Large images, fast site
- The site is almost entirely high-resolution photography.
- Visitors mostly arrive on phones, often from social media.
- Enquiries needed to reach the studio reliably.
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GrandLense
A portfolio website for a wedding and portrait photography studio — built to let the photographs lead.
Wedding photography sells on emotion. The website had to get out of the way.
GrandLense is a photography studio covering weddings, portrait sessions and creative shoots. The brief was a portfolio site that feels as cinematic as the work — full-screen imagery, minimal interface, and an easy way for couples to get in touch.
What made it hard, and how I approached it.
Image-first, lightweight build
- A full-screen slider with bold typography and minimal chrome, so each photo gets the whole screen.
- Responsive layouts and compressed imagery for fast loading on mobile.
- A simple PHP contact form that sends enquiries straight to the studio.
Built around what people actually need.
Cinematic slider
Full-bleed photography with large headline typography and autoplay controls.
Mobile-first
Layouts tuned for phones, where most visitors browse.
Direct enquiries
A contact form connected to the studio’s inbox.
Responsive
Made for the phone
The hero adapts to portrait screens so the photography stays full-screen on mobile.
- Full-screen photography in portrait
- Lightweight images for mobile data
- Contact form sized for touch
Under the hood.
- FrontendHand-built HTML, CSS and JavaScript with a full-screen slider.
- ContactPHP contact form for enquiries.
- HostingLive at grandlense.com.
HTMLCSSJavaScriptPHP
Our portfolio finally looks as polished as the weddings we shoot. He understood the mood we wanted from the first call.
What I learned.
For visual businesses, restraint is the design. Most of the work was removing interface so the photography could carry the site.
Next project
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A responsive website for a café in Surathkal specialising in shawarmas and burgers — menu, story and table reservations.
