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How to Build a Photographer Website
Portfolio, galleries, image optimization and local SEO.
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Poslednje ažurirano:
In photography, your portfolio website is the most important business card you have. Social networks like Instagram have limited reach and control; your own site is where you fully control how your work is presented. Clients searching for a wedding, portrait or commercial photographer look at the online portfolio first. This guide walks you through hosting, theme choice, image-heavy galleries, WebP optimization, and local SEO that attracts clients.
How to Build a Photographer Website
Choose hosting with enough storage
A photography site needs more space because of many high-resolution images. Pick BeoHosting Professional or higher (10 GB+ NVMe), free SSL, automatic backups (photos are irreplaceable) and a LiteSpeed server for fast image delivery.
Pick a portfolio layout and theme
Choose a minimalist WordPress theme (Astra Photography, Flavor, OceanWP) with fullscreen galleries, lightbox, lazy loading and responsive design. Avoid themes with heavy decorative elements that distract from photos.
Create organized galleries
Use FooGallery, Envira Gallery or Modula to group photos by category (weddings, portraits, landscapes, commercial). Each gallery needs a short project description, location and date. Keep 20-30 best shots per gallery — quality over quantity.
Optimize images for the web
Export photos at max 2000-2500 px width. Convert to WebP with a JPEG fallback, compress to 150-300 KB with ShortPixel or Imagify, enable lazy loading. LiteSpeed Cache handles delivery automatically.
Optimize local SEO for photographers
Target queries like "photographer Belgrade", "wedding photographer Novi Sad". Add descriptive alt text on every photo, create separate pages per service, register Google Business Profile, blog about behind-the-scenes and equipment.
Add contact form and booking system
Use WPForms or Gravity Forms for a detailed inquiry form (type of shoot, date, location, budget). Add Amelia or Simply Schedule for online bookings with availability calendar. Display phone and email prominently.
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