Photography Website Creation

[GaryB]

Originally Posted by galanthus

For £35 you get to upload 100 photographs and can link in with paypal, have shopping cart etc. However, is also a good site just to display your stuff for that price

Ouch - if you want to just display/share your work quite a few companies will give you unlimited space for that sort of money (Zenfolio and Smugmug are 2 that spring to mind)

[galanthus]

Originally Posted by GaryB

Ouch - if you want to just display/share your work quite a few companies will give you unlimited space for that sort of money (Zenfolio and Smugmug are 2 that spring to mind)

For displaying and sharing I've got space on my mate's server so that's where my lilydel.co.uk site is. However, to have paypal etc all organised for you and if you don't have photoshop to make a Gallery it's a pain free way of having a half decent looking site and this is what Wellies was enquiring about.

[GaryB]

I agree - if you want to sell one of the "ready made" sites is the way to go......

[swampy]

Hi,

I'm a newbie to this site and after reading this thread thought I might mention that I put my photos on the web with Alamy, an online image library, who sell my pictures for me.

Granted they take a 40% cut but they are the ones who have the hassle when the buyer does not pay up.

[JeffH]

And of course there are many other stock agencies such as RSPB Images, Getty Images, etc. But, as has been said on another thread (see - New SLR body ) - many are of the opinion that the stock image market is close to saturation and that the potential rewards from using them are insufficient to make it worthwhile.

Jeff

[eeyore]

Also using alamy (et al) doesnt give you a web presence you are simply displaying your photos on their website.

and as regards selling them alamy etc are selling photos for stock which as jeff says is a market very near saturation. Most people who sell from their own websites are selling either prints of their images or their services as a photographer.

[galanthus]

Agreed re stock sites not your own. I have pics with one but with my own website I can charge how much I want and have all of the profits If I eva sell any I have a lilydel.com with clikpic but I also have a link on that site to my lilydel.co.uk one and also popped one in for WAB

[JeffH]

Originally Posted by swampy

Hi, I'm a newbie to this site ......

Sorry swampy, forgot to say it in my earlier post - welcome to WAB

Jeff

[Birder101]

I'm looking into the same, will watch with interest!

[amerrett]

I use JAlbum as it is simple to use and comes with a great selection of themes. Also you can cut and paste the index page into something like macromedia to edit the theme itself.
Its also free.
Here is my very simple website created with JAlbum

Photography

Andy