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Goodbye Instagram Hello Freedom…Pressgram

March 22, 2013 by Scott 2 Comments

Being the WordPress industry, I often come across projects that are filled with mind-blowing awesome.

When I found that John Saddington, a mastermind at 8bit, launched a Kickstarter project for mobile camera lovers who also use WordPress, I hopped on the opportunity to help the project out.

You see, there is a problem that exists in mobile camera apps. Mainly being that there are so many terms of service (TOS) that confused the photographers. Pressgram’s intentions are to make its TOS very simple. They do not own any of your content and do not want to. So with that, please have a look at Pressgram.

As you can see, in Pressgram you will have the ability to take filtered photographs and send them straight to your website. From there you can share the photograph anywhere.

Take Your Photography Website To A New Level

December 20, 2012 by 7X5 Editors Leave a Comment

Photocrati has published a free eBook for the photography community. 10 Tips To Supercharge Your Photography Website is much more than just 10 tips. It’s educational advice from 10 photographers and additional tips from Photocrati.

Here is what people are saying about the eBook

“A highly informative book without being overwhelming. It’s back to basics for the modern age.”

“Great tips for photographers of all sorts – whether you shoot people, artwork, or landscapes, these website strategies will apply to your site.”

“I am now working on a new, and better, web strategy after digesting these tips and tricks for a third time tonight!”

Visit the Photography Website eBook’s page, read more about who and what you will learn. Then simply type your email address to request the free eBook.

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4 Photography WordPress Themes With Bonus Functionality

October 27, 2012 by 7X5 Editors Leave a Comment

With so many photography WordPress themes available, we decided to feature the 4 themes with bonus functionality. Meaning, the WordPress themes that provide something that is can be very valuable to users.

The average WordPress theme will provide the necessary function that most others include, like blogging, color options, and more. So when we say “bonus functionality”, we are referring to things like gallery management like in some of the WordPress portfolio themes available.

Photography WordPress Themes w/ A Bonus

Below are the top photography WordPress themes that include that extra something. Please click to each and view their demos to see what you think.

Photocrati

The Photocrati theme provides much more than just a pretty look. In fact, it come packed with its own gallery management system, image protection, multiple gallery styles, eCommerce functionality and over 60 built-in presets. In addition, it has exclusive NextGEN Gallery integration. It is obvious why Photocrati is the leader in photography WordPress themes.

Photography Blog Sites

What makes Photography Blog Sites so unique is not their designs. In fact, many other themes have similar designs. The bonus of this theme is the two-way sync with a SmugMug account. With Photography Blog Sites a user can designs their website and with one-click have their SmugMug account redesigned to match the main site.

Gleam

Gleam is the most beautiful full-screen photography theme on the market currently. It’s packed with all the popular Elegant Themes option, but there is something extra special about this theme. The responsive capability is, in one word, beautiful. With this theme you can offer your clients a full screen experience without worrying what will happen when they’re on different devices and screen sizes.

Wedding Album

Wedding Album is not your typical WordPress photo theme. Like Gleam, this is a full-screen theme. However, while it is not responsive, it is definitely something special. The only purposes of this theme is to have the feel of a wedding album. It offers two color schemes, dark and light. This is a great choice for album proofing or virtual album services.

In Closing

As you can see, each of these WordPress themes for photographers do very different things. It goes to show you how flexible WordPress is and how much is available for photographers.

Thanks for reading

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WordPress Gallery Plugins or WordPress Gallery Themes?

October 20, 2012 by 7X5 Editors Leave a Comment

Today we’re going to discuss WordPress Gallery plugins and the different between them and WordPress gallery themes. We’re going to compare and contrast some features that both have. So let’s get started.

WordPress Gallery Plugins

Not all have gallery management systems built-in
Not all have style variations
Some work with custom post types
Not all work with any theme
Not all include eCommerce
Not all provide full screen options
Not all have third-party support (like Lightroom or Aperture)

A favorite of all WordPress gallery plugins (and with the statistics to back it up), is NextGEN Gallery due to its feature set, third-party support and gallery management system. Not only that, but a lot of theme developers are integrating the plugin into their WordPress portfolio themes. You can see a complete list of NextGEN Gallery extensions on the plugin’s website.

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WordPress Gallery Themes

Not all have gallery management systems built-in
Not all have style variations
Some work with custom post types
The typical theme does not have third-party support
Not all include eCommerce
Not all offer full screen, responsive designs.

Picking ideal WordPress gallery themes is never an easy task. Fortunately we’ve made it easier for you by creating lists of some of the best available.

Photocrati recently wrote an article on WordPress gallery themes made easy which talks about how the theme make the lives (and business) of photographers easier. You may want to check it out.

Thanks for reading the comparison, and I hope you find the plugin and/or theme you’re hoping for.

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8 Photography Website Templates That Will Make You Want A New Look

October 13, 2012 by 7X5 Editors Leave a Comment

Photography website templates can be colorful, dark, fullscreen, one-column or even a grid style. No matter what, they are usually fun to look at. In this article, you will see 8 of the most beautiful photography website templates around. Each have their own special feature and design and each will make you want a new look for your website.

Photography Website Templates

Being that WordPress is the most popular content management system around, each of these templates will be photo WordPress themes.

Photocrati

Perhaps the most diverse of them all. With this theme, you have the option to use a one-column or multi-column on a whim. You’re not fixed to one look. In addition to that, you also get the benefits you see below.

Build a beautiful photography website, fast.
The leader in photography WordPress themes
All-in-one photography website template
Sell images with ecommerce galleries!
Dozens of styles, customize everything.
Great SEO and social media so you’ll be found!

Gleam

What makes Gleam impressive is the combination of full screen, galleries and style. It’s one of the more popular WordPress themes for photographers.

Fullscreen
Elegant Themes Framework
Portfolio Custom Post Type

Storm

Full screen background images and slide show
YouTube and Vimeo video background
Audio background music
25 gallery/portfolio styles

Agera

Fully Responsive
Fullscreen
2 Portfolio Versions
Unique Background Images

Jphotolio

Front Slider with video support
Responsive and ability to turn off responsive
Filterable portfolio
Unlimited Portfolio size
Masonry & Normal Portfolio

Steamify

Theme width 1110px
Flexslider
Full responsive layout
8 Portfolio page templates

Minifolio

Ajax system
Unlimited portfolio pages
Easy and simple usage
6 style colors and icon for Service items

Lion

Fully responsive layout
Unlimited portfolio pages
Unlimited slideshows for pages
Background uploaded and customize yourself

Hosting

No photography website template is complete without good hosting. If you’re in need of a good web host, check out our article, The Best Website Hosting For Photographers Explained.

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19 Biggest Full Screen Photography Themes

September 29, 2012 by 7X5 Editors 1 Comment

One of the best things about WordPress is how flexible it is with theme design. Full screen WordPress photography themes are becoming extremely popular. That is why, in this article, you will see 19 of the top selling full screen themes on the market.

We recommend clicking through and checking out the demos before purchasing.

Full Screen Photography Themes

This list will brief information on each theme and they were compiled based on reviews and feedback.

Click on the graphics to view the demos.

Boxed

Responsive Layout/Design
Homepage Slider
Optional Blog Style Homepage
Full-Screen background sliders – global and per-page, per-post, per-portfolio post settings.
Background slider pattern overlay – 15 overlay styles included and option to disable
Toggle button to show/hide main content so you can browse the background images.
Static background option (aka no slider) – 20 static background options included

Duotive Fortune

Light and Dark themes (can be set independently on each and every post or page);
720 custom backgrounds! 30 colors each with its 24 models, including a PSD source file so you can make your own color variation;
6 custom-built types of slideshows using the jQuery framework for maximum compatibility with other plug-ins;

Picasso

Clutter Free Responsive Design (iPhone potrait + landscape, iPad potrait)
Image + Video + Audio Background
Supports Potrait Images in Background and Gallery
Bulk Gallery Image Upload (using wordpress native media gallery)

Gleam

Fullscreen
Elegant Themes Framework
Portfolio Custom Post Type

Lucidpress

Responsive Valid HTML5 and CSS3 , Cross browser compatible
SEO optimized and built-in SEO solution
40 built-in patterns and textures with the ability to upload your own
Over 60 shortcodes, along with a powerful shortcode generator
Custom slideshow, portfolio and clientbox post types

Panorama

EXIF Data
Background pattern theme option
YouTube video fullscreen background option
YouTube video mute sound option from theme option
Fullscreen photo slideshow auto-paginated background (for Home Page, Categories, Search results, Posts, Tags)
Premium MP3 Player integrated

Fotos

Built for photographers and showcase sites
Choose between Masonry, Carousel or Slider on an individual gallery basis
Masonry plugin allows for full-width galleries with varied image sizes

Incidental

Drag-Drop image in Gallery post type
Drag Drop Page Builder
Drag Drop Slider Manager
9 Background overlays
Price Table

Agility

4 Home Page Layout options
3 Background options (white, smoky noise, paper fiber)
5 Highlight color options (grey, red, blue, green, purple)
Responsive Video Embedding (YouTube & Vimeo)
Unlimited Responsive Sliders
Advanced Portfolio system

Nostalgia

Fullscreen slideshow
Background music player
Build-in portfolio page template with Lightbox
Build-in about page template implemented with shortcode
Build-in services page template implemented with shortcode

Lens

3 Photo/Portfolio Layouts – masonry, masonry w/ title bar and mini grid thumb cycle
3 Gallery Layouts – full screen, stacked and slide bar
Dark and Light Skins
Auto-sized Post Thumbnails (WP-powered)
Filterable Portfolio

Shutter

Full screen slideshow with video and image support
5 different portfolio variants
5 different blog variants
Portfolio custom post type

Architectos

Full screen background slideshow
Masonry layout for blog and portfolio pages
4 Single view portfolio templates
Video Support
Custom elements – Tabs, sliders, buttons, call to action blocks, twitter feed, posts grid and more

Photolux

SEO section included, allowing you to add key words, change title structure, exclude pages from indexation, etc.
Nivo slider included
Option to disable right click
Full width background image option – you can set one globally to the whole theme, or you can set different ones to the different pages
Separate portfolio section

New Horizon

Full screen slideshow – 7 predefined transitions effects (fade, slide top, slide right, slide bottom, slide left, carousel right, carousel left)
Masonry & Fluid layouts for portfolio and blog archive pages
Video support – Simply paste a youtube or vimeo url
Social ready
Custom elements – Tabs, sliders, buttons, call to action blocks, twitter feed, posts grid, …

Cesare

Full screen
Multiple portfolios

Right Now

Maximum audio control with Advanced Playlist
Fresh looking Scroll Bar
With “No more Modal Window”, you can surf amongst the visual contents
“Draw the screen” makes navigating easier with sensible mouse movements
Optimized features for iPhone, ipad and Android devices
Portfolio filter
Video backgrounds can be started as paused (optional)

Sideways

Full screen background slideshow
Unique Horizontal scrolling layouts
Horizontal galleries support portrait and landscape images.
Horizontally scroll via mouse wheel.

Photox

Portfolio Posts Support: Images/Gallery
3 Portfolio Layouts: 2 Columns, 3 Columns, 3 Columns (With Filter)
Loads of Shortcode (Flexible Columns, Typography, Dividers, Notifications, Toggles, Listing Styles, Buttons, ) – Plus add shortcodes directly from the editor

Your Turn

Are you using a full screen WordPress themes for photographers not listed here? Comment below to share yours.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Themes, Wordpress

12 WordPress eCommerce Photography Themes To Make You Money

September 15, 2012 by Scott Leave a Comment

Have you ever considered WordPress eCommerce photography themes as the solution for your website?

Photographers love to share their photographs with website visitors. Make sense, right? Photographers also want to sell their photographs to these visitors. Also makes sense, right?

So why not combine the power of eCommerce with the styling of WordPress themes for photographers?

WordPress eCommerce Photography Themes

Below are 12 WordPress themes and plugin combinations to help you make money selling your photographs. Although some of the themes listed here have eCommerce functionality, we think you will notice an interesting trend, which we will mention at the end of this article.

Photocrati

What’s so great about the Photocrati theme, is that is not only the best WordPress theme for photographers, but also includes simple eCommerce functionality so you don’t want to use additional plugins.

All-in-one website + galleries + blog.
Sell images with eCommerce galleries
PayPal payment
Dozens of styles, customize everything.

eStore

eStore is a flashy website that can help photographers to sell photographs or eBooks. If you want to see a photography eBook website using this theme, check out Flatbooks. It’s not officially a WordPress photography theme, but can sure be used as one.

Elegant Themes Framework
Built-in eCommerce
PayPal Payment

Storemerce

This is an interesting theme as it is built on using Cart66 for its eCommerce functionality, but has a nice business styling.

Cart66 plugin needed for eCommerce
Slider
Poduct Reviews

FreshShop

This theme uses custom post types for its portfolio section, and JigoShop for its eCommerce functionality.

E-Commerce Ready with Jigoshop
960 Grid System
HTML5 and CSS3
Social sharing
Custom Posts for Slider & Gallery

FlexShop 2

Bright and large are the best two words to describe this theme. FlexShop 2 uses WooCommerce for it’s eCommerce functionality.

WooCommerce plugin needed for eCommerce
Google Fonts
Responsive
Slider

Propulsion

Also built for WooCommerce, this theme incorporates custom post types of portfolios.

Responsive
Multiple Slideshows
Custom Post Types for Portfolios
WooCommerce plugin needed for eCommerce

Fullscreen

Fullscreen is one of the most popular, you guessed it, full screen WordPress themes on the market.

WooCommerce plugin needed for eCommerce
Full Screen
Exif data display

Kinetico

Kinetico is a very interesting theme with it’s vibrant and modern design. While it isn’t techniclaly a gallery theme, combine its WooCommerce functions with NextGEN Gallery and you can really have an impressive website.

WooCommerce plugin needed for eCommerce
Responsive
Slider

Enfinity

The Enfinity theme was designed to support both NextGEN Gallery and WooCommerce. The layout is much different than any other eCommerce based theme out there.

Responsive
Sortable portfolios with infinite scrolling system
WooCommerce plugin needed for eCommerce

ReStored

This theme is extremely interesting. Like Kinetico, there is no built-in gallery but mixed with NextGEN Gallery – it could work well for so many.

Easy Digital Downloads plugin needed for eCommerce
Slider
Light, Dark, and Minimal Light color schemes

Stored

ReStored was based on this theme. The main difference is that Stored uses Cart66 for its eCommerce integration.

Affiliate function
Sliders
Cart66 integration

Eureka

Last but not least, this theme has a beautiful home page slider, and works with multiple eCommerce frameworks. This is another that NextGEN Gallery would be a great addition to.

Responsive
Worked with WP E-Commerce, JigoShop and WooCommerce
Product Reviews

WordPress eCommerce Trend

The majority of eCommerce themes do not rely on their own functionality. In fact, the popular ones are Cart66, WP e-Commerce, JigoShop, Easy Digital Downloads and WooCommerce. The clear winner of third-party eCommerce support is WooCommerce.

Show Off Yours

Are you using a WordPress theme with eCommerce built-in? Comment below to share yours.

Thanks for reading
WooCommerce

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Bespoke Social Media Buttons in WordPress

September 10, 2012 by 7X5 Editors 7 Comments

When designing my photography website (using WordPress with a Photocrati template as a base), I tried a number of different plug-ins for my ‘contact me’ and ‘follow me’ icons without much success. I didn’t find any that did what I wanted them to do – if you want custom buttons in your header like the one on my site then maybe think about this option.

I wanted buttons to view at the top right of the page which meant putting them in the header. I also wanted to have bespoke buttons that matched the feel of my brand. The answer for me was code it myself rather than relying on a plug in. I don’t pretend to be an expert on coding but it has worked for me and perhaps you’d like to do something similar.

WARNING: this involves altering your theme files – make sure you make a copy or backup of your files before altering anything – I take no responsibility for any errors you cause by altering your theme files on you website.

This tutorial assumes you are using WordPress and Photocrati as you base with a similar layout to my website – it worked for me but I can’t guarantee it will work on your site without further work:

Decide on the icons you want to use for your buttons and upload them to a folder on your WordPress site (I’m using NextGEN Gallery).
Log in to WordPress as Admin and go to Appearance—>Edit Themes then select the Header.php from the list on the right hand side.
Take a copy of the header code and save it on your computer in a text editor.
Go to my page on how to make follow me buttons in WordPress and copy the first batch of code from that page.
Open it in your editor and replace any CAPITAL LETTERS with the relevant URLS for your social media sites and the URLs of the icons you uploaded in step 1. This code has lines for Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Email. If you want to add more, just copy the layout of the ones shown, changing the URLs as required. SAVE THIS FILE ON YOUR COMPUTER.
Copy the code with your URLs now inserted in it and go back to the Header.php file in step 2.
Do a search (cmd F on the mac) for <div id=”branding”>. It should show you only one result, right near the bottom of the file.
Paste your new code after <div id=”branding”> and before <div id=”blog-title”>
Making sure you did take a back up copy of the header.php code as per step 3, hit the Update File button.
Open up your website in google Chrome and select your header with a right click—>inspect element.
You should see <div id=”branding”> highlighted. I have reduced the width of this div using some css so the buttons fit in to the right of it as follows:
Go back to my page and copy the second bit of code.
Paste this code into your custom css (in photocrati go to: Theme Options—>Other Options—>custom Css)
Go back to my page and copy the third bit of code.
Paste this code into your custom css (in photocrati go to: Theme Options—>Other Options—>custom Css)
You will now need to adjust the parameters within the css to position your buttons correctly on the right hand side of your header…it was a matter of trial an error for me.

NOTE: when you update your theme in the future, the header.php file will be overwritten. You will need to go back and repeat steps 6-9 once the upgrade is complete using the file you saved in step 5.

I hope that helps get you started if you are looking for this kind of solution to social media contact buttons – thanks for reading.

Bio: Peter Marfleet is a family, maternity and newborn Portrait Photographer in Harrogate, UK.

Filed Under: Tutorials Tagged With: Photocrati, Social Media, Wordpress

7 Best One-Column WordPress Photo Themes

August 11, 2012 by 7X5 Editors 1 Comment

If you are a fan of those one-column WordPress photo themes, then you’re in the right place.

Below are 7 WordPress themes that will make your one-column dreams come true.

So click on each, view the demos and then pick up your favorite.

One-Column WordPress Themes

Photocrati

Build a beautiful photography website, fast.
The leader in photography WordPress themes
All-in-one WordPress photo theme
Sell images with ecommerce galleries!
Dozens of styles, customize everything.
Great SEO and social media so you’ll be found!

Family Tree

Family Tree is a safe and imaginative home for your family’s unforgettable moments.

Genesis Child Theme
Featured images
Threaded comments

Gleam

What makes Gleam impressive is the combination of full screen and one-column blog articles. Gleam was built to dazzle with its flashy effects and smooth ajax loading techniques,

Fullscreen
Elegant Themes Framework
Portfolio Custom Post Type

Landscape

Landscape is sophisticated and invisible enough to reveal the beauty in your pictures

Genesis Child Theme
Featured images
Threaded comments

Serendipity

Serendipity is a fully responsive one column theme for WordPress not only photographers but everyone with love of blogging.

Responsive
Portfolio Custom Post Type
HTML5, CSS3 & JQuery

Pixel Happy

Showcase your work for clients and customers with the easy-to-use slideshow and gallery functionality that makes image-heavy content a snap. You’re ready for your close-up.

Genesis Child Theme
Featured images
Threaded comments

Tofurious

Lawrence Chan is a well respected photographer that enjoys educating colleagues on marketing. In addition, he developed his own one-colum WordPress theme.