Photography portfolio

AudRH wrote: »

I'm starting 6th year and am starting my photography portfolio. I have lots of content but am not sure how many pieces to include, how to lay it out or what to include in the notebook. Any help would be really appreciated.

I've been through the portfolio-selection for Visual Arts so I can't help you with specifics but from talking to people, it seems selection and presentation are key rather than any set amount of photographs.

Make sure your finished pieces are presented in a clear, uncluttered way. No distractions. So maybe display them separately in a folder, all printed the same size. You want the person looking at them to be able to see the photos without being interrupted and to 'get' the point you wanted to get across with each photograph. Backup work, notebooks and test shots for finished pieces would be good as well.

If you're including notebooks, hopefully they're legible and easy to flip through. If not, don't feel against indicating which pages are most important (without being too obvious ). My notebooks were and are a mish-mash of ideas and sketches so I cleaned up important pages with a rubber and added some notations.

Also since your portfolio will be on trial and not you, make sure your notes and works speak for themselves and look their best. Show off