A Photo Folio http://aphotofolio.com Professional Portfolio Websites Mon, 07 May 2012 23:30:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 We Won… Again! http://aphotofolio.com/we-won-again/ http://aphotofolio.com/we-won-again/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 23:30:50 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2445

The 2012 PDN Photography Annual is hitting the newsstands and APhotoFolio has 4 websites that won Best Website Design. That makes 11 wins in 3 years. I’m very grateful to all the photographers who design beautiful award winning websites with the tools we give them. It’s a true testament to the power and flexibility of our customizable templates that the awards keep coming.

Congratulations to winners:
ahetherington.com
justinstephens.com
juliandufort.com
crismanphoto.com
 

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/we-won-again/feed/ 0 There’s No Excuse For A Bad Web Site Any More http://aphotofolio.com/theres-no-excuse-for-a-bad-web-site-any-more/ http://aphotofolio.com/theres-no-excuse-for-a-bad-web-site-any-more/#comments Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:07:33 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2439 Chris Peters oversees art buying and production at Minneapolis ad agency Colle+McVoy and he was interviewed by PDN Magazine recently (here). I love this part of the interview:

PDN: Is there anything you wish photographers understood better about how to present their work to you?

Chris Peters: There’s no excuse for a bad Web site any more. I love large images. Let me see how good your photography is. My time and my attention span are short. Make sure when you showcase your work you’re showing your best work.

We got that covered:

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/theres-no-excuse-for-a-bad-web-site-any-more/feed/ 0 Thumbnails! http://aphotofolio.com/thumbnails/ http://aphotofolio.com/thumbnails/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:35:31 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2435 I’m working on a project right now where I have to visit 210 agent websites and look at all the photographers on the site (between 4 and 12) viewing each of their portfolios to determine what kind of work they do (portraits, still life, fashion, liquid, reportage…). This is an incredible exercise for me because it brings me back to my roots (Photography Director) and the reason I started this company to begin with. You see, before APhotoFolio, thumbnails on websites were for decoration. I wanted them to be large and useful, so you could find something quickly. This allows you to serve up big beautiful monitor filling images and still make your site zippy. Trust me, sites without thumbs are like fingernails on the chalkboard. It’s good to see more companies following our lead.

Rob Haggart
APhotoFolio.com

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/thumbnails/feed/ 0 Zero Clicks http://aphotofolio.com/zero-clicks/ http://aphotofolio.com/zero-clicks/#comments Wed, 28 Mar 2012 15:09:19 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2430 Minimal is a mantra around here and one of our goals has always been to reduce the number of clicks it takes to get somewhere. We give you the option for a homepage slideshow but I think going straight into your portfolio with zero clicks when the site launches is very satisfying.

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/zero-clicks/feed/ 0 Featured Website – Charles Ommanney http://aphotofolio.com/featured-website-charles-ommanney/ http://aphotofolio.com/featured-website-charles-ommanney/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:23:42 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2388

Charles used Design 5 to create a fast loading, clean, highly functional site and he’s using our customizable captions, something every photojournalist needs. What’s really great about this feature is how client friendly it is: one click and captions appear with all the images, clients can click them closed after reading, and the customization possibilities are practically endless.

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/featured-website-charles-ommanney/feed/ 0 APhotoFolio Client Bill Frakes First To Shoot Nikon D4 http://aphotofolio.com/aphotofolio-client-bill-frakes-first-to-shoot-nikon-d4/ http://aphotofolio.com/aphotofolio-client-bill-frakes-first-to-shoot-nikon-d4/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:02:19 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2357 How cool is that. Bill Frakes was one of the first photographers in the world, alongside Joe McNally and Corey Rich, to get his hands on the new Nikon D4. You can read about it here: http://www.scottkelby.com/blog/2012/archives/23790.

Here’s Bills Website:

And the website for his production company Straw Hat Visuals:

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Check it out (here)

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/new-design-available/feed/ 0 Mike Powell And SI http://aphotofolio.com/mike-powell-and-si/ http://aphotofolio.com/mike-powell-and-si/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:18:39 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2321

I was listening to an interview with Steve Fine, Sport Illustrated’s DOP on the Photoshelter Blog and he gave a shout-out to APF client Mike Powell for his excellent website.

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/mike-powell-and-si/feed/ 0 New Payment Plan: Four Monthly Payments http://aphotofolio.com/new-payment-plan-four-monthly-payments/ http://aphotofolio.com/new-payment-plan-four-monthly-payments/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:19:20 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2318 For a limited time the signup fee is $250/month for 4 months (zero interest).

 

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]]> http://aphotofolio.com/new-payment-plan-four-monthly-payments/feed/ 0 All Sites Now Come With Vimeo Integration http://aphotofolio.com/all-sites-now-come-with-vimeo-integration/ http://aphotofolio.com/all-sites-now-come-with-vimeo-integration/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:18:22 +0000 rhaggart http://aphotofolio.com/?p=2311 You can now embed your Vimeo videos in all our websites.

  • You can now embed your Vimeo videos in all our websites.
  • Works on iPhones, Android phones and iPads too.
  • Videos scale with the site… that’s something you’ll only find here.
  • Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Make something awesome with it.

 

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