Websites for photographers and filmmakers
Portfolio websites for photographers and filmmakers
A portfolio template makes every photographer look alike. A site built around your work shows how you see before anyone reads a word.
Photographers and filmmakers are usually let down by the same things: templates that crop the work into identical grids, films buried at the bottom of the page, and galleries so heavy they stall on a phone.
The studio designs portfolio sites around the work itself. Films can lead, the archive can be filtered by subject rather than by date, and the interface stays quiet so the colour belongs to the photographs. Everything is hand-coded, which keeps even very large images fast.
The same applies to creative studios, directors and production companies: one clear identity, the work up front, and an enquiry path for the clients you actually want.
What a portfolio site needs
The work first
Full-bleed photographs and films shown at their best, with the interface kept out of the way.
Film that plays properly
Showreels and short films that load quickly and play well on a phone, with sound under the viewer’s control.
An archive people can search
Work filtered by subject or type, so a client looking for architecture never scrolls past a wedding.
A mark of your own
A logo or signature that works as a watermark, on a profile picture and on the site.
Enquiries that qualify
A contact form that asks the questions you need answered before you quote.
Found in search
Service pages and structured data, so you appear for the kind of work you do and the places you shoot.
Case study
Rafa Diniz, photography and film
A photographer and filmmaker working between Brazil and the United States. His two short films lead the site, followed by a photographic archive filtered by subject. The logo is his hand-drawn signature, the only colour on the site besides the photographs is a single accent, and every page is static and hand-coded.
Read the case studyQuestions from photographers and filmmakers
- Will my images lose quality?
- No. Images are exported in modern formats at several sizes, so every screen gets a sharp version without downloading more than it needs.
- Can my films stay on YouTube or Vimeo?
- Yes. Films can stay on YouTube or Vimeo and open from the site, while a short loop or reel can be served from the site itself so it starts instantly.
- Can I update the portfolio myself?
- If you want to. A simple editor for adding projects and photographs can be written into the proposal. Otherwise you send new work and it is added for you.
Have a project in mind?
Tell me what you sell and who you sell it to. You get a straight answer on scope and timeline, and a fixed quote in writing.