Starting11Photography
Portfolio site for Gary, an 11-year-old football photographer in South West London.
The brief
Gary is an 11-year-old football photographer from South West London who went from shooting Charlton Athletic from the stands to being invited back as an Official Matchday Photographer. He needed a professional portfolio to showcase his work and attract bookings, managed day-to-day by his dad, David. The site had to be safeguarding-first: first name only, general location, no direct contact for Gary, with all enquiries routed to David.
The outcome
A fast, dark-themed portfolio with galleries, a lightbox viewer, an animated hero slideshow (Ken Burns + shutter-flash transitions), a news feed and a contact form that emails David directly. A simple admin panel lets the family upload photos (auto-resized, EXIF/GPS stripped for safety), publish news and manage the home and about pages without touching code. Built on Node/Express + MariaDB
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