By trade · creative
Static hosting for photographers
Photographer sites are portfolio sites — image-heavy, design-conscious, often on Squarespace or hosted on Format / Pixieset / SmugMug. Migrating off a hosted builder to static hosting is rebuild-shaped but worth it long-term.
What a typical photographer site looks like
Homepage with hero image, portfolio (galleries by category — weddings, portraits, etc.), about / artist statement, services / pricing, contact, optional client gallery link to Pixieset/Pic-Time.
We rebuild the site visually and capture the portfolio content, delivering portable static HTML you own. Custom-tier project, but the savings amortize quickly.
Trade-specific things to know
- Client galleries (Pixieset, Pic-Time, ShootProof) are external — unaffected.
- Image quality preservation is critical. We preserve full-resolution masters and let Cloudflare Polish serve appropriate sizes.
- Squarespace photographer templates are visually rebuildable but it's a custom-tier project.
10-year cost projection
Typical photographer hosting
€3,773
~€25/mo, 5% inflation
lastupdate.site
€600
€600 once. No monthly.
You save
€3,173
over a decade
Our take
Photographer sites benefit visibly from static migration — pages load faster, portfolio images are crisper, and the recurring fee disappears.
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