Building a portfolio?

Fenster

I'm really a tramp for new threads tonight, am I not?

I actually have the pictures I want to use picked out, but is there anyone here who can give me tips on putting it together. Sizes, amounts of photos, commentary, paper, binding, etc? Just create a PDF and send it on?

I'm definately going to have need of one on the other side of the pond, so I'm looking into putting it together now.

minikin

hey thread slut,

is the porty for job or college course applications?

Fenster

Just general whoring of myself. Las Vegas has a huge market for freelance photographers, but it's incredibly cut throat.

"Ansel Adams? Yeah, I gave him some tips before he made it big. He owes it all to me."

Stuff like that.

minikin

keep it incredibly simple, don't engage in design or layout if that's not what you do for a living... a brilliant photograph (which you have plenty of) can be devalued by mediocre design. It's all in the presentation.

DON'T USE THE NAFF PLASTIC PORTFOLIO CASES WITH PLASTIC SLEEVES.

photomount each pic on real quality artboard, which compliments each individual image.

have to leave work now and go be the birthday boy but i've no problem helping out with this (studied & worked in commercial photography for years, now working in print design)

mikeanywhere

Fenster wrote:

"Ansel Adams? Yeah, I gave him some tips before he made it big. He owes it all to me."

Who??

Fenster

This bloke

City-Exile

Would it be too bold to create an online portfolio and then make an "offline" copy, on DVD? Who doesn't have a DVD player, right?
So much easier to carry a few discs with you, when you travel.
Given that technology is so prevalent in photography now, do we really need to conform to the rigid formality of a traditional portfolio!?

sineadw

Ah but print gives photos an extra something that's very hard to get on DVD.

No tips Mark, but I heard you got everything sorted for going. Congrats! Must be quite a relief!

Oriel

City-Exile wrote:

Would it be too bold to create an online portfolio and then make an "offline" copy, on DVD? Who doesn't have a DVD player, right?
So much easier to carry a few discs with you, when you travel.
Given that technology is so prevalent in photography now, do we really need to conform to the rigid formality of a traditional portfolio!?

The only thing that beats a physical print, is a physical print framed.

mikeanywhere

Fenster wrote:

This bloke

I know, taking the michael (or for those not in the know = piss!!)

City-Exile

sinecurea wrote:

The only thing that beats a physical print, is a physical print framed.

A DVD, backed up by a few physical prints then.
Just my impression, but I don't think there's much about Vegas that's traditional and I'd definitely make use of technology.
You could always e-mail them a link of post them a DVD and then turn up in person with a portfolio.

PaulieC

City-Exile wrote:

but I don't think there's much about Vegas that's traditional

What? Some buildings in Las Vegas are nearly 30 years old

City-Exile

cambo_gueno wrote:

What? Some buildings in Las Vegas are nearly 30 years old

Cue a Discovery Channel demolition special!