Storytelling with Image Galleries

There is no excuse to have a boring portfolio. Many different types of image galleries are available for free. But knowing how to install them and get them to work properly will most likley require a web expert. The following are gallery examples that function as plug-ins to the popular WordPress blog.

Photo Slide Show

http://www.jeffhendricksondesign.com/photo-slideshow/

Thumbnail to Large Image on Same Page

overlay_image http://nextgen.boelinger.com/templates/example-1/

**The nice feature about the above application is rather than open the larger image one at a time, it allows you flip through all the larger images once an image is enlarged.

This is kind of crazy 3D viewer that is quite memorable

http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/tiltviewer/app/

Gallery with Texture
http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/category.jsp?navAction=jump&navCount=3&id=HOMEMICROSITE

The above is an interesting way to present image galleries and create add texture to the page. A nice way to illustrate concept and finished piece side by side.

Photo Gallery with fly-in overview

http://www.stephanierausser.com/www/

Polaroid Gallery

http://www.no3dfx.com/polaroid/

Image pop-up from table setting, expanding to large view with gallery flip features.

This viewer uses the metaphor of pictures shuffled on a surface

http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/postcardviewer/app/

Flip through images without using Flash (similar to iTunes photo viewer)

http://www.outcut.de/MooFlow/example-milkbox-bridge.html

3D Wall & Sliding Image Viewer with Thumbnail Navigation

http://wpcincopaplugin.ronica.net/examples/smooth-gallery-sitemap/

Navigate up, down, and side to side

http://www.honoluluacademy.org/ossipoff/

Linear Flip

http://www.airtightinteractive.com/projects/autoviewer/app/

Slide

http://www.gcmingati.net/wordpress/wp-content/lab/jquery/imagestrip/imageslide-plugin.html

Lightweight Auto Flip (no flash)

http://sandbox.leigeber.com/slideshow/

Zen Photo: Photo gallery with built-in capability for others to comment, also plenty of space for image descriptions.
Printer-friendly and high resolution supported

http://www.zenphoto.org/zenphoto/impressionists/Monet+-+sunrise.jpg.php