Photographer Email Signature Templates
A photographer's email signature should carry your name, what you shoot, your studio or business name, a link to your portfolio, and one phone number clients can actually reach. Keep it visually quiet — the signature sits under your images, so it should never compete with them.
Below are four templates pre-filled for photographers, each with its own copy-paste HTML. Every one renders live on this page, so what you see is what your recipients see.
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Four templates, with copy-paste HTML
Real HTML tables, not screenshots. Copy one and paste it straight into Gmail, Outlook, or Apple Mail — these render reliably in all three. Free to use, no signup and no attribution required.
Where a template has a social row, it shows all four networks so you can see how the row sits. Every part is optional in the Editor — the checklist below covers what’s worth keeping for this role.
Atelier
Editorial
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<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="460" style="width:460px;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;color:#252b2d;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:20px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" width="286" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-right:28px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="286" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:286px;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:7px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:10px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:#a04d36;white-space:normal;">Mara Ellis Studio</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:7px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:31px;line-height:35px;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-weight:400;color:#252b2d;white-space:normal;">Mara Ellis</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:7px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#64716f;white-space:normal;">Wedding & Portrait Photographer</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="42" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:7px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="42" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:42px;border-top:3px solid #a04d36;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#252b2d;white-space:normal;"><a href="mailto:hello@maraellis.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">hello@maraellis.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#252b2d;white-space:normal;"><a href="tel:5035550192" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">(503) 555-0192</a></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#a04d36;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://maraellis.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">maraellis.com</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-right:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"><img src="https://esigna.app/templates/faces/photographer-fe57f05ede.jpg" alt="Photo" width="118" height="118" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:118px;height:118px;border-radius:4px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:13px;color:#64716f;"></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:25px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:separate;"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle" width="158" height="34" bgcolor="#a04d36" style="width:158px;height:34px;background-color:#a04d36;border-radius:3px;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;"><a href="https://maraellis.com" style="display:block;padding:10px 0;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-weight:600;color:#ffffff;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;text-decoration:none;border-radius:3px;">Explore my work</a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:13px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:10px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#a04d36;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/maraellis" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">LinkedIn</a></span></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:13px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:10px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#a04d36;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://instagram.com/maraellisphoto" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">Instagram</a></span></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:13px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:10px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#a04d36;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://x.com/maraellisphoto" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">X</a></span></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:10px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#a04d36;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://facebook.com/maraellisstudio" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">Facebook</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>Muse
Editorial
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<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="340" style="width:340px;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;color:#252b2d;"><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;text-align:center;"><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"><img src="https://esigna.app/templates/faces/photographer-fe57f05ede.jpg" alt="Photo" width="76" height="76" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:76px;height:76px;border-radius:38px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:13px;color:#64716f;"></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:8px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:26px;line-height:32px;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-weight:400;color:#252b2d;text-align:center;white-space:normal;">Mara Ellis</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:8px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#64716f;text-align:center;white-space:normal;">Wedding & Portrait Photographer</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:8px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:#785165;text-align:center;white-space:normal;">Mara Ellis Studio</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" width="32" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="32" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:32px;border-top:2px solid #785165;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#252b2d;text-align:center;white-space:normal;"><a href="mailto:hello@maraellis.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">hello@maraellis.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#252b2d;text-align:center;white-space:normal;"><a href="tel:5035550192" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">(503) 555-0192</a></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#785165;text-align:center;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://maraellis.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">maraellis.com</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="middle" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#785165;"><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/maraellis" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/linkedin?c=785165&t=round-outline" alt="LinkedIn" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#785165;"><a href="https://instagram.com/maraellisphoto" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/instagram?c=785165&t=round-outline" alt="Instagram" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#785165;"><a href="https://x.com/maraellisphoto" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/x?c=785165&t=round-outline" alt="X" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#785165;"><a href="https://facebook.com/maraellisstudio" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/facebook?c=785165&t=round-outline" alt="Facebook" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" align="center" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Georgia, serif;color:#64716f;text-align:center;font-style:italic;white-space:normal;">Good conversations start here.</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>Meridian
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<table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="440" style="width:440px;border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1.4;color:#252b2d;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:16px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:18px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"><img src="https://esigna.app/templates/faces/photographer-fe57f05ede.jpg" alt="Photo" width="68" height="68" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:68px;height:68px;border-radius:34px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:13px;color:#64716f;"></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:3px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:23px;line-height:29px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:#252b2d;white-space:normal;">Mara Ellis</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:3px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#64716f;white-space:normal;">Wedding & Portrait Photographer</span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:11px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-weight:700;color:#27685e;white-space:normal;">Mara Ellis Studio</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" width="440" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:16px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="440" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:440px;border-top:1px solid #27685e;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-top:3px;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:32px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#252b2d;white-space:normal;"><a href="mailto:hello@maraellis.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">hello@maraellis.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:2px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#252b2d;white-space:normal;"><a href="tel:5035550192" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">(503) 555-0192</a></span></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:0px;"><span style="display:inline-block;font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#27685e;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://maraellis.com" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">maraellis.com</a></span></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="top" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:top;padding-bottom:12px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;"><img src="https://esigna.app/templates/logos/photographer-960d91ca8b.png" alt="Company logo" width="32" height="32" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:32px;height:32px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:13px;color:#64716f;"></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-bottom:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#27685e;"><a href="https://linkedin.com/in/maraellis" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/linkedin?c=27685e&t=round" alt="LinkedIn" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#27685e;"><a href="https://instagram.com/maraellisphoto" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/instagram?c=27685e&t=round" alt="Instagram" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:8px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#27685e;"><a href="https://x.com/maraellisphoto" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/x?c=27685e&t=round" alt="X" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td><td valign="middle" style="font-size:0;line-height:0;vertical-align:middle;padding-right:0px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td style="font-size:0;line-height:0;color:#27685e;"><a href="https://facebook.com/maraellisstudio" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;"><img src="https://esigna.app/api/signature-icons/facebook?c=27685e&t=round" alt="Facebook" width="22" height="22" border="0" style="display:block;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;-ms-interpolation-mode:bicubic;width:22px;height:22px;"></a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>Northline
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sans-serif;color:#365f8c;white-space:normal;"><a href="https://facebook.com/maraellisstudio" style="text-decoration:none;color:inherit;">Facebook</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>What to include
What to include in a photographer email signature
The fields matter less than the order and the restraint. These are the decisions specific to this role.
Your specialty, not just "Photographer"
"Wedding & Portrait Photographer" tells a prospect in three words whether you're the right person to email back. Plain "Photographer" makes them ask, and a lot of them won't. If you shoot several genres, lead with the one you want more of.
A portfolio link, not a homepage link
Send people to work, not to a navigation menu. If your site has a gallery or a single strongest collection, link that directly. Photography is bought on sight, and every extra click between the email and an image costs you inquiries.
Instagram, if you actually maintain it
For most photographers Instagram is a second portfolio and clients expect it. Include it only if the grid is current — a link to a feed you abandoned two years ago reads worse than no link at all.
Mobile over office
You are on location most of the week, and clients booking a shoot need to reach a person. A studio landline that rings in an empty room is worse than no number. One reachable mobile beats two unreachable lines.
Restraint on the design
Your signature will sit directly beneath photographs. Heavy color blocks and thick dividers fight your own images for attention. Pick a quiet template and let the work above it do the talking — this is the one profession where a plain signature is often the stronger choice.
Install
How to add your signature
Copy the HTML above, then paste it into your client's signature settings.
Gmail
- Copy the HTML for the template you want.
- In Gmail on the web, open Settings (the gear), then See all settings.
- On the General tab, scroll to Signature, choose Create new, name it and choose Create.
- Click into the signature box and paste (⌘V or Ctrl+V).
- Set it as the default for new emails and replies, then choose Save Changes at the bottom of the page.
Outlook
- Copy the HTML for the template you want.
- New Outlook and Outlook on the web: Settings → Accounts → Signatures.
- Choose Add signature, name it and paste into the box.
- Tick the boxes to use it for new messages and for replies and forwards, then Save.
- Classic Outlook for Windows: File → Options → Mail → Signatures → New, paste, set the defaults, OK.
Apple Mail
- Copy the HTML for the template you want.
- In Mail on your Mac, open Mail → Settings → Signatures.
- Select your account on the left, then choose + below the middle column and name it.
- Untick “Always match my default message font”, then paste into the right-hand column.
- Pick it in the Choose Signature menu so new messages include it.
FAQ
Photographer email signature questions
What should a photographer put in an email signature?
Name, your specialty as a job title, your studio or business name, a direct portfolio link, one reliable mobile number, and Instagram if you keep it current. Skip the office landline and skip long taglines — clients are scanning for who you are and where they can see your work.
Should a photographer put images in their email signature?
One small logo is fine. Embedding sample photographs is not — they inflate the email, get blocked by default in most clients, and often show as broken placeholders. Link to a gallery instead. The portfolio link does the job an embedded image is trying to do, and it always loads.
Do I need my business name if I shoot under my own name?
If your business name is just your name, don't repeat it twice — it looks like a formatting error. Use one line for your name and one for your specialty. Add the studio name only when it differs from your personal name, or when you want the signature to read as a company rather than a freelancer.
Should I include my pricing or availability in my signature?
No. Both change, and a stale rate in a signature creates awkward conversations later. If you want to push booking, link to a page that holds the current information. That way you update one page instead of every signature on every device.
What size should a photographer's email signature be?
Keep the whole signature under about 600 pixels wide so it doesn't force horizontal scrolling on mobile, and keep any logo under roughly 150 pixels wide. Every template on this page already sits inside those limits.
Is a plain-text or HTML signature better for photographers?
HTML, in almost every case — it lets you style your name, link your portfolio cleanly, and keep the layout stable across clients. The four templates below are real HTML tables, which is what renders reliably in Outlook. Copy the code and paste it straight into your mail client.
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