Pixel Photo.
Photography agency portfolio with gallery showcase
Pixel Photo partnered with Makersofcode to ship photography agency portfolio with gallery showcase — designed for brands hiring senior creative talent, engineered for speed, and tuned for search. We replaced slow, image-heavy portfolios that don't rank with a fast, cinematic portfolio that wins premium leads.
From broken to shipped.
Every case study has two halves — the mess we inherited and the product we shipped. Follow the spine down to travel from one to the other.
Pixel Photo needed to move fast without sacrificing quality or future scale.
Pixel Photo needed to move fast without sacrificing quality or future scale.
Existing tooling created friction for brands hiring senior creative talent — slow, image-heavy portfolios that don't rank.
Existing tooling created friction for brands hiring senior creative talent — slow, image-heavy portfolios that don't rank.
The goal: a modern, SEO-first product that could be shipped in weeks, not quarters, and handed over with zero lock-in.
The goal: a modern, SEO-first product that could be shipped in weeks, not quarters, and handed over with zero lock-in.
Discovery & Strategy
Mapped user journeys, business KPIs and the smallest scope that would prove ROI. Aligned on measurable outcomes — conversion, speed, and organic reach.
Discovery & Strategy
Mapped user journeys, business KPIs and the smallest scope that would prove ROI. Aligned on measurable outcomes — conversion, speed, and organic reach.
Design System & Prototype
Built a scalable design system in Figma, validated with clickable prototypes, and locked in copy + motion before a line of code was written.
Design System & Prototype
Built a scalable design system in Figma, validated with clickable prototypes, and locked in copy + motion before a line of code was written.
Build in Weekly Sprints
Production-grade Next.js, Animation, CMS from day one. Weekly demos, live preview URLs, shared Slack — full transparency across the board.
Build in Weekly Sprints
Production-grade Next.js, Animation, CMS from day one. Weekly demos, live preview URLs, shared Slack — full transparency across the board.
Launch & Optimize
Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, structured data and analytics wired in. Post-launch experiments driving a fast, cinematic portfolio that wins premium leads.
Launch & Optimize
Technical SEO, Core Web Vitals, structured data and analytics wired in. Post-launch experiments driving a fast, cinematic portfolio that wins premium leads.
Built on a stack you can scale.
Production-grade, open-source-first technology. Zero vendor lock-in, 100% IP ownership, handed over with full documentation.
- Next.js· 01
- Animation· 02
- CMS· 03
- TypeScript· 04
- Tailwind CSS· 05
- Vercel· 06
- PostgreSQL· 07
The website is live — take it for a spin.
Pixels, motion and code — all running in production. Click through and feel what Pixel Photo shipped with us.
Visit Pixel PhotoA closer look at the craft.
Selected screens, details and moments from the Pixel Photo build.
Everything baked in, from day one.
Production features we shipped with Pixel Photo — end-to-end, documented and fully owned by the client.
- Frontend
Responsive, accessible UI (WCAG AA)
WCAG AAResponsiveDark-mode readyWCAG AAResponsiveDark-mode ready - SEO
SEO-ready architecture & structured data
Schema.orgSitemapCore Web VitalsSchema.orgSitemapCore Web Vitals - Product
Admin dashboard & content management
Role-based accessDraft / publishMedia libraryRole-based accessDraft / publishMedia library - Growth
Analytics, tracking & reporting
GA4Server-side eventsCustom dashboardsGA4Server-side eventsCustom dashboards - DevOps
CI/CD with preview environments
Preview URLsCI/CDRollbacksPreview URLsCI/CDRollbacks - Handover
Full documentation + handover
Full docsRunbooks100% IPFull docsRunbooks100% IP