If you make a remarkable portfolio of photographs

- Amateurs and professional photographers who want to display their work, need an online photo portfolio. Luckily, you do not really website builder for hire, you can easily create! We put the benefits of each service in a row and give tips and to really shine your work.

An online photo portfolio is much more than a business card. It is a window that is open 24/7, 365 days a year. It is the ultimate way to make a good first impression. It can therefore better be quite good, especially if you want to convince potential customers and actually what you want to earn. You are not only. If anyone online searches for a photographer who specializes in baby and children photography, he takes a lot of candidates in a jiffy.

The first- and perhaps most difficult- step to create an online portfolio is choosing the right platform. There are many possibilities and we can decide impossible for you which service you should choose. That's mostly a personal choice. It depends on your needs as well as your technical knowledge, goals and budget. We engage in this article a lot of different services so you imagine the knot can cut through faster. We list the advantages and disadvantages, discuss the possibilities and assess the available designs. Note that because it is impossible to include all services available under the microscope, we limit ourselves to a diverse selection.
  
    
     
      
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Tip 01 The first step is the hardest: choose the platform. (Portfolio: Martin Stranka)

Are you looking for a large-scale community platform where you can not only photos but also can publish video clips? Then Flickr is a must. With a free account you get a whopping one terabyte of storage. You can easily upload images in high resolution, organize and share. The service is also very user friendly because you not only get access via the browser, but also through apps (iOS and Android). Flickr is very accessible and offers the opportunity to discover the work of others. That can be inspiring.
  
  
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Other advantages? You can use tags, visitors can leave comments, you can create multiple albums, there are plug-ins to publish directly from Lightroom and you can order from Flickr photo albums or canvases. Want more options? Before you get $ 50 a year Flickr pro account that you include rid of annoying ads, statistics can request and access the Auto Uploadr. The disadvantage? A Flickr profile page looks almost always the same. Present on Flickr seems a must if you are often working with photography, but it may actually not be the only online platform. Try certainly agree via www. flickr. com.

Tip 02 The possibilities of Flickr are extensive but unfortunately you can not alter the design. (Portfolio: Feng Li)

Through Jimdo allows free and easily build an entire website using ready-made templates. Jimdo Portfolio is ideal for photographers who only need a portfolio, without too many bells and whistles. Visit this website to see the possibilities.

One of the biggest advantages is that the job is done very quickly because you start from a portfolio template. Using the WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) you create in an instant a portfolio consisting of different categories. Optionally, you also add another About Me page or blog to. The number of templates is extensive and they are all very beautiful. Rome, Miami and Osaka are our favorites. The editor is very well organized. You can very quickly choose a different design and titles, add text boxes or photos is easy. From Settings, you can include looking at a mobile home or check how much space you 500 MB is still available. is also convenient to pay the creators attention to SEO (search engine optimization), you can simply add a page title and description. Need more storage space, your own domain name, access to statistics and an ad-free footer? Then you can upgrade each year for 78 euros for a pro version.

Tip 03 The makers of Jimdo have a lot of work put into the templates.

WordPress is one of the most popular services to create websites or blogs. For a year or two, there are also specific issues especially for people who want to show a portfolio. To get started, you go to the WordPress Portfolio page. You start with one of the various themes and then you completely as desired to suit your own preferences. One of the strengths of WordPress is that you can work on one project simultaneously with several people. There are madly plug-ins and extras available, so you can expand portfolio into a real gem. A lot of features and themes are free but there are some templates and plug-ins which you have to pay. Another disadvantage is that you need a little more technical knowledge compared to a WSYIWYG editor like Jimdo or Wix.

Tip 04 Orvis portfolio theme is completely free and very popular with photographers and designers.

Wix is ​​a bit similar to the previously discussed Jimdo. The website offers lots of templates- including many popular one-pagers. The service is fully in Dutch available. The biggest advantage is the ease of use, almost everything is self-explanatory making it easy to stabbing a nice portfolio together. Even without any experience.

Moreover, the options are so vast that even a seasoned web designer still benefit from the service. The only downside is that it is made entirely in the HMTL5 standard. This offers a lot of advantages, but can cause problems if your visitors are using an old, non-updated browser. Despite this shortcoming, it is one of our favorite services. The free version is already insanely rich, but if that is not enough you can upgrade. There are different formulas of about 4 to 25 euros per month.

Tip 05 'What you see is what you get.' Literally!

One of the latest services Adobe Portfolio. Through this platform you can create incredibly beautiful portfolios with a responsive design. This ensures that your website on any device (smartphone, tablet, computer) neatly comes into the picture. The only catch is that the service is only available to Adobe Creative Cloud members. For $ 9.99 per month you get a bit: a license for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.

To use the service you surf to www. MyPortfolio. com and sign in with your Creative Cloud account. The designs are very hip and the interface is user friendly. Webmaster skills are absolutely not a must. Once you've chosen a template, you can add instant content. You can organize your photos into different projects or classes and even insert directly from Lightroom. Pairing with Behance also a possibility. The service is available only in English.

Tip 06 The number of templates is still very thin, but the available templates can be aesthetically pleasing. (Portfolio: Thomas Moeller)

The American Squarespace is recommended. This service offers truly amazing responsive designs. The biggest drawback is that there is no free version. After the trial of fourteen days you are required to pay: monthly $ 8. We think Squarespace very suitable for professional photographers but too expensive for hobbyists.

Another good alternative is the Swedish Portfoliobox. The advantages of this service? Portfoliobox is available in Dutch, offers very attractive templates and works completely without ads. Downside is that the free version only offers place for fifty images. Who wants to, can upgrade to a Pro account for just 7 dollars per month. ViewBook ​​is also very nice but we found prices too high. The service you or give your own domain name and would have good technical support, but at $ 190 a year, we prefer to do other things.

Tip 07 designs of Portfoliobox are really worth.

Once you know what platform you're using, it's time to select your photos. If you have a collection of several hundred gigabytes, which can take up some time. Make it about time for. It is especially important to choose the very best images. Preferably 30 real gems than 300 pictures that are simply okay.

You only have one chance to make a good first impression. Choose your best pictures carefully. Imagine that you are a curator and the work of someone else in your hands. Be critical and go wide. For example, choose different reports or share your photos in different categories. Remember that the quality of your portfolio is only as good as your weakest picture. Stop no photos in your portfolio of jobs that you really did not like. Are you strong in portraits, then you focus on that. Do you have a great architectural photographs but you actually do not like to photograph buildings, publish that picture was not in your portfolio. Remember also that your portfolio is not ready as soon as it is online. Keep your portfolio up-to-date and regularly publish new work.

Tip 08 preferably 30 real gems over 300 images that are so-so.

Nothing is more annoying than someone else who is going to run with the credits of your photo. Protect your images from copying your images and provide always a watermark. That way you limit the damage substantially. Adding such a watermark can be done in different ways. In professional software like Adobe Lightroom is the functionality embedded standard. Do you use that program not? No problem, there fortunately exists a lot of freeware to add a watermark. FastStone Photo Resizer and IrfanView are fine tools.

You can change your name or website in the watermark setting. The position you choose from scratch. Some photographers place their watermark multiple times over the entire picture, other photographers doing something more subtle and place their name less conspicuous in a corner. The second often looks more beautiful, but the first secures better. A photograph is in fact simple to the cutting so that a watermark is lost in a corner.

Tip 09 Add a watermark to protect your photos from theft.

Although a picture often says a lot, sometimes it's good to also give additional details to your visitors. Provide an explanation about that one report or shows what is the end result of a wedding reportage. Also, information such as the place and time of the recording can be interesting in some cases. Do try to keep a line in the different categories. Include information about yourself. That should be no long epistle, a short bio and your contact is sufficient. Yes, a self-portrait should be there, too, and link to as many social networks.

Tip 10 An epistle is not necessary, but does add a short text about yourself.

The most important thing in your online photo portfolio is the content: your own photos. they publish therefore large. That gives more impact. Of course you can opt for a slick design, but keep it as simple as possible for the visitor. Do not overdo the number of menus and submenus, and keep in mind that appears calmer and a minimalist design. Better to choose simple backgrounds rather garish colors and also limit the number of fonts you use on your website. Nearly every online photo portfolio you can personalize. Do also. Here and there a little tweak to the ready-made templates you prevent someone else has the exact same design.

Tip 11 Choosing your template: less is more.

Creating an online photo portfolio really does not within a day. Take your time to get everything in the right place. Also make sure you take the time to check everything well in the last stage. Make sure that all the links, check your text for spelling errors and ask if others' opinion before you actually publish the website online. An online portfolio that is chock full of errors, is very unprofessional and the reason may be that a potential customer quits. Check the portfolio certainly also on other devices: your smartphone, a tablet or a different browser on your computer.