Bad photos can totally destroy the best-designed website, so it is a good investment to use a good professional photographer!
They should have the right equipment and know about set design, resolution, sizes, lighting, and what should and should not be in a photo, as well as carrying out all the necessary editing for you.
If there is any doubt, we are happy to discuss this matter with your chosen photographer.
Modern cameras take absolutely massive photos, both in size (pixels) and weight (MB).
Uploading large photos for a website will impact the page opening speed, which is undesirable, and slow loading pages is one of the best ways to lose your audience as well as cause issues with search engines when they crawl your website!
We will always ensure all of your images are optimised for web use before final publication.
Logos are best in SVG, as it is a scalable format. Making them with transparent backgrounds will reduce the file size. They should be exported correctly from a suitable graphics program. SVG converters should not be used as they do not produce the required result.
If you can't supply us with SVG images, the next best is PNG with transparent backgrounds.
Many people will pan and zoom their phones and other touch-screen devices.
Images in PNG format, if made too small, will pixelate, making them look blurry.
SVG images scale up perfectly with no pixelization.
The larger images below had had their original width stretched to simulate zooming on a touch-screen device.
This the original size the graphic was made.
No pixelisation.
Pixelisation occurs rendering the image blurry.
If you are viewing this on a small device such as phone zoom in with your fingers to see the result.
This the original size the graphic was made.
No pixelisation.
No pixelisation.
If you are viewing this on a small device such as a phone, please zoom in with your fingers to see the result.
If any images you send us need reducing, we will take care of it.
If your template needs different-sized photos to those listed above, we will inform you.
Please note: images can be reduced in size but not expanded, as pixelisation will occur, meaning the image will appear blurry.