– Custom photography can help you be a more creative designer. Designers often design around their images. Taking custom photos gives you control over the entire site. The best sites I’ve seen tell a compelling story and rarely do stock images, with their canned nature, accomplish exactly what you’re trying to say.

– Basic photography skills lets you distance yourself from the competition. There are a lot of website designers. There are lot of photographers. There are fewer designers with photography skills. Besides, what happens when a client wants product photos or photos of a team for an ‘about’ page?

Images can always be edited.