Website Design for Photographers

Website design for photographers who want their work seen and sold

I design fast, beautiful, easy-to-manage websites for photographers. Choose from a simple portfolio to a complete business site with print sales. Built by someone who's also a working photographer, so the images always come first.

WHY IT MATTERS

Instagram is rented land. Your website is the one place online that's entirely yours.

A client or print buyer usually decides whether to trust your work within seconds of landing on your site. This is the first thing to get right.

First impressions

Years of skill behind the camera can be undone in seconds by a cluttered or dated website.

Get found on Google

People searching "wedding photographer in [town]" find you only if your site is actually built to be found.

Sell directly, keep more

No marketplace fees, no algorithm deciding who sees your prints — just your work, your terms.

Responsive Design

More than half your visitors land on a phone — your galleries need to shine there too.

CHOOSE YOUR PACKAGE

Choose the right website for your needs

Not every photographer needs the same website. You can always grow into a bigger package later.

01 - Portfolio Website

From £1200

A beautiful, professional showcase

Homepage, About, Contact

WordPress, SmugMug or Squarespace

Galleries by category

Mobile responsive

Speed Optimised

SEO-friendly structure

02 - Gallery, Print Sales & Blog

From £1800

Turn your work into direct income

Everything in Portfolio

Blog Setup

Full print / product shop

+ optional Fine Art America link-out

Payment & fulfilment set up

03 - Complete Business Website

From £2500

Portfolio, sales, blog, bookings — all of it

Everything in Portfolio + Sales

Blog, workshops, tours, courses

Online booking & payment system

Booking enquiry system

Newsletter & client galleries

PICK A PLATFORM

Which website platform is best for a photography ecommerce website?

The right platform depends on how hands-on you want to be, not on which is easiest for me to sell you.

WordPress

Full creative control, any print lab or payment provider. Long-term growth.

Best for full control

SmugMug

Print fulfilment and lab printing handled entirely for you; built for photographers.

Best for zero admin

Squarespace

Polished design out of the box with a built-in shop — you manage fulfilment.

Best for design & ease

+ Fine Art America

FAA’s “Pro” tier has no styling, blog or newsletter, so it doesn’t work as a standalone site. Instead, link out to it from whichever platform above you choose and let FAA handle printing, payment and shipping. Use it entirely on its own with no ecommerce setup required, or alongside a WooCommerce shop to widen your product range.

Website platforms Compared

Comparison of WordPress, SmugMug and Squarespace as a photography website platform
Feature	WordPress	SmugMug	Squarespace
Portfolio quality	Excellent — fully custom	Excellent — built for photographers	Excellent — strong templates
Ecommerce	Full control, any print lab or payment provider	Built-in print lab & fulfilment	Built-in shop, manual fulfilment or POD
Blogging	Best-in-class, most flexible	Basic but workable	Good, clean blog tools
SEO potential	Highest — full control over structure & plugins	Good, some limitations	Good, some limitations
Ease of use	Moderate — benefits from professional setup	Very easy	Very easy
Ongoing cost	Hosting + occasional maintenance	Monthly plan fee	Monthly plan fee
Scalability	Unlimited — grows with your business	Good within photography use-case	Good for small–medium shops
Best suited for	Photographers wanting full control & long-term growth	Photographers who want zero fulfilment admin	Photographers who value design polish & simplicity

Print fulfilment options — how printing, payment & shipping get handled

Comparison of WooCommerce, SmugMug commerce and Fine Art America as print fulfilment routes
Feature	WooCommerce (self-run)	SmugMug commerce	Fine Art America (link-out)
Printing & shipping	You choose which lab to use	Handled entirely by SmugMug	Handled entirely by FAA
Payment processing	Set up on your own site (Stripe, PayPal, etc.)	Handled by SmugMug	Handled by FAA
Setup effort	Highest — full store build	Low	Lowest — just add "Buy This Print" links
Product range	Unlimited — your choice of lab and products	Photographer-focused print range	Very wide — prints, canvas, home decor, phone cases, and more
Checkout stays on your site?	Yes	Mostly	No — finishes on FAA
Works alongside another route?	N/A — it's your main shop	N/A — it's your main shop	Yes — alone with any platform, or alongside WooCommerce
Best for	Full control and no third-party fees	Zero admin on a photography-first platform	No ecommerce setup at all, or more products without more admin

THE COMPLETE SOLUTION

Everything a working photography business needs, in one place

Not just a shop window — a working platform that brings in bookings, sells prints, promotes workshops, and grows an audience.

Booking enquiries

A real booking flow, not a generic form.

Blog & SEO

Location guides and stories that keep bringing search traffic.

Workshops & tours

Itineraries, pricing and availability, ready to book.

Client galleries

Deliver shoots professionally, password-protected.

COMPARE PACKAGES

Compare the three website packages

Photography Website packages Compared

Comparison of the Portfolio, Portfolio plus Print Sales, and Complete Business website packages
Included	Portfolio Website	Portfolio + Print Sales	Complete Business Website
Starting price	£595	£1,500	£2,500
Homepage, About, Contact	✔	✔	✔
Portfolio galleries & categories	✔	✔	✔
Mobile responsive	✔	✔	✔
SEO-friendly structure	✔	✔	✔
Print / product sales	—	✔	✔
Blog	Optional add-on	Optional add-on	✔
Workshops / tours / courses pages	—	—	✔
Booking enquiry system	Basic contact form	Basic contact form	Dedicated booking flow
Newsletter signup	Optional add-on	Optional add-on	✔
Client galleries	—	Optional add-on	Optional add-on
Best for	Getting a professional presence live quickly	Turning your portfolio into income	Running your whole photography business online

BUILT IN AS STANDARD

Every photography website I build includes

Mobile-responsive design

Most visitors arrive on a phone, not a desktop.

Fast page loads

Optimised imagery that doesn't crawl to load.

SEO from the ground up

Proper structure, meta data and image alt text.

Easy self-management

Update galleries and pricing yourself, any time.

Secure hosting options

Self-managed or fully managed — your choice.

Training included

A walkthrough so you're confident from day one.

WHAT IT ACTUALLY DOES

What a properly built website does for your photography

SHOWCASE YOUR BEST WORK

A website that clearly shows your photos at their best

A poorly optimised image — wrong colour space, over-compressed — can make great photography look flat on screen. Because I understand both photography and web design, I know exactly how to prepare and display your images so they look as strong online as they do to you.

INCOME WHILE YOU SLEEP

Earn from work you've already shot

Your back catalogue keeps earning long after you’ve taken it, through print sales that run largely by themselves. I sell work from over 15 years ago. There is no sell by date on photos.

MORE BOOKINGS

Fewer messages to chase

A clear and well laid out site with all information easily accessible along with a good enquiry or booking flow, turns casual browsers into real leads, without you chasing every DM.

SEQUENCE — HOW WE'LL WORK TOGETHER

My website design process

Discovery call

We discuss your goals, style, ideal platform; no jargon, no pressure.

Content & images

I guide you on gathering and preparing your strongest work.

Design & build

Built around your photography, not a generic template.

Review & refine

You get to fully review the site before launch, I refine based on feedback.

Launch & training

We go live with a full handover walkthrough.

Ongoing support

Self-managed or fully managed — entirely your choice.

SELF-PORTRAIT — WHY WORK WITH ME

A photographer who designs websites, not the other way round

My own galleries, workshops and print sales run through sites I’ve built the same way I build them for clients — image compression without losing quality, gallery structures that help buyers browse, and SEO that isn’t sold as a confusing add-on.

Proven track record building photographer, workshop and photo tour websites
Practical SEO built into every site from day one
Flexible support — one-off or ongoing, entirely your choice
No lock-in — self-managed sites are genuinely yours to take anywhere

Dean Allan, Professional Landscape Photographer

“As a Professional Photographer, imagery is very important to me… Ian understood the importance of projecting my images in the strongest way possible.”

Melvin Nicholson, Pro Photographer

“He has transformed my website and thus my business as a result through his knowledge, commitment, and dedication.”

Highly professional and exceptional service, worth more than 5 Stars ! Ian transformed my antiquated website into a stunning modern website. Throughout the entire process Ian was available to offer advice and suggestions on the best build for my type of photography. This was a two-way engaging process with regular updates from Ian. In addition, Ian also gave me valuable advice on SEO, Online Payment options, how to create an Onine Store and other ideas and web features that could be implemented at a later stage. The whole process was very smooth and at the end Ian gave a very helpful Handover presentation via Zoom video call. Ian is extremely enthusiastic and knowledgeable, and clearly has a passion for his work, going above and beyond. Ian is very affable, our discussions during the Zoom video calls extended well beyond the website requirements into many other areas of photography and travel. I would definitely recommend Ian to anyone looking to build a website or who requires web related services

Above And Beyond. 5 Stars !

Ade

QUESTIONS ANSWERED

Frequently asked questions

How much does a photography website cost?

A simple portfolio starts from around £1200. Portfolio with print sales starts from £1,800 depending on platform. A complete business website starts from around £2,500 — every quote follows a short discovery call.

Which platform is best for selling prints?

It depends how hands-on you want to be. WordPress gives the most control, SmugMug handles fulfilment entirely, and Squarespace offers the most design polish.

Is Fine Art America good as my main website?

Not on its own — no styling, blog or newsletter. It works far better as a fulfilment link-out from your real site, either alone (no ecommerce setup needed) or alongside WooCommerce for a wider product range.

Do I need to know how to code?

No. I build the site and train you to manage galleries, blog posts and pricing — no coding required. A fully managed option is also available.

How long does a build take?

A portfolio site typically takes 2–4 weeks. A complete business site usually takes 4–8 weeks, depending on how quickly content is ready.

Can you redesign my existing website instead?

Yes — redesigns and improvements to existing sites on any of these platforms are a large part of what I do.