ENDS TOMORROW: We have teamed up with our friends at SquareSpace to give away three one year subscriptions to their awesome service. That means three of you are going to win brand new websites, and all you have to do is show us what you would use as your website lead image.
If someone is thinking of hiring you, they are going to visit your website. That means that you have precious few seconds to impress them and prove you deserve the business, and this can all happen before you even know a potential client is interested. If your lead image on your website doesn't impress, you might never know about that job you could have had. So let's do a hypothetical (unless you already have a sweet lead image, in which case this becomes literal): if you were building a brand new photography website today, what would your lead image be? What image defines you as a photographer and, more importantly, defines your work?
THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO ENTER:
1) Comment on this post with a link to your entry image.
2) Join our popular Facebook Group (different from our page) and comment on the pinned post at the top with a link to your entry image. Any entries not posted as a link in the thread in this manner will not be judged.
RULES & OTHER IMPORTANT STUFF:
- Anyone over the age of 18 can enter. Open to all!
- The contest will run from today, April 4, until Thursday April 18.
- We will select the best 10 images and put them on Fstoppers to be voted on. The top three entries will win a year of SquareSpace!
Good luck! Here are some examples you can take a look at for inspiration (click the image to see the full website):
I'd go with this one - https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152711337965434&set=a.1015...
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https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/549723_441332695958513_21096...
How about this?: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=441332695958513&set=a.441331...
definatly: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151198924426885&set=pb.574...
alecjacobsonphoto.com
Here ya go!! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151416833278924&set=a.3096...
wow
http://www.exploredavidjackson.com/thedream/content/Day32_07__08_2012_10...
Here is my entry http://500px.com/photo/28342643
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8843350@N07/4998601194/
I would switch my portfolio and client delivery to Squarespace. I am in it to win it with Boston Dog Number #10 http://fidoloves.com/dog-photography/portrait-boston-dog-10/
This is mine...http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PYF4X9OLxhE/UUvFJv412DI/AAAAAAAABZA/IGOeunn7Xr...
Damn! i can't compete with those :( Here is my entry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wouteroel/8619909696/in/photostream/
I would Lead in with a picture I took of my good Friend Jon during a summer evening game of Wiffleball at a local park in Bethlehem, Pa. I like it because it has a very grass roots American feel and I just love the sport of Baseball. I feel its a good image that represents me and my shooting style.
Here it is: http://preview.tinyurl.com/c68vqr9
Heres my photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuriouskoala/8285067665/in/photostream
Here is my entry: http://www.flickr.com/photos/freg/2462380423/in/photostream/
I would have this as my lead photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kuriouskoala/8285067665/in/photostream
I accidentally posted this as guest, I can't delete it but if you could I would appreciate it.
Here is my entry: http://500px.com/photo/20490639
Here is my image: http://500px.com/photo/23703123
http://www.nofilterphotography.com/#a=0&at=0&mi=2&pt=1&p...
Shot at Ultra Music Festival, the surface behind the DJ table is reflective thus creating this mirrored image. There was NO post-processing done to this image!
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/8620064810/][img]http://farm9.stat...
[url=http://www.flickr.com/photos/marvnezz/8620064810/]Kurt and T[/url] by [url=http://www.flickr.com/people/marvnezz/]MARVelous Photos[/url], on Flickr
My entry : http://www.flickr.com/photos/cdgpix/7283758450/
Mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/etahrea/8408564905/in/photostream/lightbox/
http://thomaslawn.net/fstoppers-submission
My entry: http://500px.com/photo/30143413
my submission:
my submission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/92712301@N06/8561754053/in/photostream/lightbox/
One of my personal favorites:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahavtrudler/8619141041/in/photostream
I have no idea how this Guest thing happened... If anyone of the Fstoppers team will be able to delete this that'll be great. Sorry.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/genuinedesigns/8596378845/in/photostream/
http://www.djordjezivaljevic.com/newsite/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/CF03...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/swizzler/8619231947/
http://www.fmmarx.com/#!untitled/zoom/mainPage/image16ss
http://static.squarespace.com/static/5099d8b1e4b0c49016e8606d/5099d8b2e4...
Oh well. It doesn't kill to participate, right? lol Here it is!
https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-frc1/906575_5343737699...
My most commented on picture titled "The Force is Strong": http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsc1/7514510228/
game over. you win!!!
http://static.squarespace.com/static/51377c02e4b037a1b7ec6a0a/51377d59e4...
http://500px.com/photo/28319843
also other photos on www.zagranovsky.com
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=154831404677431&set=pb.10158...
My entry, http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa74bbd6e06b072e9225b25560f8619d/tumblr_mgwvp...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/janerikedvartsen/6412589757/lightbox/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/guilhermeferreirafotografia/8620413426/in/p...
ww.photobret.com, squarespace user and loving it!!!
No good with people, so probably this:
http://500px.com/photo/5661393
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mazz1/8592714039/
Here is mine
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152107462375752&set=pb.148...
Here's mine:
http://www.sharsidd.com/#!untitled/zoom/c1ol/imagetuk