If you’re a photographer, videographer, graphic designer, or other creative professional, the marriage of creativity and business can be quite frustrating. With an expansive array of tasks to manage, from showcasing your work to managing client relations and sales, finding the right tools to balance your artistry with practical business management can be overwhelming.
This is where Format steps in, offering a comprehensive, end-to-end platform to manage all aspects of your creative business easily.
Format: Your Ultimate Creative Toolkit
Founded on a deep understanding of the unique needs of creative professionals, Format provides an array of tools designed specifically to help photographers, videographers, illustrators, artists, designers, architects, models, and graphic designers showcase their work, manage their businesses, and grow their reach.
Format has been supporting over 50,000 creative professionals from 190 countries with online portfolios for over a decade. With the launch of new features and products such as Workflow and Online Store, Format has evolved into an all-inclusive platform providing a full suite of tools for creative professionals to run their businesses smoothly and efficiently.
Online Portfolio: An Exhibition Space for Your Art
Considered the best portfolio website solution by the international photography community, Format enables you to present your work online with award-winning design professionally. And the best part? You don’t need to know a single line of code. Select from professionally designed templates, customize your heart’s content, and make your work shine.
Moreover, Format offers an integrated video hosting solution, freeing you from relying on third-party platforms to showcase your videos. And, with secure, cloud-based photo storage, you can confidently store and organize all your photos in one worry-free place.
Additional features include:
- Online Store – Your creative work deserves to be seen—and purchased. With Format’s built-in online store, you can sell everything from prints to packages; Adobe Lightroom presets, and digital products. Thanks to trusted print labs, fulfillment, and shipping are handled directly, freeing up more of your time to focus on creating.
- Prints Marketplace – This professionally curated space allows creative professionals to sell their work to a global audience. Format takes care of all the marketing and sales, leaving you more time to focus on creating. With automatic global fulfillment, an expansive product library, and the ability to showcase all your work for sale on a dedicated page, you can effortlessly earn passive income from your photography while building a more significant online presence.
- Cloud Storage – Designed for creatives, this solution lets you consolidate all your edited and selected raw photos in one secure, easily accessible place. With Format, you can effortlessly manage, store, and back up your high-resolution images, ensuring they are always up-to-date and safely stored in the cloud. Thanks to the sorting and cataloging feature, you can find your photos in a snap, streamlining your workflow like never before.
- Workflow – Format’s studio management and CRM enable you to organize contacts, communicate with clients, and manage your business seamlessly. Share client galleries, transfer large files, and keep track of projects and contacts in one intuitive dashboard. This feature simplifies collaboration and increases efficiency, ensuring you present a professional image to your clients.
- Website Service – Not sure where to start in building your portfolio website? No worries. With Format’s Website Building Service, available free with an annual Pro Plus plan, you’ll have a website designed by a professional to your desired specifications.
- Format Community – The best part of Format? It’s a thriving community of thousands of creative professionals impacting the world through their work. Whether you’re an artist, photographer, videographer, or graphic designer, Format has got you covered!
Format is more than just a tool—it’s a platform that supports, inspires, and empowers creative professionals worldwide. Make the leap today, and let Format take your creative business to new heights.
