As an emerging artist in this modern world, I believe a professional site is essential. A website is an excellent place to keep your contact details and also create a portfolio of your work. The online platform improves the perception of your art’s professionalism. It enables you to build your reputation by giving people the chance to learn who you are as an artist.
In this post, I am going to review about artists’ websites that I have came across:
STEPHEN SHAW
Stephen shaw is a photographer based in Blackpool, specializing in semiotics, social documentary and portraiture, working in the street / documentary environment. His website is very “bold”-where red and black are the main colors. It’s pretty easy to navigate through his website-straight to the point and not much navigation, also the theme does suit his photographic work. The thing that doesn’t work for me is the font he uses. When you open his about page, you can see paragraphs about him. Texts are red against black and it’s too spaced out, which makes it very difficult to read. But apparently at the very end, he mentioned that it’s supposed to contain a hidden message – which is quite cool.
TAKESA MATSUTANI
I like Takesa Matsuni’s website, it has this scrolling anchor links which is able to showcase his entire story in a single page. Long form pages like this one are becoming more and more common with the increased usage of handheld devices. One thing to note about this site is the small fonts used in certain sections. Although it adds a level of sophistication and elegance, it does make the content hard to read. This is a common trade-off that certain artists are willing to make.
AMIT SHARMA
Amit Sharma is a Delhi based photographer, working mainly in the field of lifestyle, advertising, and travel photography. The allure of his easy-to-navigate website are the stunning images he showcases in his scrollable image galleries. I personally like minimality look on a website. The thing that doesnt work for me is including a lot of photos in one project – his portrait page is overloaded with photos which makes the viewer lose atention and takes some time to load.
TAMAR HALPERN
Everything about Tamar Halpern’s website is unique, from the custom mouse cursor to the non traditional gallery layout. By not conforming to the traditional grid you see on most portfolio sites, Tamar is able to control how her story is told, one stunning image at a time.
DAVE HILL
Dave is photographer and director. His work is presented in a grid form. I personally like grid looks on a website, I think it just separate the work nicely but just like Amit Sharma, adding to much work doesn’t personally work for me.
GAVIN GOUGH
Gavin Gough is a Humanitarian, editorial and travel photographer. The landing page of his website looks clean and inviting. He showcases his work in large grid style. I like how it looks minimal but packed with information as the same time. It’s one of those website that doesn’t leave you hanging.
THIBAULT CHARPENTIER
Thibault Charpentier is a travel photographer. I mainly thing I like about his website is the way he laid out his photographs – it is not a typical grid which still works very well with his photographs and he didnt include any texts – which he doesnt really need to.
I love his minimalistic approach, combined with the packed information website of Gavin Gough. They’re the inspiration behind my website.
There are many reasons why you, as an artist, need a professional website, but it is mainly because your website can be 100 %. You can easily build a website that represents you and promotes your work efficiently.
https://www.steshaw.co.uk
https://www.takesadamatsutani.com
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