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7 free wordpress themes for professional photographers

Posted on 26. Mar, 2010 by Luke in Articles

For a photographer looking to create a website cheaply, wordpress presents itself as one of the best options.

• It’s free
• It allows you to look professional
• You can set it up yourself

Unfortunately, looking through all of the free themes available out there is a time consuming process. Lucky for you, I’ve looked through the complete wordpress theme directory and found these 7 to be the best.

I’m only looking at free themes in this post. Premium themes offer much more in terms of design and funtionality, and it would definitely be worth considering some premium themes when you’re creating your blog.

The themes I’ve chosen aren’t necessarily photo blogs – blogs that feature a photo each day. Those blogs are great, but what we’re looking for here are themes that are suited for a website to promote a small photography business. The themes here all include a place to list and show off your different services – wedding photography, portrait photography, etc.

Without any further ado, let’s dig in.

Studiopress Black

Simplistic and sharp. Great room for a large image that showcases your work. I like how the pages are featured along the top, so you can easily create a page for each of your services.

Studiopress black

More info and download from http://www.geckoandfly.com/2008/05/10/studiopress-black-photography-wordpress-theme/

Station

Another dark theme. Again, pages are prominently featured so galleries and information can be added to the site in the traditional way.

Station professional photographer wordpress theme

More info and download: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/station

Tune

Another simple theme. This one isn’t so universal. Most photographers like black or dark themes because pretty much any picture works on a dark background. If you’ve got branding that matches this teal colour, Tune is definitely worth a look.

Tune photographer wordpress theme

More info and download: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/wptune

Dark Relief

A striking theme that will suit those that want a bit of extra flair.

Dark relief professional photography theme

More info and download: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/dark-relief

Autumn

If you can change the photo at the top left to a striking photo of your own, this is a fantastic looking theme for a photographer’s website and blog.

autumn professional photographer wordpress theme

More info and download: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/seasons-theme-autumn

Dark Smoke

Simple and clean.

Dark smoke professional photographer wordpress theme

More info and download: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/dark-smoke

Charcoal

A change from all the dark themes. This theme has a white background and looks quite stylish.

Charcoal wordpress theme

More info and download: http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/charcoal

Once you have your website setup, take a look at our report on online photo sales. Find out a bit more about what’s involved in selling your photos online.

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