Question 1

What is required to build my photography portfolio?

Accepted Answer

Building a portfolio takes time and effort. You need to be patient and dedicated to building a collection of portfolio-quality photos. Consult with photographer friends and mentors and hone in on a photo style and approach that sets you apart from others.

After you’ve done that, you can start creating an online portfolio site where you post your best works for everyone to see.

After you've done that, you can start creating an online portfolio site where you post your best works for everyone to see.

Question 2

How do I create an online photography portfolio?

Accepted Answer

Creating a digital photographer's portfolio is as simple as one, two, or three—1) gather your best photographs, 2) make sure to provide context to your photo sets with captions, and 3) find a web builder that'll make the actual site-building process a piece of cake.

If you're a young photographer with little photographic experience, you may not have enough photos for your portfolio. In that case, you can hit up friends and family, workshops, and photo walks to expand your collection.

Question 3

What is a portfolio for photography?

Accepted Answer

Photographer portfolios are compilations of photographers' best work. These folios often comprise photographs that embody the artist's style and perspective as artists. A website of photography helps an artist sell their services, as well as photo prints to potential clients.

Question 4

What are the different categories of photography?

Accepted Answer

Professional photographers can choose from an array of genres or types of photography. If you’re into portraiture and shooting real people, you can choose to work in the wedding category. If you’re into high-concept, glamor shoots, you can become a photographer for fashion magazines. If you’d rather take photographs of real people and current events, you can become a photojournalist. And if you love food, you can take up food photography!

These are just a few of the many photographic categories an artist can choose to specialize in.

Question 5

How big should a photography portfolio be?

Accepted Answer

Not large at all! Bigger isn't always better when it comes to photographers' portfolios. You must narrow down your long list of photographs to above 10 to 20 pieces that really represent your brand as a photographer. And remember to make your photo folio diverse too—choose photos differing in size, angle (wide, closeup, high, low), and mood.

Question 6

Do I need to know how to code?

Accepted Answer

You don't need to be able to code to create a professionally designed online portfolio. With its intuitive tools and 24/7 support from experts at Zenfolio, your Zenfolio website is designed to be customized just the way you need it.

Question 7

I already have a custom domain. Can I use it with Zenfolio?

Accepted Answer

Yes, of course! You can connect any existing custom domain name to your Zenfolio site. Our Customer Support team connects user domains to make the process easier. We have lots of resources for beginners, including tutorials and support articles. Our experts are always happy to answer questions.

Question 8

Does Zenfolio include hosting for my website?

Accepted Answer

With every plan, Zenfolio includes hosting so you don't need to buy hosting from a third party.

Question 9

I’m bad at learning new software, will someone help me?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! You can get helpful advice and guidance from Zenfolio experts. Schedule a one-on-one consultation with our experienced team members to make the most of your portfolio. With Zenfolio experts, you can create and optimize a new website, review and recommend improvements for your existing site, advise on content curating, themes, and design; SEO, gallery and custom page creation, set up and sell with an online shop, and so much more.

Question 10

Are Zenfolio sites mobile-ready?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely! Our themes are designed to look good on any device, including desktop computers, laptops, and mobile phones.

Question 11

Is it easy to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Ease of use is our main priority—without sacrificing unique, customizable designs that make your work shine.

Question 12

What makes Zenfolio better than what I currently use?

Accepted Answer

We’re a one-stop shop. We have everything you need all in one place: proofing, selling, blogging, and beautiful themes to showcase your work. Zenfolio also focuses on building the best product for creators like you looking to showcase their work in dynamic and impactful ways. We improve Zenfolio on a monthly basis and work hard to have an understanding of what you need in order to succeed. We care about your success. We’re also top-rated by third-party reviews compared to other website builders on the market.

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