Framer templates for photographers

Photographers do not need a site that explains itself. They need full-bleed images that load quickly, a project structure that survives a hundred shoots, and an enquiry path that is not buried under three menus.

The five below are free to remix. Two are photography-specific, two are broader creative portfolios that handle photographs well, and one is a very light starting point.

The five, compared

Our pick for most photographer projects is Luca Mori. The rest are stronger in specific situations, which the fit notes below explain.

All five are free to remix on Framer at the time of writing. A template that moves to a paid plan drops out of this page; the catalogue never lists paid templates.

Luca MoriTop pick

A dark, cinematic one-page front end with a full-screen image mosaic, selected work, a client strip, services, and a direct email. Projects live in the CMS with their own case-study pages, shoot details, and multiple image layouts. It ships with real copy, not lorem ipsum.

Watch out: The look is deliberately moody. A bright, airy wedding or family portfolio will fight the palette, and the template will need a real colour pass.

Porta®

Six pages, CMS projects, category filtering, and native video as well as photography. The minimal frame keeps attention on the work, and the case-study pages give each shoot context.

Watch out: Six pages is the whole site. If you need a journal, client galleries, or a shop, you are adding structure rather than filling it in.

Rec

A paper-white editorial portfolio that opens straight into a grid of projects, with full-bleed galleries, quiet metadata, and a press list on the about page. It was shaped with photographers in mind and stays out of the way.

Watch out: The light, print-like aesthetic is the product. It is the wrong starting point if you want dark, high-contrast imagery to carry the site.

Hanssen

A restrained portfolio built to show work in either light or dark mode, which is useful when a photographer shoots both bright and moody sets and does not want one palette imposed on everything.

Watch out: The listing is minimal, so check how projects and galleries are structured before assuming a CMS workflow.

Studio Gallery

A free photography portfolio with a gallery-first layout and very little to strip out. It is the shortest route from “I need a site” to “the work is online”.

Watch out: The listing gives no feature detail. If you need CMS projects, video, or a journal, start from Porta or Luca Mori instead.

• Images should be responsive and lazy-loaded; a 12 MB hero is the most common portfolio mistake.
• Project pages need a repeatable structure before the tenth shoot, not after.
• Put an email or enquiry link in the header and the footer, not only on a contact page.
• Check the mobile crop of the hero — most portfolio visits start on a phone.