One of the challenges of photography is highlighting your best photos from the multitudes that you can easily share in a digital world. I’ve used simple tagging to mark The Best of My Favorite Photos, though these virtual portfolios become too wide or narrow for customers looking for quality photos in a certain theme. To meet this need, I’ve tagged a medium number of photos “portfolio-theme”, with themes including art, food, nature, people, pets, snow, and travel.
It’s a concept I’ve seen many people on Flickr use, where the time-bound album has given way to more flexible organization. I’ve also followed some other advice on building a web photography presence by creating a Flickr profile that highlights my portfolio and links back to my main gallery. Because as much as I’d like to think my gallery customizations and search engine optimization will drive people directly to my site, Flickr is still a top destination for photography on the web.
