Create a photography portfolio that wins clients
- 5Create your site
- 6Go live
Steps 5 and 6 happen after you create your account: the site is generated with your answers, then you publish it on your own domain when you are ready.
What your website doesfor you.
Four things that turn a visitor into a customer, in place from the first day.
Galleries that do your work justice
Automatic optimization keeps photos crisp without killing load times: the balance every photographer fights for.
Organized by what you sell
Weddings, portraits, corporate: separate galleries per offer, so every prospect lands on the work that speaks to them.
Inquiries with the details you need
Your contact form asks for date, location and shoot type up front, so there are fewer emails back and forth and faster quotes.
Found for the right searches
Clean SEO for “wedding photographer + your city” and every specialty you cover.
The pages you get
Not an empty template to fill in: pages already written and already linked to each other, with example content you correct instead of writing from scratch.
![Preview of the /portfolio/{page/[page]/} page](https://static.communik.io/cdn-cgi/image/width=400,height=300,fit=cover,gravity=top,format=auto,quality=80/modules/screenshots/portfolio-t0-p0-39c5faff.png?v=1787719482790)
/portfolio/{page/[page]/}Portfolio - Creative Projects
Main portfolio page with category filters and masonry grid
![Preview of the /portfolio/[slug] page](https://static.communik.io/cdn-cgi/image/width=400,height=300,fit=cover,gravity=top,format=auto,quality=80/modules/screenshots/portfolio-t0-p1-39c5faff.png?v=1787719504645)
/portfolio/[slug]Portfolio
Single project page with gallery and client info
What is added to your project
Ready-to-use databases. Edit one row and every page that shows it updates.
Portfolio Categories
3 columns · 4 rowsName, Slug, Description
Portfolio Projects
12 columns · 8 rowsTitle, Slug, Excerpt, Description, Cover Image, Gallery, Categories, Client Name, Client Logo, Project URL, Completion Date, Featured
A prospective client opens three photographers in three tabs and closes two of them within minutes. That is the real test for a photography portfolio website: 72% of people compare three businesses or fewer, and 28% decide in under five minutes. Your images do half the work. The other half is information nobody publishes.
Show less, and show it by use
Split the galleries by what people are buying: weddings, portraits, corporate, products. Twelve strong images in the right gallery convince better than a hundred in a chronological archive, because the client is not admiring your career, they are trying to picture their own photos.
Prices your photography portfolio website should carry
List what you offer with what it includes: hours on site, number of edited images, travel, a second shooter if relevant. Then the pricing, or at minimum a starting figure.
Averages found online are useless here, they mix countries and specialties. Publish yours. A budget filter that works saves you the calls you did not want anyway.
Turnaround and usage rights, the two answers nobody publishes
Say your turnaround: a preview in a week, the full set in a month, whatever is true. Then the usage rights: what the client may do with the files, private use, social media, advertising, and for how long.
These two lines prevent the two arguments every photographer eventually has.
An enquiry form that fits a phone screen
- Four fields: date, place, type of shoot, approximate budget.
- A response time you actually keep.
- Reviews on the page: 97% of consumers read them before choosing.
Everything else, the blog, the about page, the behind the scenes, can wait until this part earns its keep on mobile.
Create your website for free with Communik, and publish it when it is ready.
Before you start.Everything else, just ask.
What people ask before they get going.
Will my photos be compressed?
They are optimized intelligently: responsive sizes and modern formats keep them sharp while loading fast, and you keep the originals.
Can I organize several galleries?
Yes: create as many galleries as you have offers or projects, each with its own page and SEO.
Can clients book a shoot online?
Yes, through a form that collects date, location and shoot type, so you get everything needed to quote in one message.
How much does it cost?
Building your portfolio is free. Publishing on your own domain starts at €14/month with hosting and SSL included.
Another trade?
Each one comes with its own live demo site you can browse before you start: same editor, same price, content already written for that job.