Most of you who have followed the PhotographersHandbook in the past or have heard me speak online or elsewhere are painfully aware of my stance on All FLASH websites and since it’s been a while since I’ve gone on a tirade about the subject or even posted on the PhotographersHandbook.com for that matter, I felt like this was a good opportunity to do so.

Maybe, just maybe I can keep one photographer from making the dreaded mistake of developing an ALL FLASH website or change your thinking in regards to All Flash websites than I can sleep a little better tonight. Insert dramatic music here.

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Our friends over at Photoshelter.com one of the coolest resources for template based photography websites with complete eCommerce backend solutions recently published this video based upon their findings from a  questionnaire that went out to over 550 photo buyers.

If you are in the process of building your site for the first time or thinking about taking on the daunting task of a rebuild, this is a must watch before you write one line of code.

Visit Photoshelter.com to check out some of their affordable and robust website packages for your next site.

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More and more these days i see photographers stepping out and over the line when it comes to making a splash when choosing a background for their website. Like everything in life sometimes simple is just better and you can’t go wrong with simple white, black or neutral gray backgrounds.

Subtle textures in white, gray and black are ok but try to stay away from crazy textures and wild colors as they will only draw your visitors eye away from your images.

Spend time looking through some of your favorite photographers websites. I know all my favorite shooters use simple design with minimal color and let their images steal the show.