Photography Portfolio Template
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26 photography portfolio website templates
Create your online photographer portfolio with one of the 26 photography portfolio templates. All the designs are easy to use and customise to suit your brand and style of photography.
Just add your photos
You DO NOT need –
- A WordPress Theme for photographers
- Web hosting
- Plugins
- Codes
Just follow the simple steps below to create your stunning photography portfolio in minutes.
Getting started
To get started with your online photography portfolio
Answer questions
You will first be asked a few simple questions about your photography and what else you might like to do once you have your photography portfolio set up. The questions are
- Did you want to store an unlimited amount of photos?
- Are you going to create a beautiful website?
- Are you wanting to sell your photography in an online store?
- Did you need photo protection such as watermarks?
- Would photography business promotion tools be useful?
- Did you want to be able to share your photos online through client galleries?
Then click continue
Details
The next step is to enter your contact details, email address, name and create a password. No credit card details are required to try out a SmugMug photography portfolio template for 14 days
Choose a template
SmugMug have 26 photography templates to choose from which can all be easily customised exactly the same way. The templates are suitable for any type of photography including
- Wedding photography
- Family photography
- Dog photography
- Pet photography
- Event photography
- Newborn photography
- Fashion photography
- Travel photography
- Boudoir photography
- Landscape photography
- Product photography
- Commercial photography
- Drone photography
- & even Videography
SmugMug template
At this point on the free trial you are given a choice between 8 of the photography portfolio templates. These 8 website templates are great SmugMug website examples just choose any one to try out. Once you get started I will show you where all 26 photography website templates are and how to change your template whilst on the SmugMug free trial.
Add your photos
SmugMug gallery
Upload your photos for your photography portfolio to your first SmugMug gallery, you can also add video’s into the gallery too if you like.
Change gallery name
You can change the name ‘my first gallery’ if you like. But this can be easily changed later on.
Tip
It is unlimited photo and video storage with any of the SmugMug plans.
How many photo's do you need for a portfolio?
For your photography portfolio think quality not quantity use your very best photo’s around 8 to 20 images in the portfolio works well. If you are just starting out and don’t have many photo’s just use one great image. Then use Deco, Arrow, Turbo, Spartan or the Sierra template because with these 5 portfolio templates you only really need one big image on the background to make a statement.
Upload logo
After you have uploaded your portfolio images to the gallery, you can add your logo. If you don’t have a logo yet don’t worry you can easily add a logo later on.
Display name
You can also change the display name, change the name to your photography business name. Or just add photography to the end of your name in the box.
Add social media links
If you have any social media links these be added in here. The link to your FaceBook page, Instagram account and YouTube account etc. Again these can be easily added or changed later on.
Customise the template
By clicking the green button ‘show me my site’ this will take you through to the photography portfolio template which you chose. Depending which template you are using will determine how many of your portfolio photo’s are showing. All the templates can be easily customised exactly the same way.
Customise panel
In the top bar on your screen click
- Customize design
This will bring up the SmugMug customise panel at the side of your screen. Within the customise panel are the
- Content blocks which can be added to the template.
- The SmugMug Theme section, which is where you can change the colours and the font of the template.
- The layout controls, this is where you can stretch the template to the full width of your screen, add side bars and more.
- The background section, where you can add a photo, video or slide show to the background of the template and more.
How to change the SmugMug template
To change your photography portfolio template go to the top right corner on your screen. Click on the 3 dots which will bring up the menu, choose New Site Design. You will be taken through to all the photography website templates, just choose another template to work from.
Photography portfolio websites
There are 26 photographer website templates to choose from all of the templates are suitable for any kind of photography portfolio. Here are some of my tips for choosing the right photography portfolio template.
Tip 1
If you want to make a statement with your photography or just have a few images to get started with either use,
- Spartan
- Deco
- Arrow
- Turbo
- Sierra
Here is how to add or change your images when your using these templates.
- Click customize design in the top bar
- In the customize panel at the side look for background
- Choose either photo, slideshow or video
- Change the background to what you would like there
Tip 2
Photo gallery website template
If you want a photo grid or photo gallery website template then take look at the following photography portfolio templates –
- Vida
- Willow
- Duke
- Osiris
- Nyx
- Ludwig
- Octavia
- Sophie
- Max
- Dash
- Smokey
- Oslo
- Koda
- Pixie
Photography website builder
All the above portfolio website templates just use the content block multiple photos from the SmugMug drag and drop website builder. There are so many different settings combinations on this content block it will suit any type of photography and your photography portfolio will look professional.
Tip 3
Wedding photographers website templates
A quick and easy way to get your Wedding photography portfolio displayed is to use the Wedding photographers website templates
- Jasper
- Zoe
These templates are a light SmugMug theme which a light coloured template. Jasper has a slider or carousel as SmugMug call their slideshow slider. Just add your photos to the portfolio template by clicking customise design in the top bar. The Zoe template has your client galleries (SmugMug galleries) displayed which is great for selling event photography online.
Publish design
Once you are happy with the template you choose and have added your portfolio of images. Just click publish design it is that easy.
- To create another SmugMug gallery click upload
- To find your SmugMug galleries click Organize in the top bar
- To create a page click 'Organize' then Create or the + button in the top left corner
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