Web Design for Photographers: The Next Step
with Cotton Miller
February 5 – March 5, 2025
Course Description
Building on the foundational skills learned in the initial “Web Design for Photographers” workshop, this advanced session delves deeper into the art and science of creating a compelling, user-friendly, and customized website. The follow-up workshop, led once again by photographer and web designer Cotton Miller, is designed for photographers who have already set up their basic portfolio site and are looking to elevate and expand their online presence.
In this advanced workshop, participants explore sophisticated web design techniques and tools to enhance the functionality and aesthetic of their site. The course covers advanced customization options, integrating e-commerce solutions, adding custom code, and utilizing design software such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create unique logos and graphics. Additionally, participants learn how to use ChatGPT to generate engaging and relevant copy for their websites. Each participant is given the opportunity to schedule two one-on-one Zoom sessions with Cotton to discuss their own website’s needs and concerns.
This workshop is ideal for photographers who want to refine their web design skills and advance the efficiency of their sites. These advancements ensure their websites not only attract but also retain visitors. By the end of this next-step workshop with Cotton, participants have a more polished, professional, and highly functional website that truly reflects their artistic vision.
Additional Information
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
What You Should Know:
Completion of Cotton Miller’s Web Design for Photographers online workshop or a solid foundation in web design principles along with general knowledge of file preparation and resizing of images from Lightroom and/or Photoshop.
Special Notes:
Class will meet 9:30 – 11:30 am (Mountain Time) on Wednesdays starting February 5 and ending March 5 (five online group sessions). Enrollment is limited to 10 participants.
Zoom Video Conferencing software (available for no charge from Zoom.com) will be used to facilitate the class sessions. Further details will be emailed to registrants.
Santa Fe Workshops always aims to produce a high-quality experience for our online attendees. That said, variables including regional and local internet provider speeds, traffic on Zoom's servers, and your own computing hardware can contribute to a less than ideal streaming event. While we do our best to minimize the impact of these variables, they are outside the control of Santa Fe Workshops.
Policies:
View Withdrawal and Transfer Policies for online programs.
For the convenience of participants, recordings of each class session are posted privately for one month after the end of each session. Santa Fe Workshops takes the recordings down after one month to protect the intellectual property of our instructors.
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Cotton Miller received his MFA in Photography & New Media in 2013 from Lesley University College of Art and Design, in Boston. In addition to being honored by The Boston Globe as one of six artists to watch in 2013, he had multiple exhibits in Boston and has won awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association in 2007. Cotton has also assisted with projects for Time Magazine, ESPN Magazine, Athleta, and Highsnobiety.
Cotton is the Web Manager for Santa Fe Workshops and does web and exhibition consultation projects for a variety of artists, and is Adjunct Faculty for the Glassell School of Art, at the Museum of Fine Arts – Houston. He has designed websites for Nevada Wier, Christopher James, Alison Wright, Elizabeth Opalenik, and Santa Fe Workshops. Cotton’s personal work combines traditional printing methods with digital, alternative process, mixed media, and multimedia. He worked as a master printer for Blazing Editions in Providence and Cotton was a research assistant for The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (third edition) by Christopher James. Cotton collaborates with many artists for not only web design, but also digital retouching, graphic design, exhibition design, exhibition production, and printing fine art editions.
Website: cottonmiller.com
Instagram: @cottonmiller
