FavoritesPhotographerblue is a directory of wedding and portrait photographers.
Finding a photographer is hard. We're trying to make it much easier by defining simple search terms to help you find the photographer that's right for you.
Try it out and let us know what you think!
Benefits for photographers
Features
Completely free basic listing
We want our database to be genuinely useful, so we need it to be as complete as possible. That's why we give everyone a free listing. (You can upgrade to a standard or premium listing for extra benefits, but you're also fine sticking with the free option.)
Enhanced standard listing
For more visibility, upgrade to a standard listing after you sign up. You'll get up to 6 sample images, and you'll show up ahead of all the free listings.
Huge premium listing
Want to stand out even more? Upgrade to a premium listing. You'll show up first, before all standard and free listings, and you'll get a listing four times the size of the others. Great for professionals who want to stand out in their area.
Useful 'at-a-glance' information on each result
Each result has a standard, ‘business card’ like format that lists their name, price range, location, description, and shows a photo they uploaded. The user can click through to your profile for more details, if they like what they see.
Infinite scrolling (no Next button)
We don't want to put any obstacles in the way of your client's browsing. As they scroll down the page, we automatically load in more search results, so they never have to stop, click Next, and wait for a new full page to load.
Simple search interface
Our search continually refreshes as the user selects different choices from the simple type, price, and location dropdowns. It's intuitive and easy, and gets more results in front of the user faster.
Favorites
Users can easily ‘favorite’ photographers as they browse the listings, and come back later to see each of their favorites on one page.
The Photographerblue Philosophy
Here's the problem: If you're a photographer, you aren't easy to find. Normal search (Google) isn't tailored towards finding photographers. We're trying to solve that, and do it better than the other guys.
Our approach relies on two things: A carefully crafted design that's impossibly easy to use, and unique technical wizardry that makes it easy for people to search, and keep them looking longer. For example, our search criteria are as simple as they get: Price and location.
Why price and location?
Here's why: We recognize that there are a lot of factors that go into choosing a photographer. We recognize that there are a lot of factors that set you apart from others in your price range and location. Ideally, each potential client would be equipped with a firm idea of what they want, a clear vision for their wedding day, and a bottomless bank account.
In reality, of course, that's not the case. Price and location turn out to be the constants, the 'first line' filters used by potential clients. We make it easy to narrow down by those until the remaining options are all in the realm of possibility.
From there, the prospective client browses through the visual results. If they see a studio that looks interesting, they can click the name to view its profile page. They can click to add it to their list of favorites.
We believe that our user-focus and commitment to simplicity are in the best interest of the potential client. The more we can remove barriers or artifical constraints to searching, the more searchers, and the more eyes on your profile. That's a win-win situation.
Who created Photographerblue?
Photographerblue is a product of manythingsblue, a small software/web company based in Richmond, VA.
I'm Taylor Campbell, the founder and lead developer at manythingsblue. My wife Anya handles a lot of our marketing efforts. David & Laurie Corle Photography gave us a lot of design and direction help during development.
We're a small company, committed to building the best way to find photographers. We love feedback, so e-mail me anytime!