custom gallery websites for professional photographers
Hire Us
Want to hire us to build your gallery website? Here's how we work:
The first step is to figure out which website package you'd like, as explained to the right. Feel free to contact us with any questions.
After emailing and/or talking with you on the phone about the details of the project, we will email you a simple contract. We require the signed contract and a 1/2 payment deposit to schedule the project. The remaining 1/2 is due upon completion of the project.
If we are creating new designs for your site, we will create several "mockups", or initial design ideas, in photoshop. These are pictures of how the website would look. The first round of mockups could be considered rough drafts, and based on your feedback we will change and refine those designs. The more feedback you provide, the more info we have to create a design that you will be happy with. This process repeats until we've nailed down the design. At this point, we will start programming and cannot go back and make major design changes.
At the same time that we're working on the website, we will install your admin program so that you can start creating your gallery structure and uploading your photos. Once we're done programming the site and testing it on numerous browsers and computers, we will launch it live whenever you're ready.
The whole process usually takes about a month, but a lot depends on how quickly you can provide feedback during the different stages of development.
Please note that we schedule website projects on a first-come basis, and often have a schedule backup of about a month or so, so if you are interested please contact us sooner than later.
Packages and Prices
There is a large difference in pricing depending on the scope of customization and original design. With any of the options below, you get the same admin control panel and website functionalities - it's just the level of customization on the front-end designs that determines the price. The following packages/prices are not set in stone; the cost of your project may vary.
Complete-Custom Package
For the photographer who wants completely customized and original designs. These sites feature fresh and elegant design work by a professional graphic designer, resulting in an online gallery that shows off your photography in a uniquely tailored environment. Prices normally run $6000, but because of the infinite range of potential customizations, prices may vary. Please contact us to request an estimate based on your desired vision.
Example sites:
Marc Adamus
Michael Anderson
Robert J. Anderson
Ian Cameron
Emmanuel Coupe
Bob Dent
Ed Fuhr
Anthony Gibson
Michael E. Gordon
Martin Stankiewicz
Floris van Breugel
Stephen Weaver
Kah Kit Yoong & Winnie Ho
Custom-Template Package
These sites have custom designed graphics and colors, but conform roughly to the same search-engine-friendly layouts as the following example sites. We work with our clients to create designs that they are happy with, though the designs tend to be a bit more basic than those for the complete-custom packages. Price: $3200.
Example sites:
J.P. Bell
Tad Bowman
Jeremy Brasher
Kevin Brisolara
Kirk Cantrell
David Chauvin
Brett Deacon
Ron DuHamel
Ryan Dyar
Kane Engelbert
Jimmy Gekas
Tim Greyhavens
Christopher Hauser
Flemming Bo Jensen
Tom Kennon
Misha Logvinov
Thomas Mangan
Jamie Margolis
Vincent Mistretta
Alex Mody
Gary Alan Nelson
Robert Nowak
Stephen Penland
Lester Picker
Kevin Reaves
Robert Ring
Dave Showalter
Ken Wyatt
Nate Zeman
Self-Design-Template Package
This package is the same as the "Custom-Template Package" except that you create the designs yourself (in photoshop), and we just do the programming for you. This option is less expensive because it cuts down greatly on our design time/effort by using your designs. As such, the designs you provide are implemented as-is, with no modifications on our part. Price, when utilizing similar layouts as the Custom-Templates: $2000. We would be happy to provide an estimate for completely custom layouts.
Example sites:
Erik and Melissa Barnes
Mike Barton
Scott Borger
Retzer Cariaga
Mark Elgood
Johnathan Esper
David Goetsch
Harley Goldman
Michael Greene
Justin Pranger
Conversion Package
And finally, we can "convert" your existing website (if you have one) to the WideRange gallery software. Prices start at $2000 but can vary widely depending on the complexity of the conversion; we will give you a personalized quote after reviewing your site.
Example sites:
Andy Biggs
Bookmakers
J&H Fine Art
Robert Rodriguez, Jr.
Erik Stensland
Darwin Wiggett
If this pricing structure seems unclear to you, or you feel that your project doesn't necessarily fit into any of these categories, please feel free to contact us to discuss further options.