So, not sure if you’ve heard the news but Photocrati just released version 4.0 of their very popular theme for photographers.

WHAT’S IN PHOTOCRATI 4.0?

• Built-in gallery management! (they’ve made it even easier)
• Built-in ecommerce galleries! Add ecommerce galleries with print sizes and prices. Comes with shopping cart functionality, integrated with Paypal. Accept Paypal or credit cards for purchases. You’ll be notified of purchases and sent an order summary. You’ll fulfill orders yourself at your preferred print lab.
• iPhone / iPad compatibility. (you read that right,, it works on the iphone. ipod and ipad now!)
• Copyright protection for Photocrati Galleries – no right clicking, dragging images to desktop, or viewing source URLs
• Albums. Now add album pages – with thumbnails linking to each of your galleries.
• Border controls. Customize borders on images and thumbnails in galleries.
• Music. Add music to your home page, gallery pages, and blog page.
• IPTC Data. Automatically imports IPTC headlines and captions.
• Dozens of other updates!

These new features should be met with open arms from photographers because they are really quite awesome.  I’m a big fan of Photocrati’s theme because it gives photographers a theme that puts imagery first.  It’s super easy to use and allows you to get your site set up in a couple hours,, depending on how many photos you have.

I’ll be putting up some video tutorials in the near future on how to install, set up and make the best use of this theme so keep an eye out.  And if you have any questions please leave a comment below.

Also, I just uploaded a video on installing photocrati theme and creating a gallery if you’re interested.

If you are looking for one impressive wordpress theme geared towards your photos please take a look at this theme.  It is absolutely stunning. You can run your online photo gallery while still maintaining all of the features of a normal blog. Along with the gallery layout, DeepFocus comes with a robust blog and CMS-style homepage as well, making it an amazing solution for artists/photographers looking to build an online presence.

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DeepFocus Features:

Five Unique Color Palettes

DeepFocus includes five different color variations. When the regular color isn’t your thing, then try switching to the Wooden, Stone, Green or Noise color schemes.

Optional blog-style structure

Despite the fact that DeepFocus was made to be a CMS with a Page-Based structure, you may also run the theme just like a normal blog instead.

Automatic thumbnail resizing

This theme makes use of timthumb to immediately resize your thumbnail images. For that reason, only one thumbnail images is needed for each post, despite the various thumbnail sizes used in the theme.

Advertising management

With DeepFocus you can place 125×125 banner images in your sidebar and 468×60 ads to your post pages with ease. Advertisements are handled from within wp-admin, and can be turned on and off at any time.

Advanced Features

ePanel theme options

Fine-tuning your site hasn’t been easier. With our advanced theme options page, you’re given complete control over your theme and its various settings. Improving usability is important to us, and we have made an effort to greatly enhance your user experience.

Shortcodes collection

Designing and organizing your posts hasn’t been easier. With these large assortment of shortcodes you are able to produce stunning and intricate layouts with ease, greatly enhancing the functionality and variety of your content.

Complete localization

This theme may be localized for easy translation. Using the theme’s MO and PO files, you can quickly translate the design without having to hunt through the theme’s PHP files to change each word.

Support and updates

Having a well designed theme doesn’t mean anything if you don’t have a way insure its longevity. As long as you are a member of ElegantThemes, you can be sure that your theme will always be compatible with the latest version of WordPress and that our tech support staff will be there to assist you.

You can purchase this theme for only $39 and the great thing is that you have access to ever over theme available from ElegantThemes

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ePhoto puts your photos at the forefront of your site. While the theme was created with photographers in mind, it can certainly be used to display any type of digital imagery ie. for illustrators, painters or architects. While the main content of the theme is image based, also added is the ability to create a separate blog page where normal blog posts can be integrated alongside your photos.  This is important for SEO.. ie. adding content is good!

This photo + blog theme is clean and simple. It really brings focus to your photographs.

Features

• Jquery Photo Gallery
• Photogallery supports unlimited photos
• 3 Level Category supported dropdown menu
• Blog Feature with widgetized sidebar
• Professional look

Customization

• Highly customizable theme and well commented
• CSS files (dropdown menu, gallery and theme files separate for better maintenance and upgrades)
• Easily extend-able features for Gallery. You can set custom width and height, Thumbnail size, and Transition effects.
• Logo PSD ’s included
• Step by Step Help File included with the theme

Other

• 4 Skins
• Jquery Photo Gallery
• Blogging
• Widget enabled
• Admin Options to configureNavigation, Category Links, Theme, Category exclusion, Maximum number of photos in Gallery, Homepage welcome text
• Compatible with WP 2 .8 with standard coding compatible with previous WP versions too
• Compatible with all major browsers
• Valid XHTML and CSS

Viewfinder is now part of the SuperTheme by Photocrati.  15 Themes in one.

An Overview of Photocrati Viewfinder Theme features:

• Simple design that gives emphasis to your photos
• Very nice image gallery management and viewing
• Built-in WordPress blogging functionality, with two-column blog layout
• Easy, flexible customization options
• Excellent customer service and support through our support forum
• Cross browser compatible
• WordPress 2.7.1 3.0+ compatible
• Tableless design and 100% CSS-based
• XHTML 1.0 Transitional
• Valid CSS

Viewfinder Theme Pricing: $79

Viewfinder Demo

Polarized Theme is now part of the SuperTheme by Photocrati.  15 Themes in one!

Photocrati Polarized Theme features:

• Simple and Elegant design that emphasizes your photos
• Great gallery management and viewing
• Built-in WordPress blogging functionality, with two-column blog layout
• Easy, flexible customization options
• Excellent customer service and support through our support forum
• WordPress 2.7.1 + compatible
• Cross browser compatible
• Tableless design and 100% CSS-based
• XHTML 1.0 Transitional
• CSS Validates

Current Price: $79

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Lightbox Theme is now part of the SuperTheme by Photocrati.  15 Themes in one!

An Overview of the Photocrati Lightbox Theme:

• Nice, Elegant, beautiful design that emphasizes your imagery
• Superb photo gallery management and viewing
• Built-in WordPress blogging functionality, with two-column blog layout
• Easy, flexible customization options
• Excellent customer service and support through our support forum
• WordPress 2.7.1 3.0+compatible
• Cross browser compatible
• Tableless design and 100% CSS-based
• XHTML 1.0 Transitional
• CSS Validates

Current Price: $79

View a Live Demo of Lightbox Theme

This WP theme is now part of the SuperTheme by Photocrati.  15 Themes in one!

Overview of Photocrati Focus Theme features:

• Simple and beautiful design that emphasizes your photos
• Outstanding images gallery management and viewing
• Built-in WordPress blogging functionality, with two-column blog layout
• Easy, flexible customization options
• WordPress 2.7.1 3.0 + compatible
• Cross browser compatible
• Tableless design and 100% CSS-based
• XHTML 1.0 Transitional
• CSS Validates
• Excellent customer service and support through our support forum

Current Price: $79

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Photo Nexus WordPress Gallery Theme

Photo Nexus is a 2 column , 2 color variation ( Bright and Dark) theme.

This theme is great for those who need a convenient way to publish and showcase a self managed Gallery of Photos, Arworks or Designs.

The theme features modern yet minimalistic style so that your work will be guaranteed to be on focus. The theme comes added with Admin theme options so you won’t need to manually edit the files to get it running.

Features

• Two themes. Photo Nexus Bright and Photo Nexus Dark
• Gallery page with dynamic thumbnail creation.
• Auto Play.
• Slideshow on/off options on mouse hover over image
• Photo titles fades in and out with image
• Photo Categories and Sub Categories.
• WordPress 2.9+ compatible
• 2 Column Tabless (CSS Layout)
• Valid CSS and XHTML 1 .0
• Browser compatibility: IE6 , IE7, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome

ADMIN Theme Options

• Switch from Bright to Dark Photo Nexus Theme
• Maximum number of photos to display.
• Category exclusion.

Effects and Website Features

• JQUERY Slide for Featured photos
• Fade in Fade out for Category photos
• Glow thumbnails
• Landscape and Portrait images are supported

Check out the live Demo here.

Photo Scroll WordPress Gallery Theme

Photo Scroll wordpress is a horizontal photo gallery which is easy to view and at the same time modern and eye catching.

Photo Scroll theme has 2 color variation ( Bright and Dark) theme.

This theme is ideal for those who want to showcase their photos in a horizontal scrolling gallery. It can also be used as an attractive gallery to showcase your portfolio of photographs.

Features

• Two themes. Photo Scroll Bright and Photo Scroll Dark
• Gallery page with dynamic thumbnail creation.
• Photo Categories and Sub Categories pull down menu
• Landscape and Portrait images are supported
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• WordPress 2.7 Theme compatible
• 2 Column Tabless (CSS Layout)
• Valid CSS and XHTML 1 .0
• Browser compatibility: IE6 , IE7, Firefox, Opera, Safari, Chrome

ADMIN Theme Options

• Switch from Bright to Dark Photo Scroll Theme
• Maximum number of photos to display.
• Category exclusion.

Effects and Website Features

• JQUERY Fade-in and Fade-out for Featured photos
• Category photos appear in the Scrolling gallery, featuring click scroll and scroll by selecting the thumbnail.
• Dynamic floating thumbnails

Easy Customization

• Easy to customize logo
• Full CSS
• 7 PSD files
• Uses FREE District Thin font for logo
• If you require any extra tweaking, send me a message, i’ll be happy to help

Compatibility and Guide

• Tested on All Major Browsers
• Tested Valid XHTML and CSS
• Commented Code for easy Customization
• Getting Started Step by Step HELP file INCLUDED to ensure you get a working website easily