Responding to a popular request, very recurrent (and very, very heavy) I proceed to publish this detailed tutorial in which I explain in great detail, step by step, how to create your own online photo gallery as a photographer. I will try to raise the issue in a simple and understandable way because, in most cases, most of you stop taking this step due to the apparent complexity of creating your own photo gallery page. It is not complex at all, what happens is that it is usually fatally explained. Let’s see how I do it?
Photography, by its very nature, is intended to be shared, displayed and displayed, except for photos of a very personal or private nature, storing photos on a memory card or hard drive and not sharing them with the world around us is absurd. Satisfaction as a serious amateur photographer (we’ll talk about the professional later) only peaks when his little works are seen and admired by tens, hundreds or thousands of photographers and viewers. I think the photo exhibition is part of the photographic hobby itself. Looking otherwise is weird, it’s like being an actor and not wanting to have an audience.
- If you are a professional photographer.
- In addition to enjoy exhibiting your work all over the world.
- You need to reach more customers.
- You need to attract new customers if you want to continue enjoying this profession.
- Your future clients can not guess the quality of your work.
- They need to see it.
- An online photo gallery is your best resource to reach more customers.
As a photographer, your online gallery is your business card, it’s the first thing your potential customers will know and see of you.
Do you want to have your own online photo gallery? Let’s see what options are available.
You are already clear that you need to show your photos on the Internet, either to share them or to consolidate yourself as a professional photographer and get jobs and clients, now the question arises, what options do I have?Basically, there are 2 types of online galleries you can create:
Social Media
Own photo gallery
If you post photos occasionally, take photos very occasionally, somehow on vacation or at parties, and need to share them with your circle of friends forever, don’t worry at all about ceding the rights to your photos, and photography can be a passing moment in your life, don’t waste time creating your own photo gallery. Believe me, it’ll be like buying an SLR camera and using it in automatic mode. In a few months you’ll be tired.
If you are a professional photographer or your goal is to monetize your hobby by covering events, reporting and billing photos, you should definitely create your own independent gallery. Yes, you can (and should) have a presence on social networks like Flickr and others, but it’s something complementary.
Your publishing platform, business card, operations center and sample and photo collection showcase will be your own online gallery.
If you opt for the option to have your own gallery keep reading because in the following lines I will show you step by step how to set up your first photo gallery on the Internet. At the end of this tutorial, you can create your photo gallery and start promoting it among your contacts.
To do this there are many solutions on the market, some very expensive (excessively, for my taste), others very cheap and extremely limited in functions, others too complex for which it seems that a Master’s degree in design, programming and server management is needed. My recommendation is that you look for common ground from the beginning. Avoid overly expensive options as they go beyond what you need, avoid options that are too cheap or even free, as it will end up with poor quality work that will affect the quality of your gallery and therefore have a very negative impact on your image. as a photographer. Setting up your photo gallery in Blogspot, for example (a well-known blogging service) may be a good idea if you’re looking to experiment and play, but personally I don’t recommend it if your goal is to have your own. own website where you can show your photos professionally.
Also evaluate the complexity or simplicity of the solution. The one I recommend in this article (below) is from my point of view the simplest and most integrated solution on the market. To set up an online gallery, you usually have to buy a domain on the one hand, a hosting server on the other, install a content management system, etc. , if you have the happy Master I was talking about a moment ago, you can manage it, otherwise you can go crazy, my recommendation is that you mount your gallery in an integrated system that offers everything in one , so just activate your account and you’re done.
I have been and am a user of Bluehost, an excellent platform that offers you everything you need to create your own online gallery, website or blog, I think they offer a good balance between seriousness, reliability, ease of use and reasonable price (for less than 100 euros a year you have a robust and professional looking website, worth exhibiting your gallery as a professional photographer) In today’s tutorial , I show you step by step how to create and activate your gallery with Bluehost and make it work in minutes, literally.
We start from the next page (affiliates), where you are presented with 3 different pricing plans. For a first professional online photo gallery, I advise you to opt for the “starter” option on the left, it is the most economical (I think it costs less than 80 euros) and at the same time covers all your needs, you will have to show your photos. The following options, if you look at them, charge you 2 and up to 4 times more, and don’t really add the value you need. With the “start” package, you have many.
Once the “start” package is selected, it’s a matter of choosing our domain name. Unlike other sites, as soon as you activate the service with Bluehost, you will get the domain name for free.
For the domain name, you can choose your name and name, nickname or pseudonym, or it can be a sentence or a set of words if your goal is to be known for it. Here are some fictional examples to inspire you:
From there, I leave you with the video tutorial that I recorded to show you each of the steps that will allow you to have your photo gallery, starting with the domain name and continuing with the rest of the steps, obviously I recommend seeing it in full screen and hd quality:
The links I mention in the video
Some models that I liked and that you can use:
Having a next-generation SLR camera, an exquisite range of lenses and all the accessories you want is not enough without an online stand where you can showcase your creations. He can be the best writer and write the next great book that will revolutionize the world. Anyway, if you don’t publish it, your book doesn’t exist. If you don’t post your photo, it doesn’t exist.
Thanks for reading me. I hope you’ve approached the concept of creating a photo gallery and that you’ll be encouraged to create your own. If I can be of more help, I’m available in the comments section. As always, if you find this article helpful. , I would really appreciate a vote/recommendation below on Facebook, Twitter or Google. Thank you in advance?