Great images should be celebrated and shared and exhibiting your photography is something every photographer should be doing.
Whilst technically this is not a piece of equipment, there are nonetheless systems, resources and equipment needed to achieve this.
Most photographers enjoy a great sense of pride in sharing their work. Working on amazing images that just then stay on a computer hard drive is a travesty.
Let’s get social!
One of the easiest ways to do this in the early stages is using social media platforms. Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest all lend themselves to photography. A resurgent Instagram is also enjoying a huge increase in users and popularity and is fast becoming the ‘go to’ destination for photography on social media.
Taking it to the next level – photography blog
For photographers with growing portfolios wishing to display their work in a more permanent setting, setting up a blog website is becoming a popular option.
Technology has made what was once expensive and complex a relatively straight forward option for photographers.
There are basically two options available; either purchase a domain name, buy hosting and deploy a WordPress website to use as your blog.
Alternatively, purchase an ‘off-the-shelf’ solution requiring no technical skills and focus your attention on just making the site look nice using the intuitive tools.
If you are keen to explore either of these options here are two ways to achieve this:
Photography blog using a WordPress site on Bluehost
Widely considered one of the most intuitive hosting providers with highly regarded customer support service to guide you as needed. Bluehost offer photographers options to purchase an affordable hosting service, domain name and straight forward installation of WordPress ready for a blog.
Full details on their services can be found here.
Photography blog using Wix
For the photographer not wanting to venture into creating their own WordPress site Wix provides an alternative solution using one of their template site builders. No coding experience or a PhD in website design required!
They also have a range of attractive contemporary designed templates specifically to suit the needs of photographers. Click here to see the range yourself.
Both of the above options provide a cost-effective method for exhibiting your landscape photography images to a wider audience without the usual constraints of social media.
Exhibiting your photography on your wall
In a digital world, it’s easy to overlook getting images printed and onto a wall. It’s still hugely satisfying to know the story behind an image that you’ve taken, processed and had a large format image printed ready for hanging on a wall.
The cost of getting your work onto a wall has been steadily falling over recent years. There is now a huge range of finish options now beyond traditional framed images such as canvas prints, acrylic and metals.
Local companies can still prove very cost effective, whilst larger operators now offer affordable options.
In Europe, PhotoBox have become a significant operator and offer an impressive range of options and prices.
One of the most sought after modern ways of displaying images is box frames and printing images onto metal.
Exhibiting your photography on someone else’s wall!
Selling or exhibiting your photography portfolio of landscape images remains a worthy ambition. Once your work has reached a critical high standard, exhibiting your work can be personally and indeed, financially rewarding.
Always start small, local and with a friendly audience!
Local art galleries provide the obvious starting place, but can sometimes become a pricey option. Instead explore local community halls, libraries and churches all of which may have suitable space and lighting and be willing to offer more flexible terms and pricing for your first exhibition.