Updated October 26, 2026 · Facts checked October 26, 2026

How clients find a photographer

Photography clients search by occasion and place, and many arrive from a social post wanting to see more of a specific style.

Occasions: "wedding photographer [city]", "newborn photographer", "family photos [park]", "graduation photos".
Business: "headshot photographer near me", "product photography for Etsy", "real estate photographer".
Style and price: "documentary wedding photographer", "film photographer", "photographer packages prices".

What a photography site needs beyond the gallery

Galleries win attention; the packages and process pages win bookings.

Home: your best dozen images, what you shoot, where you work, and a "Check my date" button.
Portfolio split by type (weddings, families, headshots), each a short curated set rather than everything you've shot.
Packages and pricing: starting prices, hours of coverage, number of edited images, delivery time, travel fees.
Process: inquiry, call, contract and retainer, the shoot, the gallery delivery.
About: you, your style, a photo of you at work.
Inquiry form asking date, location, type of shoot and budget range.

Most photographers need five or six pages; wedding specialists sometimes add venue pages with real shoots.

A single page with a tight gallery suits a new photographer; specialists with several shoot types do better with separate portfolios.

One specialty: $249 Starter Site with a curated gallery and packages on the page.
Several shoot types: $599 Business Site, first year of hosting included.
A studio with several photographers: $1,500 Growth Site.

Compare them on the pricing page.

Photography sites are often the slowest small-business sites on the web, which hurts both visitors and search engines.

Modern image formats and sizes. We size and compress images for each screen so galleries appear quickly.
Descriptive alt text. Google's image guidance recommends descriptive alt text and file names for images [1]; "bride and groom at sunset on Pier 60" helps more than "IMG_4031".
Client permission for every image you show, especially of children.
Usage and copyright terms for commercial clients, in plain words.
Availability: a date checker form saves back-and-forth emails.

Short answers to the questions that come up most when owners in this trade talk to us about a website.

Yes. We generate several sizes of each image so phones get a small file and big screens get a sharp one.

Yes. Your website links to your existing gallery delivery tool; we don't replace it.

Starting prices or "most clients invest between X and Y" filter inquiries and save you calls with people who can't book you.

Yes, from your descriptions. Good alt text describes what's in the photo in a sentence.

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