~ effective web design with photography to help you grow your business ~
Bigger
Picture Website Design Services effective
web design to help you grow your business
"one of your better decisions"
IPF Gold medal photography
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BACKGROUND
A Passion for Quality in
Websites & Photography
These days, almost everyone can produce pretty good digital photographs. What is much more difficult is producing consistently high-quality work for a commercial context...
September 2007: Commissioned photography for Failte Ireland / Carlow County Council / Carlow Tourism: Ducketts Grove gardens restoration project, by Bigger Picture Photo
Horses for courses
Photographs need to be optimised for varying uses such as print, display or even the web. You can, of course, simply hand your photographs to the printer or web developer and hope for the best...you may be fortunate in that they consider your business as important as you do. They might even have the time or inclination to tease out the very highest quality from your images, adjusting Colour Balance and using Manual Step Interpolation to retain high image quality at smaller sizes...
then again, they might not...
Experience counts
With a photographic and design background spanning three decades, James is well known in for his commercial photographic work. In 1984, he sold his Degree Show photographs to The Field magazine. In 2001, he won 2 gold medals at the Irish Photographic Federation National Digital Imaging Competition. Since then James has become known as one of Ireland's most diligent and proficient product photographers, and is certainly one of the best commercial photographers you'll find.
Photography can be used for vehicle wraps & display as well as on your website. All images are handed over.
The Patio Approach to websites
James considers that the quality of his photographic work reflects on him. He never wanted to be anything other than a commercial photographer. Then the web arrived.
Visitor information signboards can include numerous photographs to set the scene.
In response to his own web work being so well received, James has added effective, visual web design to his portfolio. Behind the scenes, the website is optimised for search engines. Omit this step and your site will be invisible. The whole purpose of your website is to increase your corporate visibility. This is "the Patio approach to websites". If you build a patio, you start with a solid base.
Sample PDF newsletter for Garrison House self-catering. Photography can be used for your website & company newsletter. I can create PDFs with photographs, for your customers to download. They are more likely to remember you if they have a hard copy in front of them - and it saves you mailing out brochures!
Joint Venture
Effective web design is a collaborative process (as you know far more about your business than we do). What we concentrate on is making your site very visible on the web and in developing reasons for visitors to come to you, rather than your competitors. (Remember, your competitors on the web are those who share your Search Engine ranking - not necessarily the local businesses you are familiar with).
At Bigger Picture, not only will you get an effective website with great photography, but you'll also see your website become as much a part of your business as your telephone!
Web graphics: From your product photographs, I can make up web graphics like the one shown (a click-through). Retaining high image quality at smaller sizes is a specialist job - why not consult us for unrivalled expertise in all forms of image preparation?
Impressive portfolio
You'll see from my portfolio that I design sites for real, commercial businesses. My clients tend to stay with me. You can talk to them about their reasons. Then contact me at Bigger Picture today. It could be one of your better business decisions.
The importance of good images
Look through any local paper. All of us have seen the dreary product snaps, taken by the local press man on his (rainy) day off. What does that say to your customers? "I can't be bothered to put any effort into it just for you to look at". As Advertising guru David Ogilvy once said: "The consumer is not an idiot - she is your wife".
In contrast, I offer top quality photography, combined with simple and effective web design to get your message across. When you combine good images with straightforward design, people spend longer on your site and therefore increase your chances of sales.
In Ireland, word gets around like in no other place. This can work to your advantage.
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Remember - Bigger Picture WEBSITE PACKAGES - include professional photography!
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Uniquely, Bigger Picture web sites include top quality gold medal professional photography, so all you need bring is your own ideas.
To get a brochure-style website up and running costs less than you might imagine. Contact me for an estimate and see some examples below to get an idea of various styles available. Each design is unique to you.
Prices start from €900, plus third-party domain name and hosting costs, so you keep control of your hosting and name ownership if you sell the business at a later stage
We can also upgrade websites, subject to our workload! Please contact us for an estimate.
What you get:
Well-designed, dialup-friendly web pages with clear navigation.
Excellent professional photography included
Excellent graphics optimised for the web
Images optimised for the web
Alt text on images (for web search engines)
Links from my other websites for Search Engine Optimisation
Site Meter (so you can see who has visited, search terms, location etc)
Support and editing before launch
Advice on subsequent web marketing
Good value, professional service with fast turnround time
Optional updates, charged per hour or as annual maintenance contract
Jargon-free communications that even an adult can understand
Bespoke training on request for getting the best out of your new web presence
TIPS:
What you should do after the launch:
Include your new web address on all literature and as your email signature
Seek reciprocal and high quality links from other relevant & prominent websites (no freebies or link farms).
Issue a press release to local press or trade press if you have a good story. Offline publicity is great for your website.
Update your site! - even small changes will make Google look favourably on your website and increase your rankings. No business stands still. As your business grows, your website should reflect your success.
We can keep your site updated on an hourly rate or by annual maintenance contract.
WE PRACTICE BEST PRACTICE:
You'll be relieved to know that we speak English, not jargon and, unlike some web companies, we won't take advantage of your techno-innocence by flogging you a raft of unnecessary add-ons.
After all, do unto others...
About our Photographer / Design Lead:
Award-winning web designer since 1996, IPF Gold medallist photographer, Trained in London, Based in Co Kilkenny, Ireland since 2000. I now have and International client base for web and photography work, based solely on referrals.
I also offer bespoke training on effective email use and other essentials for modern business. Ask for details.
Mission Statement
"I'm not running a Mission, but I do offer friendly, timely and knowledgable service, backed by real-world experience"
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Bigger Picture Photo & Web Design - Ireland
Tel +353 (0)59 97 26024
Mob +353 (0)86 8197455
Studio
work: contemporary, bespoke jewellery product shots for
Emma Jane Jewellery client: www.EJJEWELLERY.com
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Product photography which works
An expert in Adobe Photoshop, the industry-standard photo editing software, Bigger Picture specialises in computer-enhancements of images and have many examples of photographic techniques published in books and magazines internationally..
My background in digital imaging means that you get the best that technology can offer, along with an unerring eye for that special photograph.
I am experienced in showing products at their best. My carefully-made images are suitable for brochures, web use and magazine, newspapers, advertisements, point of sale display, large format posters, press & PR and newsletters. Discover why Bigger Picture's photography is the choice of designers and commercial business alike.
My clients include Failte Ireland, Hilton Group and many more...
"A passion for quality photography"
Bigger Picture has built an international reputation for excellent photography by the simple method of taking and evaluating photographs since the '70s. You'll benefit from this passion when you commission Bigger Picture for your visuals.
Top-rated accommodation provider in Kilkenny. With top quality photography as part of the package
www.butlercourt.com - Kilkenny's highly-rated (by Trip Advisor members) city-centre B&B in a peaceful courtyard setting.
Design, overall branding and all photography by Bigger Picture.
Top rating by Google searches. Bucking the trend, the owners built extra accommodation in 2006 to cope with demand!
See excellent live Trip Advisor guest reviews on the site, which keep them consistently at the very top of the competitive Kilkenny accommodation charts.
The internet has changed everything. "Your competitors on the web are those who share or exceed your own web search engine ranking - they are unlikely to be the traditional ones you are familiar with. You can learn from their web strategy to improve your own". Customers are prepared to source product online. Make sure you are there to meet them!
How Search Engines Rate You
"Major search engines constantly change their positioning algorithms, making search engine optimisation (SEO), the act of refining your website for the highest search placement against particular word or phrase searches, an ever-evolving and
engaging task"! - Keywords will no longer get you high rankings.
Take your website further!
It's not sufficient to have a good website - it has to feature in Search Engine results. You'll benefit from our real-world internet marketing savvy when you commission Bigger Picture for your web presence.
A good website should grow with your business. At Stoneworld, an ongoing process of finished houses means that the site can show the basic stone products and the finished article. Very successful site, based in Co Carlow.
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Ballykealey Manor House Hotel - website makeover and photography for Carlow's No 1 hotel & wedding venue. If you are planning a wedding then look no further. Great restaurant too.
Carlow Floral Festival Trail 2007 website design and additional photography, graphics and more.
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CASE STUDY
In production - contextual photography for the Piano Gallery website & brochureware, image optimisation advice etc.
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CASE STUDY
Outdoor Fun Leisure Toys
Leading Irish outdoor leisure toy supplier, Outdoor Fun went for a rebranding and overhaul of their website. See how they got on...(They even got picked up by the Irish Times Christmas toy guide)
"The website generates a lot of enquiries and sales - and receives many compliments for it's simple navigation structure" Vincent Tully, MD, Outdoor Fun Leisure Toys, Co Carlow
AGK Displays offer parking and display solutions for car park developers and operators. Clients include LUAS Park n Ride and Dundrum Town Centre. Dublin Airport and more. Website design by Bigger Picture. Client-editable showcase for this booming business, based in Carlow Town.
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CASE STUDY
Garrison Waterside. Riverside, purpose-built self-catering houses, bar and restaurant in a picturesque village. Extensive website, branding and photography by Bigger Picture. An outstanding success story in this highly competitive market.
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CASE STUDY
English Language Ireland: Extensive website design, and scenic & contextual photography by Bigger Picture.
Stoneworld supply granite and limestone kitchen counter tops and building stone such as door surrounds. Extensive gallery on site, updated regularly. We did a makeover on the site and continue to tweak the site for excellent search engine results.
Contact
Bigger Picture Web
Doninga, Goresbridge,
Co Kilkenny, Ireland
