{"id":267,"date":"1993-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"1993-01-01T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/modeling-advice.com\/?p=267"},"modified":"2020-04-28T15:27:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T19:27:01","slug":"why-you-shouldnt-choose-a-photographer-based-on-the-quality-of-their-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photographers\/why-you-shouldnt-choose-a-photographer-based-on-the-quality-of-their-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Why you shouldn’t choose a photographer based on the quality of their website."},"content":{"rendered":"

Why you shouldn’t choose a photographer based on the quality of their website.<\/h2>\n

Presentation and professionalism is important, but keep in mind that not all photographers have a knack for building or maintaining websites.\u00a0Some of the crappiest looking websites showcase some amazing photographs.<\/p>\n

And some amazing websites can make average, or even subpar, photography look better than it actually is.<\/p>\n

Those who are truly serious about their photography business<\/em> will find a way to present themselves online in a professional fashion — even if their photography is lacking.<\/p>\n

Make sure it’s the photographs you’re putting most emphasis on when evaluating a photographer’s work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Why you shouldn’t choose a photographer based on the quality of their website. Presentation and professionalism is important, but keep in mind that not all photographers have a knack for building or maintaining websites.\u00a0Some of the crappiest looking websites showcase some amazing photographs. And some amazing websites can make average, or even subpar, photography look … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"generate_page_header":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-photographers"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":238,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photographer-marketing\/the-photographers-web-site-has-very-positive-testimonials\/","url_meta":{"origin":267,"position":0},"title":"The photographer’s web site has very positive testimonials.","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"The photographer's web site has very positive testimonials. It is a fact that anyone can write anything and post it on the internet. And some photographers do just that by writing their own testimonials or online business reviews. And in some cases when the testimonials may be genuine, the person\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photographer Marketing"","block_context":{"text":"Photographer Marketing","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/photographer-marketing\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":37,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photographers\/is-every-person-who-claims-to-be-a-model-or-photographer-a-model-or-photographer\/","url_meta":{"origin":267,"position":1},"title":"Is every person who claims to be a “model” or “photographer” a model or photographer?","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"Is every person who claims to be a \"model\" or \"photographer\" a model or photographer? No. Of course not. Internet models are models whose sole experience with modeling is by working through the internet via such sites as ModelMayhem or OneModelPlace. Many internet models often claim to be \"professional\" or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photographers"","block_context":{"text":"Photographers","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/photographers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":57,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/all-about-headshots\/how-to-find-a-great-headshots-photographer\/","url_meta":{"origin":267,"position":2},"title":"How to find a good headshots photographer.","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"How to find a great headshots photographer: Finding a \"headshots photographer\" (or any photographer) nowadays is not tricky. Finding the \"right\" headshots photographer is, and that's precisely because photographers are so common and the photography field is so competitive. You can always find \"cheap\" or \"budget\" headshot photographers nowadays. And\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "All About Headshots"","block_context":{"text":"All About Headshots","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/all-about-headshots\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":31,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/photographers\/how-to-pick-a-good-photographer-to-work-with\/","url_meta":{"origin":267,"position":3},"title":"How to pick a good photographer to work with.","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"I am often asked by the models who shoot with me, \"How do I pick the right photographers to work with?\", and I can understand why. When you're just starting out, it can be difficult to judge one photographer from another. Models who join OneModelPlace or ModelMayhem, for example, are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Photographers"","block_context":{"text":"Photographers","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/photographers\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":274,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/headshot-photographer-marketing-tactics-exposed\/the-photographer-has-been-featured-in-the-media\/","url_meta":{"origin":267,"position":4},"title":"The photographer has been featured in the media.","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"The photographer has been on TV (so they must be good). Photographers who have been on TV are proud of the fact, but they also use this \"as seen on TV\" as a way to make themselves look important or significant in the eyes of others. The fact a photographer\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Headshot Photographer Marketing Tactics Exposed"","block_context":{"text":"Headshot Photographer Marketing Tactics Exposed","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/headshot-photographer-marketing-tactics-exposed\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":269,"url":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/headshot-photographer-marketing-tactics-exposed\/the-photographer-highlights-the-fact-that-theyve-worked-with-celebrities\/","url_meta":{"origin":267,"position":5},"title":"The photographer highlights the fact that they’ve worked with celebrities.","author":"Zero Dean","date":"January 1, 1993","format":false,"excerpt":"The headshot photographer highlights the fact that they've worked with celebrities. This is a marketing tactic intended to improve your perception of the photographer by impressing you with the fact they have photographed celebrities. Perhaps recently -- or perhaps they are still promoting their brush with fame as far back\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Headshot Photographer Marketing Tactics Exposed"","block_context":{"text":"Headshot Photographer Marketing Tactics Exposed","link":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/category\/headshot-photographer-marketing-tactics-exposed\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zerodean.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}