Two Page WordPress Customization

Job ID: 36542171

Budget: $250 – $750 CAD

Hey guys,

***Note: I'm looking for someone who is really good at creative typography layouts. Please describe your skills about this at the beginning of your proposal or link to a few good examples. :)

I'd like some help with a basic WordPress customization using the Salient theme (https://themenectar.com/salient/photography/). The website will only have two pages:

1. A simple gallery page with a grid similar to https://www.jonathangregson.co.uk/. The layout should respect photo ratios so that the entire photo is visible (see Salient photography demo). I will be uploading about 450 images, but none of the images require any attribution or labeling - so no hover effects unless they are very subtle.
One feature I would like the ability to have headings in the gallery that fit right in the gallery as though they were just another photo (simple mockup attached). There is no need for a footer, and the only thing necessary in the header will have my name as a logo, a single hyperlink to the other page (#2 below), and my email address (protected from spam please!).
I'm not sure yet what I want to do about protecting my images. I don't want anyone using them for commercial purposes without my consent, but I don't mind anyone downloading them for any personal use.

2. The second page on the site will be a place for me to share a business proposal. I will upload all the text and images, so I'm basically asking you to create a sample page with a variety of cool layout options. Images will be restricted to mostly icons and graphic elements, and not photographs.
What I'm looking for is a little like the typography and layout here: https://elements.envato.com/proposal-GFT9KG/preview/7
And here: https://elements.envato.com/proposal-YQVKWSX/preview/8
With bright geographic accents like this: https://elements.envato.com/proposal-9C2QL9V/preview (though without all of the gray)
I'd like to have the ability to password protect the page.

So this is essentially the scope of work I'm looking for. The audience for the proposal page will be creative people (actors & musicians mostly), psychologists, and progressive business leaders (I know - weird mix!).

I'll ask for a few options for layout, and then a few rounds of revision. But I'm quite experienced in working with designers to determine layout & functionality, so this should be a quick project. If any further changes are required beyond what I've described here, I'm happy to pay for extensions. :)

Thanks!