Pro Photographers Speak Up

Question

I'm developing a new set of templates geared toward professional photographers. Right now I have six sets of page templates (yes, 6 x 7 pages = 42 different page types) that cover two different, but similar styles.
What I want to know from the professionals (who are trying to use iWeb in part for their sites) is, what kinds of pages do you want or need for your business or galleries?
I have many of the obvious pages you'd want, including all the standard iWeb page types, but not being a pro myself, I'm not entirely familiar with the kinds of pages you want and need. iWeb is still very limited in terms of what the pages CAN do, but I can certainly build foundations for things like SimpleViewer, WordPress and other widget integratons.
If you're a professional - meaning you make money by being a photographer, please let me know if you're trying to use iWeb and what kinds of page types you'd want to see.
You can email me off-line if you'd prefer: support att 11mystics dt com
Suzanne

Answer 1

Suzanne,
I am not a pro per se although I do sell some of my work. I just created an iWeb site because it was a lot easier to do what I wanted in terms of display than any other solution (without a big expense and learning curve). See address below.
The pros I know of who put up web site are of three types (I know there are lots of different aspects of photography, but for web sites I think these are the three most common) - event photographers, commercial photographers and fine art photographers. All three, it seems to me, have different needs (I am sure that I will be corrected by someone).
Event photographers can now use the web to show, often by password, the entire available image collection for an event and then take orders for individual prints or for an album. There are already a number of services that do this that these folks subscribe to.
Commercial photographers need to demonstrate their talents. iWeb currently comes closest, I think, to meeting their needs, but the standard slideshow is not sufficient. And, in my opinion, the need for differentiation is hard to achieve in iWeb. That is where your talents may come to the fore.
Fine Art photographers need a way to display their talents, too, but they must be able to create a sale online. The number of sizes, matte combinations and framing choices can be a challenge in that area.
Then, of course, there are the passionate "advanced" amateurs like me who are looking for really good templates to show our portfolios.
Hope these brief descriptions are helpful.
David
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