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question for professionals

I’m starting a photography business from home. I’m not very techy and don’t have time to set up a website or pay someone to do so. So on my ads/cards I was going to put “to see sample works please call to schedule a gallery viewing.” and then I would meet with them and show them a computer slideshow. I’m very leery of posting photos online & I think watermarks are unattractive. Is this a good idea?
David, I’ve been looking for password protected galleries, but have had 0 luck finding any. I found one, but it was $149 a year.

Why the trepidation to an on-line portfolio? Many, if not most, of the top photogs in the world have their work displayed on the Internet.

Your problem is going to be that potential customers now expect to see an online portfolio. If you don’t have one, you can expect to lose a lot of work to your competitors who probably have on-line photos.

If you’re worried about having images co-opted, keep the sizes small enough that they’re not overly useful to others. 600 to 800 pixels on the long side is great for viewing, but not so great for thieves.

A password protected gallery is an option but, again, you’re going to lose some customers.

Protect your photos with a watermark

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