I found a graphic designer who is willing to help with my project. She is looking over my stuff and is making note of what i should change with the placement of text and image.
I also found a template for a website i like but i have so many images what should i putt up there?
The second part of Crusade is helpful here when it covers building a website and presenting a concise portfolio section. "Showcase the work you want to be known for and that best highlights the purpose and direction of your photography today."
ReplyDeleteThis is not to say I haven't come across photographer's websites that have a long list of series, stretching back to their early undergraduate days. But I guess it's about less is more.
Honestly, I need to take some stuff out of my site, too. I'm attached to it, but it's not what I plan on doing more of (sorry, spaceman...)
I agree with Michael that less is more in this case. I'm going to add one more series to my website, which will give me a total of 4 galleries. I have a ton more work, of course, but I only want to show the work that forms coherent series and that, as Michael says, is really consistent with where I can see myself continuing to work. One big reason I'm adding the new gallery is that the style and subject matter is very different from the other three, which I think is important - I don't want people to think I only photograph low-key still lifes and portraits :) So I would encourage you to think about paring down to no more than - what, maybe 4-6 galleries? - each with a relatively small number of good images that work together as coherent series. As Michael said, the book has some good tips on actual numbers . . . I'm sure it will be great!
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