Brief & structure
We map the shoots you want to book, the tools you already use, and the pages that will rank, then shape the sitemap around them.
Photography · Berlew
Your portfolio wins admirers. Your site should win the booking.
A fast, bespoke site built around your photography, designed to rank for local booking searches and to sit alongside the client galleries and print tools you already use. Design and build are led by our award-winning creative director.
one-page site · 1–3 week delivery
Do I still need a website?
If I already use Pixieset or Instagram, do I need a website?
Yes. A client-gallery platform like Pixieset or Pic-Time is built to deliver and sell photos to people who have already booked you, it is not a marketing site. And a social profile rents you an audience you do not own. A bespoke website is the one place you control: it ranks for "[type] photographer [town]" searches, shows your best work fast on mobile, and sends enquiries to you rather than to a platform. We build that site and connect it to the galleries and print store you already use.
Source: Stanford, Google & BrightLocal, 2024
- judge your credibility on website design
- leave a mobile site slower than 3s
- of 'near me' searches visit or call within a day
- search online to find a local business
What a photographer's site needs
What a photography website actually needs
Not a gallery dump, but a fast, findable site that turns people looking at your work into people booking it.
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Portfolio-first design
Layouts built around your images, not a theme every other photographer is also running. Your work leads; the interface gets out of the way.
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Fast on mobile
Fast builds tested from phone to desktop before launch, because a slow gallery loses the booking before your work loads.
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Found on Google
A dedicated, indexable page per genre, weddings, portraits, events, with the local search language a single gallery can't rank for.
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Works with your tools
We connect your Pixieset, Pic-Time or print store rather than replacing them, one site, your existing workflow.
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Typical delivery
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You own all of it
Full admin access, files and training at handover on WordPress.
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One studio for brand and site
We designed Amber Kelly Photography's identity and website together, the same team can shape your brand and build the site it lives on.
Your galleries, still yours
We build the site, your client tools keep doing their job
Most working photographers run two things: a public website that wins the booking, and a gallery platform that delivers proofs to clients who have already booked. Those are different jobs, and the gallery tools do theirs well.
We don't ask you to abandon them. Berlew's photographer website design builds the marketing site that ranks and converts. Then we connect it to the galleries, booking calendar and print store you already use. If you'd rather sell prints through your own site, our e-commerce web design covers that too.
How we build your photography site
A clear three-step process. Most sites go live within one to three weeks of signing off the brief.
Recent work
Sites we've designed and built
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PhotographersAmber Kelly Photography
Their aim is to offer affordable photoshoots for people to extend their audience and grow in whichever direction their path takes them.
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EducationNational Education Diversity Awards
We built the brand and one-page website for NEDA, creating a modern, inclusive identity that celebrates diversity across UK education.
Studio-built or a template platform?
How a bespoke site compares to Squarespace or Format
Template platforms get a portfolio live fast and cheap. Here is what changes when a studio delivers web design for photographers properly, instead of a theme you share with every other shooter.
Berlew Template platform
Design that's yours alone
Speed with heavy galleries
Local booking SEO
Works with your gallery tools
You own it
Brand and site together
What clients say
In their words
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HTF Pharma
“Berlew helped us create our brand and website from scratch, and made the whole process feel straightforward.
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Ice Hair & Barbers
“Fab experience with Lewis and his team. For someone that is utterly useless with tech, Lewis has been patient and very accommodating.
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Amber Kelly Photography
“Thrilled with the exceptional branding and website design from Berlew Design Studio. Lewis and his team perfectly captured my business ethos, delivering a cohesive and visually stunning brand.
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Kelly Gomm Counselling
“Working with Berlew was a really positive experience. They took the time to understand my practice and found thoughtful ways to improve the website without losing what already worked.
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Turf Viper
The Berlew team were fantastic from start to finish. Professional, thorough and easy to work with throughout the process. Everything was clearly thought through and delivered to a high standard.
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Fifth Element Systems
“Impeccable work by Berlew Design Studio on the branding and website design for my business. They demonstrated unparalleled professionalism and creative accuracy.
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National Education Diversity Awards
“Working with Berlew Design Studio on my one-pager website and brand kit has been an incredibly positive experience.
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Choux Bun Appétit
“Berlew has been an absolute pleasure, making the entire process not just smooth but genuinely exciting. What stood out was Berlew's swift ability to adapt, turning ideas into reality.
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Syncwave Audio
I am thrilled with the service provided by Lewis and his team at Berlew. The website design is not only visually stunning but also highly functional, making it easy for visitors to…
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working Through Fertility
Really happy with the Website Design Lewis has created for me. A friendly and professional service with great communication.
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Create With Cath
As someone who doesn't know much about digital design, I was amazed by how perfect the brand turned out for my crafting business.
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Finley Gomm Fitness
Lewis was fantastic throughout the whole process of creating my website, he created exactly what I'd envisioned and was extremely helpful and proactive, would highly recommend to anyone
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Butterfly Fly Away Photography
Berlew designed a fantastic logo suite that truly captures the spirit of our dance photography business. It’s creative, vibrant, and works perfectly across everything we need.
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Shoot Dance With Liam
I love the modern logo suite that perfectly blends dance and photography. It’s versatile, professional, and I'm very happy with it.
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Forestry Firewood
I used Berlew to create the branding for my new business Forestry Firewood Ltd. Lewis and his team were fully committed to getting me exactly what I wanted.
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Dolly's Pizza
Working with Berlew Design Studio was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. The logo they designed captures the essence of our handmade pizza truck.
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UWE Pirates WBC
We are thrilled with the branding Berlew produced for us. We came with a specific idea of what we wanted, represented by a few badly drawn sketches.
Questions from photographers
The questions we hear most before a photography website starts.
Do you specialise in photography websites?
We're a general design studio, not a photography-only shop, but we've designed and built for photographers, including Amber Kelly Photography's brand and website. You get a studio that understands image-led design and works across branding, web and print, not a single-template niche tool. We design and build the site; we don't shoot the photography.
Will my site be fast with large image galleries?
That's the main risk for photography sites, so we optimise every image, use modern formats, right-sized files and lazy loading, then test from phone to desktop before launch. Heavy, unoptimised galleries are exactly what slow template sites down.
Can you connect my existing client galleries and print store?
Yes. We build your public marketing site and link it to the tools you already use. Pixieset, Pic-Time, your booking calendar and print store, rather than forcing you onto a new platform.
How much does a photography website cost?
From £750 for a one-page site, then £500 for each additional page, so a portfolio with separate genre pages is quoted on page count. You get a fixed quote before any work starts.
How long will it take?
Most sites are live within one to three weeks from brief sign-off. We confirm the timeline with your quote.
Will I own the website?
Yes. We build on WordPress and hand over full admin access, files and training at launch.
Do you only work with photographers near Nottingham?
No. We're a Nottingham studio working with photographers across the UK. briefs, design reviews and handover all run remotely.
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From £750 · 1–3 week delivery
Show us your work, we'll build the site it deserves.
Tell us the shoots you want to book and the tools you already use. We reply within 24 hours with a clear, page-based quote.