For a photographer, a good portfolio website is the perfect tool to share your work with the world and reach potential customers. What is obviously crucial for a photography website is that the visitor's attention goes to the photos, without too many distracting elements. As a photographer, it is also great to have full freedom to manage content yourself - adding and replacing photos, for instance, but also publishing your own blog posts.
In this article you will see 7 examples of beautiful photography websites that can serve as inspiration.
1. Studio Marani
This is an example of a very strong photography website. A carefully chosen selection of photos is shown full-screen on the homepage. These large images set the tone for the site immediately. As you go further into the site, you also notice it makes heavy use of animated transitions and so-called entrance animations. That gives the site a playful feel and makes visitors want to keep exploring.
Link: www.studiomarani.it
2. Heyblend
This is a photography website with character. The bold red color sets it apart from other photography websites. The site also uses large photos placed in a unique asymmetric grid that focuses all attention on the imagery.
Link: www.heyblend.com
3. Levon Biss
On this site one thing is clear: all attention should go to the beautiful photos. The beauty of this site is that it feels considered, sleek and refined, even though there is almost nothing to see except the photos.
Link: www.levonbiss.com
4. Blazin photo
First impressions count. On the Blazin Photo site, the choice was made to lead with an extremely sharp, gripping photo of a dog. That gives visitors a strong sense of the photographer's quality, and also an immediate sense of the work the photographer does - because this photographer focuses heavily on animal photography.
Link: www.blazinphoto.com
5. Ashley Smith Photography
On the Ashley Smith Photography site, the choice was made for an atmospheric visual identity built on overlapping photos, hand-drawn flowers and bold typography. Even with that striking identity, the focus remains on the photos. Beautiful, large images do all the talking about the photographer. At a glance it is clear this photographer specializes in wedding photography.
Link: www.ashleysmithphotos.com
6. ELANA IV-SKAYA
This photographer wants to stand out from others with her exuberant, spectacular photos. That comes through in the photos on the site, but also in its design. The site is clear and well-structured, yet also very unique. The slider that appears immediately on landing is one example - its layout, with a small preview top-right and the full image on the left, is uncommon.
Link: www.ivskaya.com
7. Ottografie
Ottografie's website is very effective. It uses large photos that grab the visitor's attention, making it immediately clear that the focus should be on the photography. The site also gets a playful feel from the considered, smooth animations and transitions used throughout.
Link: www.ottografie.nl
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