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Photography & Artwork Protfolio Formats for Web Presentation

There are many ways to present your images in your web site portfolio. Below are some examples of technologies, at the top are the least expensive to create, at the bottom the most expensive.

Notes:

All the links below, utilize a separate window, and will not lose this window.
These samples are actual examples; the adaptation of the web technology technique used is flexible for a page layout (design style) that fits your needs.

Style	Pros	Cons
1 image per page, and NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons to look at them one at a time Example	Simple to view	Cannot see more than one at a time, and are forced to go in order. Some viewers are frustrated by this limited style Somewhat awkward to update
All on one page, you scroll down to see more Example Example Example (a little more involved: has both the hierarchy and the "next image" feature on each large-picture page)	Very simple to create these pages. Easy for the viewer to compare and see the body of work at one time	Some people might find this style cluttering and they cannot concentrate on just one image at a time. (we can space them out more too)
Interactive: Conveyor Belt	Clean, sophisticated look.	Some see this as too bulky to operate for non-computer-literate users. Some might see this as gimmicky
Slide Shows: Javascript slide changer Flash animation slide show dissolve
A technically sophisticated approach with thumbnails Example (Click on the little arrows in the middle of the page to see more thumbnails and then click on a thumbnail to see the enlargment at the bottom of the page)	Clean, sophisticated look.	$90 license fee for this style (a one-time charge) in addition to the web creation labor. See cons for top option Some see this as too bulky to operate for non-computer-literate users.
"Simpleviewer" is a free flash portfolio viewer. There are many scripts that can be adapted for elegant portfolio presentations.