Final Project :: Create A Website

Using either Wix or Weebly (both free website platforms) create a website that shows off all the work you have created this year and even last year. This should be a professional looking website. [Hey, some of my students have even used these sites to sell their work or start a portrait photography business.] You can use your full name or make up a business name. You should have only your photographs in here (and maybe a bio pic taken by someone else), and include your portfolio and strongest work. I have included a few student examples below that were created here at school. 

Assignment:

For this final project you are creating your own website. It will have an about page, showcase your final portfolio of work, and give us an idea of who you are as an artist and photographer. How you choose to represent these things is ultimately up to you. Your about page can be serious or silly, you can showcase your images as tiles, or in a slideshow, or by scrollbar. The home page can be a simple landing page or be very busy. You can attach your artist instagram or not. I've given you a few websites to look at for great ideas and then two free websites to use for the actual creation. You do NOT need to pay for a template or a domain, this can all be done for free. 

Steps:
1. Look at Pro Photo, Squarespace, and Bludomain for some professional examples 
2. Once you decide on an overall look and style (do I like busy and dark, or bright and airy, serious or silly) then go to Wix and Weebly and decide which has a template that you'd prefer to work with (both are great!)
3. Choose a name and make a logo for your website (there are tons of free online logo makers)
4. Create a site that has a few pages, at least PORTFOLIO, ABOUT, CONTACT
5. Decide if your want your portfolio to be tiled, scrollbar, or slideshow
6. Publish the site before you pass it in (I cannot see it until you have published it)