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Why does a photographer need a website?

A June wedding, a beautiful Instagram feed — and no answer about availability. The couple flips through the top ten shots from different years and still cannot see the main thing: what a full shooting day looks like, and whether they can ask you not to post the pictures on a public profile.

The social network shows a fresh frame and process. A site is needed when one tape is not enough: a couple - a whole story of the day, a family - the rules of publication, an agency - one link with packages and processing time. Eyes choose style. Date, composition and rights are discussed under the terms.

Studio photographer: camera on a stool and light background. Style is seen with eyes, date and rights - according to the conditions on the site
The tape shows the shot. The page holds packages, processing time and what can be published.

Full day series, not the top ten shots

Spectacular portraits from five different shots do not respond as the photographer holds the registry office, banquet and evening light. Two or three completed series in one genre are more useful than a common wall. Separately - room, night, mixed light. Separately – what can be shown in the portfolio, and what remains with the client.

Form with date, city and genre

One “phone” field makes you start your correspondence from scratch. For private photography, ask the date, city, genre and approximate duration. For commercial - the task, the volume where the personnel will be used, the desired term. It's not a contract. It's a calendar check and preparation for the conversation.

If the date is taken, the person should know before a long letter. If it is free, you can immediately see what package it is about.

Package: hours, locations, deadline, publication of pictures

The number of hours in itself says nothing. It is important that the person receives after the shooting and what is discussed separately.

Marriage, family and commerce do not live in one paragraph.

The couple watch a report of the day and a backup plan for the rain. The family asks how to cook children and whether it is possible not to lay out faces. Businesses need file format, usage rights and repeatability for the next batch. The universal text of “removing everything” hides these differences.

When the automatic estimate lies

A simple counter is appropriate for clear packages: a watch, a second photographer, a photo book. Commercial shooting with TK and rights is almost always evaluated manually: the calculator will show the amount that can not be used. The heavy gallery on the phone also breaks the choice - the series should open, not hang.

The site will not replace day-to-day answers and portfolio updates. If the shooting is only on acquaintance and genre one, the tape may be enough. Your page is needed when there is advertising, several genres or you need to send the agency one neat link. A case study case study -- Atelier Lumen.. If you think about packet estimate, How much does a landing page with a calculator cost?.

Send two or three episodes and how you keep the date - we will collect a page for your genre.

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