Question:
Help setting up Photography portfolio!?
Gänseblümchen
2009-03-28 13:15:16 UTC
Hey, I'm in year 9 and i have been asked to write a letter saying why i want to get into GCSE Photography. I am also setting up a portfolio.

I am not sure how to set up my portfolio.

1. Should i use a book or stapled paper together?
2. How should i print the photos? Glossy paper or normal?
3. Should i write how i took the photos and what editing i used?

P.s The portfoilo needs to fit into an envelope, ideally 6x4 or at the most A4 size.

P.s.s It's not a professional one, but i want my photos to look nice :)

Thanks :)
Four answers:
x
2009-03-28 13:24:30 UTC
i would recomend a book

and with glossy paper

and yes annotations are always good, put them on a seperate piece of paper.



your aim is to make it look as profestional as possiable xD
bekhokusai
2009-03-28 13:28:08 UTC
I would either stick them into a book, or mount them onto some card from your local art shop. Or you could do something really creative, like making your own book out of several pieces of card stuck together in a concertina (which might help you to save space, as A4 is not huge).



Print the photos in whichever style you think will look best, but I think you might find that a matt surface helps you to pick up technical details better.



It would be good if you could print labels for each photo, listing the camera, lenses and techniques you used, as well as any digital modifications you have done, and either stick on the same page or make an index at the back, if you are sticking them into a book. Or you could stick it to the back of the card mounting.



I think you could get a really good result without having to spend too much money.
alisa
2016-05-26 12:51:21 UTC
I would have a portfolio for each type of photography, as well as a general one. Why would a wedding client want to see landscape photos? I think it would be good to have a leather booklet, like the ones you see at tattoo parlour. Make sure the plastic lining they use is kind to photos and not corrosive.
2009-03-29 03:10:22 UTC
Not being sure if you have enough time, but have a look at and join http://www.redbubble.com/ which is totally free and where you can upload your pics then view them in different styles of presentation.

I would go for the matted print style myself.

Different examples below.

Hope this helps.

Card.

http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/backingcolor:white/product:greeting-card/view:preview/2792225-2-lock-and-latch.jpg

Black matted Print.

http://images-1.redbubble.net/img/art/mattecolor:black/product:matted-print/view:preview/2792225-2-lock-and-latch.jpg

Laminated Print

http://images-3.redbubble.net/img/art/border:blackwithdetail/product:laminated-print/size:small/view:preview/2792225-2-lock-and-latch.jpg



Good luck.

ps.

I would go for A4 size but with a border.


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