The case against background images in photography websites
Your website visitors should be drawn to your site because they love your images, so don't distract them with background images or textures.
Read articlePhotography website design inspiration.
Ideas and examples for building great photo websites. For more photography & business inspiration, also check out the “Interviews” category to learn from other professional photographers with successful businesses.
Homepage slideshows – good or bad for user experience?
Slideshows, especially on a photography website homepage, are a game of compromises. Learn what makes a user-friendly slideshow.
Read articlePhotography website trends
A short piece on trends I'm currently seeing in the web-design industry.
Read articleIn-depth guide: 15 best features of successful photo websites (and how to design yours)
Learn from successful photographers and follow the same best practices for building your amazing photography website.
Read articleIn-depth guide: The complete guide to building your amazing photography “About” page
Simple at first sight, there are a lot of details that go into writing the perfect "bio", so the process can become quite challenging unless you have some guidelines in place. Understand the best-practices of writing a clear & concise "bio" text, and get inspired from effective "About" page examples.
Read articleCase Study: Contact page overhaul example
Details of the redesign process for improving a photography Contact page (planning ideas, screenshots and benefits).
Read articleIn-depth guide: The essentials of building an effective photography “Contact” page
The Contact page is a critical component of your website, often underrated. You simply can't keep doing the default (bad) things and wonder why people are not contacting you. Learn the secrets of designing a great Contact page, one of the most important ways to optimize your photo website.
Read articleIn-depth guide: Embracing minimalism in your photography website
Everything you need to know about minimalism, as applied to the design of photography websites: what minimalism is and isn't, benefits and best practices of going minimalist, plus a lot of examples of minimalist photography websites for your inspiration.
Read articleNew top-level-domains (TLDs) for photographers
All you need to know about migrating your photography site to a new TLD: benefits, problems, examples and a Q&A section.
Read articleThe art of sequencing your portfolio & slideshow images
Learn to strategically arrange your print or web portfolio images for the most visual impact, plus notes from a photo editor.
Read articleIn-depth guide: The photographer’s guide to email signatures
You've worked hard to create an awesome website to showcase your images, and you want as many visitors as possible. You might be overlooking one of the simplest promotion tools you have: the email signature. Here's what to include or not, best practices, resources & examples.
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