork or Photography School, secure employment, or just showcase your best work to nobody particularly? It is essential you understand the audience before you start making your portfolio.

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Now that you understand the targeted market, you can start assembling the photos. In the event the intended audience is actually job specific (such as a modeling session or wedding photography), it will be very clear exactly what images you ought to upload. On the other hand, in the event that it’s for a college application or art gallery showing, you might want to assemble photos that show your artistic range. Be sure you assemble twice as many pictures as you want, as you will need to get rid of a few.

Since this is a web-based portfolio, go ahead and assemble several. You can create one "general" portfolio which has your best photos from all kinds of work, and then create numerous sub collections that focus on your specialties.

Now that you have discovered potential pictures for your profile, you want to select the right ones. Generally, a reduced portfolio with 10 wonderful images is better than a collection that goes on forever with 50 pictures. Again, the quantity of pictures to feature is really depending on the type of work, but through my expertise, most clients will make a choice within the initial 5 photos, and then merely thumb through the rest looking for support for their decision. That is just human nature.

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Now, it’s time for you to go online. There are several online photograph sharing services out there (seems like more every day), see the resources section for some of my personal recommendations. For me, PortfolioWebsites.com is certainly the best, specifically if you want to have a professional outlook. Zenfolio and Shutterfly Pro are also well worth checking out too, but they don't let you customize as much as PortfolioWebsites.com. Use a comparison site to see all the features in case you aren't certain which one to choose.

After you have submitted your photos to PortfolioWebsites.com, or a related service, you need to decide on the layout. I would highly recommend keeping the design as simple as possible, so as not to draw attention away from the quality of your photographs. Basic black, white, or gray backdrops usually work effectively. The best part about using PortfolioWebsites.com is that you can go beyond the basic layouts chosen from numerous elegant pre-defined designs, or you can also create your very own layout and theme by using custom CSS code, it’s completely up to you.