Your work is your pitch, so the site has to get out of its way. At the same time, video is heavy, and a slow reel loses people before it plays. These samples are designs we built, not client results, showing different ways to present motion and stills.
What a client is doing on your site
A couple planning a wedding wants to see a film they can feel, and then check whether your style matches theirs and whether you are free on their date. A business wants to know your range, your process and what a project involves. An architect or brand wants to see images that feel professional at a glance.
In both cases the visitor is making a short list. You want to be easy to compare and easy to contact.
What to look for in these samples
- ✓Reel or hero piece — how quickly it plays and how it behaves on mobile
- ✓Work organized by type — weddings, commercial, headshots, so people find theirs
- ✓Process and packages — what a project looks like, in plain steps
- ✓Inquiry form with date — a place for the date, the type and a short note
- ✓Typography and framing — letterbox, split portrait or panel layouts that suit the work
Choosing and what to send
A cinematic letterbox suits narrative or wedding films. Split portrait layouts suit photographers who work with people. Panel layouts suit production companies with several formats. Inline-image statements suit architectural photography where the building speaks.
Send your best five to ten pieces, a short description of each and the kinds of clients you want more of. We embed video from the host you already use, so the page stays quick, write the copy and build the inquiry form. Rights to music and footage remain yours to confirm.
Pages and features a film or photo studio needs
- ✓A portfolio page per category — weddings, brand work and portraits kept apart
- ✓A packages or how we work page — deliverables, turnaround and what a shoot day looks like
- ✓An about page with your face — clients book people, not cameras
- ✓A date inquiry form — event date, location and type
- ✓Short captions on each piece — the client type and the brief, without invented results
Comparing the film and photo samples
The wedding and event films and the wedding film company samples both use a cinematic letterbox, the widescreen frame couples associate with movies, and they suit filmmakers whose main product is the wedding day. The video production company sample uses overlapping format panels, so commercials, social cuts and documentaries can sit side by side. The headshot and video studio sample uses a portrait cinema layout that suits a studio selling sessions by the hour.
The photographer sample pairs a split portrait with vertical type, putting a face and a name in the same frame. The architectural photographer sample places images inline within a large statement, which lets buildings read as part of the sentence. If you film weddings, the letterbox samples are the closest match; commercial crews usually fit the panel approach better.
What to expect, honestly
- ✓Video is hosted elsewhere — we embed it from your video host
- ✓Samples show style only
- ✓Usage rights are yours to confirm
Sample sites to look at
Each one is a real sample we designed. Open one to see the layout, the wording and how a visitor is guided to act. Yours is built around your business, your photos and your words.
Wedding & event films · Cinematic Letterbox
Photographer · Split Portrait with Vertical Type
Video production company · Overlapping Format Panels
Wedding film company · Cinematic Letterbox
Headshot & video studio · Portrait Cinema
Architectural photographer · Inline-Image Statement
How it works
1. Consultation
We learn your services, customers and goals, in English or Spanish.
2. We write and design
We draft the words and build the site around your business.
3. 10 revision rounds
You review and request changes until it is right.
4. Launch and care
We launch, then Website Care keeps it hosted, backed up, checked weekly and A/B tested.
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