Photographer website design
For a creative, the website is the portfolio, and the portfolio is the pitch. It has to look as good as the work, load quickly on a phone with dozens of large images, and turn admiration into an enquiry. That balance is harder than it looks, and it is where most portfolio sites fall down.
hosting and edits included
- No long-term contract
- You own your domain
- Edits included
A creative's website needs a fast portfolio sorted by the kind of work you want more of, a clear idea of what you charge, an about page with a real photo of you, and an enquiry form that asks for the date, the project and the budget. We build that for £449 setup and £39 a month (Launch), or £949 and £59 (Grow) for studios and practices with several services. If you want to change your portfolio yourself every week, a builder like Squarespace may suit you better, and we say why below.
Big images, fast pages
A portfolio full of uncompressed images is the most common reason a creative's site is slow, and slow sites lose people before the first picture loads. We resize and compress every image for the screen it is shown on, serve modern formats, and load images as people scroll, so the work looks sharp without the wait. Video is embedded from a video platform rather than stored on the site.
Curate hard. A tight set of strong images in the category a client cares about beats everything you have ever shot.
What each kind of creative needs
Photographers and videographers
Portfolios split by work type (weddings, portraits, commercial, events), packages with "from" prices, availability, a showreel, and an enquiry form that asks for the date and location first. Client galleries and proofing usually stay on a specialist gallery service, linked from the site.
Artists and makers
Work by series, an artist statement, exhibitions and stockists, and a way to ask about commissions or buy. If selling originals and prints online is the main job, read our ecommerce websites guide first.
Musicians, bands and DJs
Listen and watch first, then dates, a press kit with photos and biography, booking enquiries, and links to streaming platforms and a mailing list.
Architects and interior designers
Project case studies with the brief, the approach and the result, services and fees or how you charge, and the process from first meeting to completion. These clients are planning a large spend and read carefully.
Copyright, permissions and titles
A summary, not legal advice:
- Your copyright is automatic. GOV.UK says copyright protection in the UK is automatic, with nothing to apply for or pay, and covers photography and other artistic work. There is no register to join.
- Ask before you show people. Get permission before putting clients or the people in your photos in your portfolio, and agree it in your contract so it is not an afterthought.
- "Architect" is a protected title. The Architects Registration Board says the title is protected by law under the Architects Act 1997 and can only be used in business by someone with the required education, training and experience. Interior designers and architectural designers who are not registered should describe themselves accordingly.
What we build for creatives
- A portfolio sorted by the work you want more of, with fast, sharp images.
- A packages or "how I charge" page, so enquiries arrive with realistic budgets.
- An about page with a real photo of you and why you work the way you do.
- An enquiry form that asks for date, location, project type and budget.
- Google Business Profile set up, so you show up for searches like wedding photographer plus your area.
- Showreels, press kits and gallery links where you need them.
Our full tier list is on our prices page, and the wider market is in what a website costs.
Example: a wedding and portrait photographer
- Five pages: home, portfolio by type, packages from prices, about, enquire
- Images resized and compressed so the portfolio loads fast on a phone
- Enquiry form that asks for the date and venue first
- Google Business Profile set up for your area
- New work added as edits, up to 4 requests a month
Fixed price. No long-term contract. You own your domain and content.
When to build it yourself instead
Plenty of creatives build their own portfolio site and do it well. If you want to add new work yourself every week and enjoy the design side, a builder is probably the better answer: Squarespace starts at £12 a month on annual billing (Basic), and its templates suit image-led sites. On our packages, we make the changes for you within the edit times, so you cannot drag a new shoot onto the page yourself at midnight. Where we help most is the writing, the enquiry process and getting found locally. See Squarespace pricing and Wix vs Squarespace.
Prices checked 18 October 2026. Sources: GOV.UK: how copyright protects your work; Architects Registration Board: what we do; Squarespace pricing. Platforms change prices and run offers, so check before you buy. Some prices exclude VAT.
Questions people ask
How much does a photography website cost?
Ours is £449 setup and £39 a month, including hosting and portfolio updates as edits. A DIY site on Squarespace starts at £12 a month on annual billing, plus your time.
Can I update my own portfolio?
Not on our packages: you send us the images and we add them within the edit times. If you want to change it yourself whenever you like, a builder such as Squarespace or Wix is the better fit.
Will lots of images make my site slow?
Only if they are not prepared properly. We resize and compress each image for the screen it appears on and load images as people scroll, so the portfolio stays quick.
Do you build websites for musicians and artists?
Yes. Musicians usually need listening, dates, a press kit and booking enquiries. Artists need work by series, commissions and stockists, or an online shop if selling is the main job.
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Want a fixed price instead of a range?
Tell us what your business does and what the site needs to do. We'll come back with the tier that fits and the exact price, including when the answer is the cheapest one.
- Fixed price, published
- No long-term contract
- You own your domain
- Edits included