1. Build your personal, professional
online photo portfolio
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2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.