website for photographers

tunner

Hello all,
Looking for some assistance here. I have been tasked with trying to help my father in law put together his website. He is a photographer for years and years but has no website and now really wants one!! Money is an issue and I have no idea about websites. Is there a solution available that doesnt cost the earth that he can just drag and drop photos into and enter some text and do afew of these pages and make it live then? I think he has registered a .ie domain name.

Many thanks,

TUNNER

PaulieC

check out www.zenfolio.com. it costs $99 a year. check my site for example -> its my sig. i can recommend the service. you xan use your own domain name too

steelydan99

You could always try www.clicpic.com . Thats the one i am currently trying to set -up and i think it does the job for me as i don't want anything OTT and something that don't cost the eart

Borderfox

Second vote for www.clikpic.com easy to use and always up

If you want to go down the free route, there are some really good wordpress plugins.

PaulieC

do you not find clicpic very restrictive in terms of storage space? even the top package wasn't great IMO

woytek_tzn

I wouldn't put my works on so called hosted portfolio sites.you can buy a serwer,1 gb is enough,even 512 mb and then install any cms portfolio system like cargo or pixelpost,easy to setup,update and all files are in your place,with no bull**** codes of ethics and copyright issues after... if you don't know how to do it I can do it for you,just pm me.

Borderfox

cambo_gueno wrote: »

do you not find clicpic very restrictive in terms of storage space? even the top package wasn't great IMO

Not really, works out grand for me.

baby and crumble

I use www.wix.com, the free version. The ads aren't too obtrusive and it's pretty easy to figure out. You can always pay a small enough (i think) fee to get them removed.

Anyway, my site is www.zoehughesphotography.tk, have a look and see if it's any good for yo...

hoganpoly

tried zenfolio.com but took forever to download images ,broadband speed not the issue,photoshelter.com looks good but a bit complicated ,nice if there was one out there they was simple to set-up,quick,free and had an option of e-commerce..ohh for the perfect world:)

PaulieC

nann wrote: »

tried zenfolio.com but took forever to download images ,broadband speed not the issue,photoshelter.com looks good but a bit complicated ,nice if there was one out there they was simple to set-up,quick,free and had an option of e-commerce..ohh for the perfect world:)

upload photos you mean? It does take a while, but it would appear to be connection-speed related. I can upload fine here in work, but it does take a while at home ( I think my upload speed is 256mpbs)

davmigil

tunner wrote: »

Hello all,
Looking for some assistance here. I have been tasked with trying to help my father in law put together his website. He is a photographer for years and years but has no website and now really wants one!! Money is an issue and I have no idea about websites. Is there a solution available that doesnt cost the earth that he can just drag and drop photos into and enter some text and do afew of these pages and make it live then? I think he has registered a .ie domain name.

Many thanks,

TUNNER

You could go the real cheap ass way of redirecting his .ie domain to a flikr account or similar. Though I guess he might want something more personalised!

snaphappy123

This is good:


http://www.weebly.com/

DK32

Anyone ever tried hosting their own web server from home?

sheesh

DK32 wrote: »

Anyone ever tried hosting their own web server from home?

used be common but not so much now days as webspace online is so cheap you would need a fast connection to the internet and then there are the hackers much better to just use online webspace.

nonsequitir

DK32 wrote: »

Anyone ever tried hosting their own web server from home?

I host from home (blog, web, mail etc), not that hard, just requires some care and attention to setup. I run some blades in a rack in the attic on an 8hr UPS with automatic backup. Your mileage might vary!

newbridgemom

i have a professional account at smugmug.com. i think it's around $99 a year? I can enable or disable a shopping cart for customers to buy prints from a gallery. the prints are made at Bay Photo in the US which is a professional lab. Shipping to ireland is $15 for an order.
It's very easy to set up a webpage and upload photos. You can use your own domain name, although I haven't done that yet.
My page is www.lisa-odwyer.smugmug.com.
Some clients have said they liked my page because it's simple and easy to navigate. Plus if they are using a dial-up connection, they can view pictures easier. Flash websites are impossible if you don't have broadband. And there are some people in Ireland who still have dial-up (my in-laws in Co. Clare!!!).