Pro Photographer reviews YOUR websites

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Жыл бұрын

Making a good photography website is key if you want a commercial photography business and you want to make money from your passion. In this video I use several photographers website in order to give feedback on how you should make your own website that will get you work from commercial clients.
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@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

If you want a full audit of your photography business, head over to here www.tinhouse-studio.com/product/photography-business-audit-1-2-1/

@etiennelainephoto Жыл бұрын

Did you ever release the image review video you mention reviewing the yoga image on my website I have never seen it?

@chillarychillary Жыл бұрын

I could watch 200 hours of you reviewing websites.

@frits1463 Жыл бұрын

Now THIS is a useful video! You don't even have to submit your own website to find out if it sucks or not. Thanks Scott!

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

glad it was of use, yes I think most people could just follow a very basic template for what we do

@GregShaw Жыл бұрын

For someone who is still in the starting phase of their photography journey, this is gold!!

@usernamehandle Жыл бұрын

I get so much anxiety watching this because I know I'm so far behind where I could be and I let that anxiety paralyze me. I wouldn't let it bother me but its gotten to the point where it 's started to impact my health. I'm trying to get better at goal setting, but seeing these websites is daunting but also really inspiring. The fact that so many people send these in wanting your opinion and they're just leagues above where I see myself but still looking for feedback and improvement... you all are incredible! I'm going to get where you all are!

@photobizmethod 7 ай бұрын

You've got this! As I read I see your passion. I hope you're ok. Don't let this paralyze you!

@Blahisadam Жыл бұрын

Dang. This has me rethinking my whole website now. But you're totally right, if someone didn't know me and they were just looking for a photographer, my website needs to give them reasons to stay on it, make the important info easy to find, my contact info accessible and not be overwhelming or gimmicky. Plus clearly communicate just the work that I am best at and want to be hired for.

@CGadney Жыл бұрын

As I am considering putting a website together, not as a commercial photographer but simply to document my journey as a photographer and to share my journey (which consists of mediocrity at the moment) I can say with my hand on heart, when it comes to taking the advice of someone who knows..... This is it! Brutal, down to earth, honest...... absolute gold dust! and when it comes to you tube........... It doesn't get better than this. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.

@perrymacimages Жыл бұрын

Wow! You made me realize that maybe photographers need to get someone who specializes in building website 😂. Also, photographers don’t seem to want to commit to one discipline of photography. I fight with this myself. When we think about photography as a business, we can’t be Walmart or Amazon and sell everything, we have to be the specialist in 1 discipline of photography. If we “think” we are great a more than one discipline then we need more than one website/business. Thank you very much for this video. I just recently, before watching this video, took my website down because I had too many disciplines (portraits, maturity, product and event photography). Thanks for the confirmation.

@beautylife310 Ай бұрын

Brutal honesty, informative and funny! Love it! One point I realised is that as armature photographer, I don't always know what is good or bad photo, so the pro's opinion helps. Thanks.

@at-rq6zi 10 ай бұрын

You kill me. "It's like 3 days of photography".Realist.

@pealaroni 4 ай бұрын

First video of yours that I’ve watched but it is very informative. I look forward to seeing more of your work! 😄

@nicepeeps1 5 ай бұрын

Haha. I love these videos and your 'no nonsense' style. As many other people have said here, it really causes me to appraise my own workflow and the quality of my 'hobbyist' photos.

@NoxDiurna Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott. Thank you for reviewing my website. Maru&Gwen is me (Maru) and Gwen, my wife as she is a makeup artist and my shooting partner. As for the reservation thing, it was exceptional promotional function, allowing new face models and actors to book a quick portrait session only on Mondays.

@mattmcmaniac Жыл бұрын

Love the brutal honesty. That's how clients and agents think.

@05kendalls Жыл бұрын

Loved this video. Totally honest reviews in the eye of the prospective client. Great, love it!

@UTWphoto Жыл бұрын

My favorite website critique so far simply because you're not afraid of calling stuff out for what it is. Straight to the point no BS, credit where credit is due and pointing out all the little and big mistakes. Appreciate this very much!

@aprilgillies Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review Scott 🙌🏼 Definitely going to make some changes. First up…a separate website for my sports photography (cause that’s my cashflow work keeping up my food & product photography biz). Also I’m cutting the ‘Services’ out! Thanks again, April

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Sounds great!

@happytomeetyou.3027 11 ай бұрын

I am late to the party on this video, but perhaps the most informative perspective on website review I have seen. Thank you from Texas!

@simongreetham8445 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, I’m rebuilding my website this weekend! 😂 you’re totally right to show you’re a specialist in a certain genre. Thanks!

@utilitarian Жыл бұрын

Arse end of nowhere 😂😂😂 really liked this episode. Please do more!

@MattWeddis Жыл бұрын

That was the most useful and relevant video I’ve watched in a long time. Thank you Scott.

@koltureshack7993 Жыл бұрын

Always find these really valuable, feedback on the site but also sparks new ideas. Thank you!

@patrickphotos Жыл бұрын

This is really interesting looking at photographer websites from the perspective of the buyer. Your channel is great in the passion for professional photography when there are so many videos out there who talk about the death of professional photography.

@TheSpitfire10 6 ай бұрын

This is so refreshing, seeing a honest prospective. It has made me realise what not to do . Thank you Scott. Great video

@glmcreationsfilm 2 ай бұрын

going straight to my website to fix up!!! GREAT VID

@dangonzalez1785 Жыл бұрын

This was truly informative. Skills be asleep right now and hide eye opener as I watched all of this. Subscribed because of this. as painful as the harsh straightforward comments are, they are needed because many times we baby the things we do and don’t progress. I agree with others that I could watch countless hours of you reviewing portfolios, but that would be a waste of time as I should continue shooting more.

@henriknordlie1069 Жыл бұрын

Really like the advice, would love to see more of it

@ARTIST-AT-LARGE Жыл бұрын

That was actually helpful! I realized I now have a few things on my site that I can update!

@carlahearnevideo Жыл бұрын

What a great insight into the way clients think and how little time we've got to get the message across about what we do. The biggest takeaway for me from this video is to define very clearly what it is I do; make it very specific and focus on that 1 thing. Anything else needs a separate website and separate branding.

@geranraath Жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks Scott. Great insight. Will definitely try and interpret this advise into my own site. Cheers!

@evoframes Жыл бұрын

Wow! This was sooooo helpful ! And really get my mind going :) thank you for this video !

@CAbbott71 Жыл бұрын

Very cool to watch. Had me going over my own website looking for things like, contact details, cohesion... volume of content. I'm only a hobbyist shooter, but the points are still valid. Who am I, who do I want to attract to work with, even just for fun.

@shibanimishra5277 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback and your time. Your workshops are amazing and I have learnt a lot.. Keep it up.

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@johndeehan8078 Жыл бұрын

Very, very good I love the honesty.

@ravholly Жыл бұрын

Literally heading to cull and revamp my website! Very good eye opening critiques.

@borderlinesh Жыл бұрын

This is great stuff. Definitely gave me food for thought on my own website.

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@sukikomandos Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review Scott!

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@Milbert543 Жыл бұрын

Super super helpful to get a simple blunt "from the eyes of the buyer" impression. I've just been putting together my own website for portraits/headshots and this has highlighted some important mistakes I've made!

@razvanstavila Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the website feedback. I really appreciate.

@GaryJones1958 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the review Scott. I definitely need to focus on what I’m offering and not be such a ‘jack of all trades’. Cheers GAZ

@old-hp Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for feedback, nail on the head, not really a fashion photographer or a food/drink - they're just what I get work doing. As you say my best work is the personal documentary/travel/lifestyle work but it's not very commercial so need to still showcase the other stuff.😵‍💫 perhaps a a 1-2-1 is needed...

@user-qv1bp6ju7g Жыл бұрын

Great video! I found this very informative

@josephsherlock9140 Жыл бұрын

Great video, extremely useful. A breakdown of how genres (or I guess niches) of photography are actually labelled by professionals rather than academics would be really useful to know. Thank you.

@johnandrew1680 Жыл бұрын

Thanks man this is eye opening

@SilverVoxMusic Жыл бұрын

Very useful to get your views on such a wide range of web sites. So many basic errors when you point them out but the common thread seems to be beginners trying to specialise in everything they can point a camera at.

@stewartmunrovideo Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your advice mate!

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Any time!

@funnyguise Жыл бұрын

I get the need to refine to one, maybe two, areas of specialty, but I'm not sure that works for small town photographers... Got some great tips for bettering my presentation, though. Thanks!

@rolithesecond 10 ай бұрын

This is great advice, if you live an area like London, with loads of people. Many do not, so if you specialize on one thing only, and only advertize that, many are probably afraid they will not make enough money. In city of a million + people there will always be enough interest for a dedicated photographer who does this one thing and does that really well but I also am certain in more rural areas, doing at least a couple of things well enough is probably what will pay people's bills. Just my thoughts and experience as someone who does not live in a metropolitan area.

@_guillermo Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful🖤

@TheGazmondo Жыл бұрын

As usual valuable, I’m hoping people are listening.

@etiennelainephoto Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Scott.

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

No worries! Your email you sent is on my todo list, but im stacked atm.

@jeremytome Жыл бұрын

Very helpful Scott. Figure out what you're good at then do a simple site with 3 things for people to choose from - Portfolio, About, Contact Us with a phone number displayed. I winced everytime you saw the ones who weren't specific in what they do. I struggle with this from the joy of shooting and sharing, thanks for the reminder from a client perspective. You don't go to an ice cream shop to buy a hammer.

@nerb.p.1928 7 ай бұрын

Pure f****** gold. A gold mine. Thanks.

@timowielink Жыл бұрын

Very interesting, I think everyhting is fair and makes sense. Going to apply it to my own website.

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@TaavP Жыл бұрын

Very usefull info

@anthonyniedzwiecki33 Жыл бұрын

Hey Scott, this video came at a perfect time, thank you! I'm needing to build a website for my photo buisness ASAP, do you have any recommendations on which service to build a website with? Or which website makers to stay away from?

@thomasgoetze Жыл бұрын

I'm a hobby photographer. I like your fast, sharp and clear critics and hope you never do this to my website. You’re right in everything, but it feels like a knife in the belly to get closed within seconds.

@photobizmethod 7 ай бұрын

If you're a hobby photographer, can I ask why are you focusing on a website? Thanks!

@carolphillips3182 Жыл бұрын

Never ever been a canon fan. I was always a Nikon fan. Now I am hooked on Sony. 😮

@photobizmethod 7 ай бұрын

It's you not the camera :)

@Popa_Bogdan_Light_Drawing Жыл бұрын

Thank you, hope next time you will select my site:) regards!

@DynastyUK Жыл бұрын

I don't care how long you have been a photographer. It means feck all. Let your work speak for itself.

@Kukainis Жыл бұрын

more of this pls

@ethanhshaw Жыл бұрын

Hi Scott, How long are your paid consultations typically? Where do you typically announce your free portfolio reviews when you make a video! Thanks loved this

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

Depends... but there is info online about them on the tinhouse website. I do single image reviews online about once every 6 months atm.

@Mettyunuabona_ Жыл бұрын

32:33 my moment of fame haha!

@huntercreatesthings Жыл бұрын

You know you're a real one when you're in the portfolio

@Vrayanderson6018 Жыл бұрын

could not find larisas website wanted to have a look seems cool

@usernamehandle Жыл бұрын

Scott (and all) I have an important question: how do you deal with the issue of not turning down work? As someone who can "do everything," you keep saying "No one wants to hire someone who does everything." Understood. However, the grand majority of my clients are people that know "you did this website, or this shoot or this art--can you do something for me?" And I'm sorry, but when someone comes to me with a job, its harder now than ever to say no to additional income. How do you deal with the issue of not turning down work? I think thats why people have so many forms of photog on their site--they know they CAN do this, so why turn down the additional income? Do you have a dif site for each? I do not feel comfortable just cutting out an entire income stream from my portfolio when I still rely on it to make ends meet. If say that guy who was shooting commercial work and families--if they wanted to still shoot families do they do that secretly? Or do you just have to give up one of your income streams or even passions in order to progress in your career? Thank you.

@natsmaria Жыл бұрын

I'd agree with you! I am incredibly passionate about photography and have recently started getting into videography too. I've always shot portraits, and I studied fashion photography as a degree. I've recently started doing weddings, and I've got a lot of experience shooting commercial work & other events... With my website design, I've tried to make everything as simple as possible, however, after watching this video it's made me question, is it too complicated for my clients? The only solution here would probably be to create separate websites. For me, I would separate photography & videography. You could create a welcome page, with the option to go to either site, maybe split your work into two, so cooperate, commercial & events, and then portraits & weddings, for example. I'm testing the waters within the creative industry and still figuring out what I want to do. But if we make it easy for our clients to navigate and understand what we do, I don't see how this can effect us getting work. It makes me think, is it bad being passionate about creating different things? Food for thought. I wouldn't cut out an entire part of your portfolio. Especially if it's worth keeping for financial reasons.

@Casualfulltime Жыл бұрын

Your commercial website takes about 60 seconds to load. I would prioritise fixing that.

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

yeah we have an issue with the main gallery plug in since update, just waiting for the new one to be installed and set up. Would deffo not use wordpress if I had to start again haha

@Casualfulltime Жыл бұрын

@@TinHouseStudioUK I use Wordpress and have lots of images as i'm a commercial photographer too. All loads fine! I have Jetpack CDN on and use a plugin by Justified Image Grid. Loads in seconds. Happy to share more details if you are keen. Cheers! Oh I also use a great host in the USA that has semi dedicated plans.

@JakeCJRhodes1001 4 ай бұрын

God level criticism

@ignacymat Жыл бұрын

dang! missed the call for the website. how can i send you mine for next roast? ;)

@TinHouseStudioUK Жыл бұрын

I put a fwe shout outs over on the facebook group, instagram, youtube and my mail shot. Will be doing one again in the future in perhaps 6 ish months?

@theodoruadrian4269 Жыл бұрын

How can I submit my website for a review? I like your constructive critique and I would like to know your opinion.

@photobizmethod 7 ай бұрын

Do you know your client? That's all that matters... really. Make it for them.

@CarlyWaarly 9 ай бұрын

Save you the time, mine is not as it should be! : )

@Digg3r Жыл бұрын

Late comment but I've only just found your channel. Any who.... Is it just me or are people buying cameras shooting a ton of various genres, doing quick edits on LR and then deciding "I know, I'm gonna make a website and say I'm a pro" there are more wedding photographers in my village than lamp posts but the lampposts are better at controlling light than the wedding photographers. I don't get it. There were some really talented people with websites in your video that need to just hone in on a particular genre and they would be onto a winner. Sadly Instagram and KZfaq etc has made a lot of over night pro photographers and it's scary how many dare charge for their poor services when they bought their camera the week before. I know I sound harsh but it's true.