Want to publish your portfolio? For free, with a slick layout? Now you can, as Google has made available to photographers a tool used by museums, Google Open Gallery. An extension of Google Cultural Institute — which helps museums publish online collections and exhibitions — this is a free design and publishing package that you can use to showcase your photos.
“Enhance your existing website, or create a brand new one for free.”
— Google Open Gallery
“It’s probably something any professional photographer or artist should at the very least take a look at, as it requires no programming knowledge and can create some beautiful, immersive virtual tours.”
— TechCrunch, Dec 10, 2013
“Despite looking like the love child of Flickr and Behance, Open Gallery does have a clean, put-together feel.”
— The Verge, Dec 10, 2013
“It’ll be interesting to see how much uptake this gets among photographers just looking to get their work out there in a way that’s more visually appealing.”
— TechCrunch, Dec 10, 2013
Check out this sample gallery of photos taken Inside the German Trenches.
Sources: Google Open Gallery, TechCrunch, The Verge. Image credit: Google Open Gallery.
