How to make a portfolio for junior and senior students?
The purpose of creating a portfolio for schoolchildren is to identify the main abilities and collect information about the achievements of the child.
Creative work, in this regard, should be carried out jointly with parents. Not every parent, when starting to create a resume for their child, knows how to arrange it beautifully and correctly. Consider this issue on the examples given in the proposed article.
The best portfolios for elementary school students for girls: an example, a sample, a photo
Portfolio is made out in free form.
But it is advisable to follow the basic rules:
- We start with the design of the title page. We give the schoolgirl the opportunity to choose her favorite photo for the most important part of the document. Together with the child, we beautifully enter: last name, first name, patronymic, and all the necessary additional contact information.
- Let's move on to the "My World" section. This topic includes extensive material about the personal life of a little student.
Name- its meaning and origin. Whose initiative was it to name the child like that?
List famous people with this name.
Family- Tell us a little about the composition of the family: brother, sister, mother, father.
A short story about the family Friends- photo, name, how long they have known each other, their favorite activities.
Place of residence- name, main attractions (river, bridge, museum). A very important element in this place will be a drawn diagram of the road to the school. Indicate dangerous intersections of the route, traffic lights.
I live here Favorite activities- all the girl's hobbies: music school, sports club, reading books, etc.
My home leisure School- a story about teachers, place of study. Describe the location, number of storeys of the building, trees, flowers, school town. Tell us briefly about the class teacher: age, name, work experience, what subject he teaches.
All about school and teachers School items- favorite lessons. Why do some people like it and others not so much?
The story of the best lessons - The next stage of registration is my school success. Specifically, focus on the most successful tests and completed assignments.
Best results during study - Next, we make a paragraph about extracurricular activities. Describe everything the child does in his spare time: participation in school plays, concerts , sports competitions between classes, various olympiads.
School life outside the curriculum - Now let's focus on creative successes and achievements. Any crafts, drawings, everything that can be placed on the sheet - we attach. Too big options - take a picture and apply. Will be appropriate in this section: certificates, awards, letters of thanks.
What can I do? - Reviews and wishes. In elementary grades, this item may contain feedback from teachers or parents.
Recommendations from parents and teachers - final stage- content. This is a summary sheet with the name of each section. It may change over time.
We summarize at the end in one list all the items of the portfolio Choose any theme to decorate your achievements diary.
Luntik on the portfolio of a little schoolgirl 
Favorite heroes 
Mermaid
Mickey and Minnie Mouse The best portfolios for junior schoolchildren for boys: an example, a sample, a photo
With boys of the primary school age category, we prepare a creative model of a folder with documents in the same way.
Only change:
- Portfolio theme. Girls have some favorite characters against the background of the document, boys have others
- The individual characteristics of the boy. The interests of the sexes, at this age, in babies, as well as in any other, are very different. It is important to take this into account when designing a portfolio for boys. Mom should not do all the work for the child, based only on her emotions in the perception of the world.
The meaning of the boy's name 
Favorite hobby 
I like sports 
A sample of filling out a folder of documents for a junior student 
beautiful portfolio 
Sample for filling out a folder of personal documents The best portfolios for high school students for girls: example, sample, photo
Passing from class to class, the personal file acquires vast dimensions. You can create a new portfolio for a young lady. But it is better to add additional sheets with new information and photos to the existing one.
- The rules of school etiquette, it does not hurt to approve a growing baby
- New information about the preferred fashion direction will be very interesting: romantic, casual, vamp, sports, marine, ethnic. After all, at this age, girls love to dress up so much.
- Or maybe idols appeared: singers, actors and actresses. Reflect it in "My World".
- By this time, girls can acquire skills: modeling, sewing, cooking. Make a photo report of your progress with a description.
- An existing store of travel experiences can be added to an additional travel section. Tell us here: about your favorite places to visit, about the customs of this region, about nature, animals.
All about travel - The life of a teenager is filled with many new discoveries. Parents and teachers, preparing a portfolio with a growing child, it will be easier to understand and direct its main features in the right direction.
- In reviews and suggestions, in this case, the opinions of friends and girlfriends are added. They can leave advice on what positive aspects and achievements they like about the portfolio owner, and where she should pull herself up.
For example: “You are great at roller skating. But now, English should be tightened?
The overall design may depend on the taste of the owner:
- Still cartoon characters in the corners
- Photos of adult idols
- modest flower decoration
flower decoration The best portfolios for high school students for boys: example, sample, photo
- All the same general design principles remain in the personal file of a teenage boy.
- Expanding horizons, changing interests. Along with this, the general view of the portfolio is also changing.
- A teenager talks about his new favorite films with superheroes in his diary.
- Opens knowledge in such sciences as physics, chemistry.
- Studying the historical moments of your country, with little-known facts, can make the content of the portfolio very interesting.
- Add information about new hobbies.
We reflect all interesting news in our business diary - Don't forget to take pictures of the certificates and awards that have appeared.
- Paste a photo of your class, with a description of the merits of each of the students and teachers. This will serve as a good basis for establishing good relations, in case of tense ones, with some of them.
General photo of senior students - Use templates, fill pages with the most interesting and significant events of your life.
Approximate contents of a senior student's portfolio 
Not many kids enjoy filling out a portfolio. A few tips to read before embarking on this creative work:
- Notice any small accomplishments. Add them to your portfolio. Enjoy them with pride!
- Fantasize, draw, add interesting photos - after all, your life path cannot be like someone else. Reflect it in your portfolio.
- Fill in the section pages carefully and with great care.
- A personal matter is not a competition for great awards and diplomas. Participation itself is the most important aspect, although being the first is great.
- Start with information about yourself and your family. Tell us briefly what you like, what you are fond of.
Video: Student Portfolio
I have sales skills, I can make quick and effective decisions, quickly analyze and draw conclusions.
Customer service skills; Competent written and oral speech; Experienced PC user; Sales skills; Paper workflow; Maintaining cash registers; Financial responsibility; Reporting; Teamwork; Cashier work; Advising clients by phone;
I have high sales skills, quickly analyze, draw conclusions and make decisions.
Development of web applications. Knowledge of HTML, CSS. DOM Basics. JavaScript, XML, JSON. Confidently I connect and use libraries. PHP, OOP, MVC. Basic knowledge of template engines (Smarty) Design and development of MySQL databases Knowledge and ability to use basic CMS. Building a LAN. Setting up and operation of active network equipment. VLOS gasket. Construction of data transmission channels based on wireless technologies.
Driver's license category B, C, Knowledge of the vehicle. Over 10 years of accident-free driving experience.
Work with 1C, participation in the inventory, knowledge of word, excel. Driving license category B, own car.
The presence of a personal car "Ford Focus"; category "B C E". Great driving experience, knowledge of the device of the car. Ability to independently repair and maintain vehicles.
MS Access; MS Word; Communication with customers; Computer proficiency at the level of a confident user; Grammatically correct speech; Ability to prioritize;
Knowledge of a computer at the level of knowledge of a package of office programs, word, excel. Category B driving license, own car. Didn't serve in the army.
Driving license cat.B, C without emergency driving experience 15 years. Available vaz 2107 in good tech. condition. Confident PC user. Served - Kharkiv, military unit 26336 of the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine.
I have the skills and basics of sales, presentation of goods and services. Work with objections, return of clients. Building and maintaining the client base. Advanced PC user. The presence of l / a.
Confident PC user, knowledge of Microsoft Office package programs, 1C - trade and warehouse. Category B driving license with own car.
Client consulting, implementation of sales plans, reporting, work with 1C and web dealer.
Monitor the display of goods in stores and supermarkets, the placement of showcases and additional equipment, control the availability of the entire range of the company's products in the store. Lack of personal car, driver's license, driving experience.
Advising clients on products; Work with the existing client base and search for new clients. Work in Word, Excel, work in 1C.
I know how to plan marketing programs. Apply methods and techniques of analysis of financial and economic activities in the implementation of commercial activities, carry out cash settlements with buyers. Prepare financial documents and reports Manage assortment, quality assessment and product shelf life. Work with conformity assessment documents, take part in quality control activities.
I own a PC at the user level. Knowledge of word and excel programs. Ability to conduct telephone and personal dialogue. No personal vehicle. Didn't serve.
When looking for the right employee, client, the head of the company or the customer is primarily interested in his portfolio and work experience. A beautiful, thoroughly compiled portfolio is the key to the future success of a specialist. After all, you can first evaluate the professionalism of an employee only by examples of his work.
Portfolio - a well-executed list of work of a specialist. According to the level of his training, the performer is judged, therefore, it is worth paying close attention to him. Start by choosing your areas of specialization. A copywriter has these: texts written for websites, commercial offers, slogans. At the photographer: portrait photos, landscapes, wedding photography, reports from the scene. Whatever direction you choose, it must be backed up with examples. Find the best ones. For each of the directions, the most optimal option is 10-20 works. This is quite enough to make an initial impression of your level.Sample portfolio structure:
- title page (name of the project);
- portfolio goals;
- autobiography;
- working materials;
- achievements;
- external reviews.
- the newest and best works are selected;
- in each direction several projects (2-6);
- screenshots illustrate articles;
- projects are described correctly, correctly titled;
- the whole page looks harmonious, beautifully structured;
- the presence of an avatar in the form of a photo of the author.
- too little work;
- the work has been done for a long time, there are no fresh ideas;
- no screenshots, preview;
- Not all works have been added;
- few directions (no work with texts).
For placement in the portfolio, select the most worthy, interesting work. If you are a freelancer, then indicate everything, the quality is not lower than the level of the guru. The quantity and quality of work will confirm your experience, show that you are not a beginner, you have hundreds of articles or promoted sites behind you. No need to exaggerate, put a few average works. To show how you work steadily, not during a "creative burst".
Portfolio of a businessman - work book.
A detailed guide for photographers who want to build their portfolio competently and independently. The note is based on: basic knowledge, special cases, minor differences that must be taken into account when working with a customer. Freelance photographers will also find useful information for themselves, because the basic principles do not depend on the genre, geography and other external differences. Frankly, as I develop in the profession, I notice less and less that the role of the portfolio of a designer or architect, for example, is somewhat different from that of a photographer, and this is not surprising, as well as the fact that authors, like professions, are distinguished by the specifics that someone one ignores and creates a stamp, while the other notices and finds its viewer.
I do not seek to retrain anyone, but I will not mislead. There are no tricks in compiling or updating a portfolio, but there is a method that you need to master once, and then go on your own, as you believe and feel: your creativity, your audience. Please note that the portfolio:
- This is not a collection of technically correct works, but a selection of the author's works, which are united in style and subject matter, the author's view.
- It can be composed of both the newest works and the oldest ones, because the true, most valuable photograph is always timeless.
With the help of a portfolio, the photographer solves the following tasks:
- Creation of a single visual range, demonstration of the narrative.
- Finding your audience and drawing attention to your work.
Compiling a portfolio is not an insane emotional impulse, according to the principle “like everyone else, so am I”, but a meaningful decision - to create a tool that will help you get away from the masses and convey your message to an audience with which the author has common views on life and values that are reflected in the portfolio; that is why, I believe that compiling a portfolio is not a whim, and not a process “left for tomorrow”, but the primary task that the photographer, if he reads these lines, must solve in the first place, because:
- A portfolio saves a photographer's time.
- The portfolio demonstrates the skills and experience of the author.
- The portfolio enriches the photographer if he updates it.
Photographic equipment is secondary, the portfolio is the main asset of the photographer.
Basic knowledge - the volume of the text. Of course, I will try to write concisely where possible, but nevertheless, for convenience, I will compile a list of chapters:
- General Portfolio Guidelines
- Drafting
- Studying Central Asia
- Snapshot selection
- Format selection
- Choice of design
- Update
- How often to update portfolio
- Drafting
- Instead of a conclusion
The first thing I would like to draw the reader's attention to is self-criticism. Only a sober, detached look at your work will help you create a portfolio that you like and will attract the attention of the viewer. I understand it's difficult. But the first impression can be made (and should not be surprised) only once. It is necessary to exclude random works: passing and those that evoke our memories, which the viewer is deprived of. If this is not done, then you can independently verify that a person’s patience ends faster than we think.
The second thing to remember is that a portfolio is not a static product. No matter how ingeniously and, I do not rule out, professionally designed portfolio, one day you will have to reassemble everything again, because creativity matures, the client or place of residence changes, and those works that previously guaranteed cooperation are no longer enough for the customer, his look and thought, could understand the photographer. From here another piece of advice follows, combine and constantly review the portfolio, and if you no longer like the frame, remove it; don't be afraid of concise episodes, be afraid of boring ones.
Drafting
If you don't have a portfolio, you have nothing to sell.
What are your thoughts on portfolio development? Portfolio is a photographer's tool and without it you can't find a client? No, although they are useful, it is better to think about something else - in what sequence to work on a portfolio, who will see it first, what feelings, thoughts and desires should awaken in the person with whom the photographer would like to work. Many portfolio guides show a common problem - they call for the author to select the best shots and present them. I propose to act a little differently: think, decide, make a selection, think again, arrange and show.
Creating a portfolio - time, effort, financial costs. That is why, I suggest taking your time and compiling taking into account the viewer, and not your capabilities, which will grow:
- To master technical skills is time, and it is enough.
- To shoot the missing shots is a desire that will appear if you are busy with your business.
Another thing is more important: the theme that will unite the works; style, albeit unique. To make it easier for you, and for me, I will describe the sequence:
- Studying Central Asia
- Snapshot selection
- Format selection
- Choice of design
Now let's look at all the steps.
Studying the target audience
A good portfolio does not delight everyone, and this is normal, because among the audience, and this is also normal, there are not so many of our clients:
- Some people like to watch.
- Others - to discuss or condemn.
- There are others - they like it, but they won't buy it.
Therefore, we need to look for those who will understand our work and say: “This is mine! Tell me, when will you have time for us to discuss the terms of cooperation?” The portfolio should remove the viewer from the information field of the photographer and attract the customer. How to do it? First, study all the characters, but the first thing is to draw up a portrait of your client.
It is necessary to take into account age, profession, social status, if important - material and emotional data; hobbies, habits, problems and desires (sometimes hidden, when the customer himself does not admit to them); sometimes you have to take into account appearance, diet, music and cosmetics (attitude towards it), preferred wardrobe, mode of transportation; holidays, family and national traditions. There are many criteria, but they, like a designer, help not only to draw up a portrait of the target audience, but also to choose the right amount, theme, style, design (which should not be forgotten) of your portfolio.
Snapshot selection
You have chosen your market segment, the main characters have been identified, it's time to select pictures, but which ones and how many? There is no consensus, but there are important observations:
- Quality. Stability in the work speaks about the level - the first thing to consider when selecting. The rule that the first and last 2 photos are important is erroneous, as well as the fact that weak works can be mixed in the middle, for the sake of quantity. All photographs must be uniform in technical execution, or in style (not stylization). Somewhere I heard a long time ago that one bad job outweighs 100 good ones; social networks like VKontakte and Instagram convinced me of this. Pictures are required to hold attention, to evoke a response in the heart of the viewer; workflows cannot be shown.
- Quantity. The optimal number of photos is 20. But it’s better to start “screening out” when you have 100 or more in your hands. Self-select the best 30-40 photos that you are sure of and show the draft portfolio to friends or relatives who are strong in understanding visual art and are similar to the portrait of your target audience, and are ready to give feedback on your portfolio. Pictures that did not evoke emotions can, and should, be deleted. If there are more or less than 20 works, for example, 12 or 21, then it's okay, the optimal number is not a hard rule, but a recommendation.
When you select photos yourself, it is important not to think about numbers. Another thing is more important - how the potential client will find his reflection (after all, as you know, we see him in the work of the author), how he will imagine the soul of the photographer. Contrary to popular belief, the client needs confidence, which is why he looks at the portfolio; who needs emotion, he asks - how much does it cost?
Format selection
“Digital portfolio or traditional, styled prints?” - a question that they often write to me, in e-mails, or in personal messages on VK. I understand that it is relevant, but my opinion is always a compromise. Look for him. Consider the benefits of either solution. A portfolio on the Internet is convenient, prints are weighty. I propose to combine and find the optimal combinations for yourself. For example, it’s convenient for me to place prints in a folder, I don’t like photo books, and I don’t consider them at all; but it is convenient for a meeting, an Internet site (personal choice), but there are significantly more options:
- Digital Portfolio
- Personal site
- Social media
- photosites
- Slide show
- Photo archive
- Printed portfolio
- imprints
- Passepartout prints
- Photobooks
Consider the advantages and disadvantages of each solution.
Digital Portfolio
Photos in electronic form - no dependence on geography, saving time, effort and the ability to demonstrate the portfolio in a passive mode, since it is available and works for the author, around the clock. But there is a problem - technology. All devices are different, and their screens, for the most part, do not go through colorimetric adjustment, and what is most unpleasant for us, an electronic photograph is a glow on the screen, while prints and photo books are reflected light, like all information from the real world. We humble ourselves, read and choose one (or several) solutions for ourselves that will complement the prints.
Personal site
Advantages:
- Confidence. Many do not know how the site works, but they understand the costs, the intentions of those who invest in development and updating. Other things being equal, the customer will look at the portfolio on the site, and not in social networks (for example).
- Independence. From the moderators, their mood and rules, technical restrictions and, worst of all, legal juggling in the user agreement. Somewhere it happens differently, but in most cases: the service does not owe anything, the photographer is nobody.
- Versatility. Accounts, registrations, personal data and any, to some extent useful, services are not needed. All the necessary information: contacts and price lists, frequently asked questions and reviews can be collected in one project. Comfortable!
- Quality control. Both images, so that the customer sees the portfolio in the best possible way, without serious visible distortions, and the surrounding space (in some projects, comments are needed, while in others they are not, for example).
- Attention management. Your project - freedom of action. You can implement different schemes for the presentation of material in order to derive the optimal sequence and speed of portfolio review; eliminate distractions in the interface.
Flaws:
- For a long time. The site is a separate project. It takes a lot of time for discussion, development and, what is not the end, implementation; further tests, amendments, promotion, constant monitoring and improvements: updating the portfolio, structure, etc.
- Expensive. Creation and support in working order - money, if not with your own hands - a lot. You will have to either study (and this is time and money), or constantly pay, keep on the balance sheet, a freelancer (which is also expensive).
- Responsibly. He is his own boss, but there is a limitation - the legislation of the Russian Federation.
A personal website, in my opinion, is the most convenient and high-quality option for your portfolio on the Internet. Anyone who is interested can read and make a final decision.
Social media
Advantages:
- Fast. Completely setting up an account, posting a portfolio, and setting up a public page or community takes less than an hour. To get comfortable in the advertising office, without which the presence on social networks is meaningless, another one or two hours.
- For free. Relatively.
Flaws:
- Addiction. From the leadership, popularity and target audience of the selected site; mood and user agreement change unilaterally. The photographer cannot remove all the data after changing or leaving the site (the "delete" button is a sham).
- Restrictions. Portfolio viewing is available without registration (if you do not limit this in the settings), but contacting the photographer requires an account. Posting pictures is easy, but managing the quality and sequence of viewing is impossible.
- fragility. The practice of blocking social media, under one pretext or another, will increase. The influence of politics and augmented reality will lead to the disappearance or decline in popularity of domestic sites, and the blocking of objectionable "others".
Social media is a free marketplace that every photographer considers. One sees opportunities in it, the other sees limitations: inconvenient navigation (a long way to the goal increases the income of owners), color distortion (nothing has changed in this matter in 10 years), lack of customization (design solutions can be left to yourself, no one considers them ); social media can be considered both as an independent solution and as an advertising channel to drive additional traffic to a personal website.
photosites
Advantages:
- Status. Portfolio on PhotoVogue is not easy, works are selected by the editors of Vogue.It; on MyWed you can see the appearance of a wedding photo in Runet; Behance brings together talent, and employers, from all over the world. Recognition among colleagues builds customer trust.
- Quality. The color profile is not removed from the file, the optimal size of the photo for the Internet does not change; colors are not distorted, detailing does not fall. It is on these sites that you can, without fear, place your portfolio.
- For free. Nice.
Flaws:
- Addiction. A third-party solution is dependent on its owners, and photo sites, alas, are no exception. How long will the publication last, how will the project change, and what will happen if, for example, a new design causes dislike among the photographer's clients?
- Uniformity. It will not work to change the layout, redesign and introduce a new technology that was spied on by a colleague; the technical part is hidden from the author (and in many situations this is good, but still, the limitation is a drawback).
Photo sites are the closest to a regular site - they allow you to place the author's portfolio and, which pleases, not to spoil the image. Provide convenient navigation and demonstrate the opinion of a professional board: editors and photographers; Of course, this is a possible, and largely controversial, argument - public opinion, but consider it if you choose the path of a freelance photographer.
Slide show
Advantages:
- For free. Relatively, because good software is money. Free solutions - outside of Windows, for example, Linux, but it's time to master this OS; choose a program - time again, figure it out ... well, you understand. relative advantage.
- Qualitatively. The only limitation is sRGB (but the photographer always takes it into account: when printing, publishing on the Internet, viewing on device screens). Otherwise, we are limited by our experience or choice: to squeeze or not (photos and videos).
- Attention management. There are no restrictions, except for the imagination of the author. You can control and manipulate the attention and emotional state of the viewer. It will come in handy, and more than once, the experience of a builder, director, designer, marketer and psychologist.
Flaws:
- Uncomfortable. A mandatory condition for the portfolio is updating; slideshow excludes this, because removing, adding or correcting the sequence of photos is tantamount to creating a new project. Reminds me of a house of cards.
- Waste of time. Both in the literal sense - to master the software, choose the plot, pace and music, and figuratively - no one is interested, no one else is watching. Time has passed.
Even 10 years ago, this way of displaying a portfolio was convenient, but now, people do not want, or cannot, waste time viewing slide shows. Statistics, user experience and the new paradigm of web development convince us of this.
Photo archive
Advantages:
- None. This is not a portfolio.
Flaws:
- Wrong decision.
Send pictures by mail so that the customer can evaluate the level of work - probably, it once made sense, but this has nothing to do with the portfolio. It is impossible to consider this option of demonstrating your works, you need to learn how to select works and make thematic selections; to frame them and provide the viewer with a complete product, not a pile of fragments.
An e-portfolio is part of an Internet marketing strategy that a photographer must, if not must, develop before picking up a camera (which is on the shelf in the store); from this position, it is better to assess the prospects of a particular solution, and not in a global, but in a narrower direction - for oneself.
Printed portfolio
A traditional portfolio, prints in a folder, or a photo book is an elegant and solid solution that is suitable for personal meetings with a customer, finding a mentor and visiting a friend in the craft, with whom it is better to communicate outside the virtual world.
A classic printed portfolio, unlike an electronic one, is a tactile sensation, without which, sometimes, it is difficult to realize the real value of a work. If a photographer decides to work with agencies or magazines, then without prints he will not be able to express himself.
imprints
Advantages:
- Photo. Real, wanted. Correctly selected paper, conditions and method of printing. In the hands is not a semi-finished product, but a finished product, which is exhibited, fixed, designed and packaged.
- Tactile sensations. Without them, the photograph does not remain in the memory for a long time. Our forces are at the limit, the information field is overloaded, and it is difficult to keep one more picture in mind, if you do not touch it with your hands, do not feel the weight and texture.
- Visibility in reflected light. Traditional perception of information of the surrounding world. This is why traditional photography is valuable, despite the fact that for the most part, modern devices reproduce wider color gamuts.
Flaws:
- Expensive. Of course, it depends on the format, printing method and type of paper, but on average prices are from 40-50r to 900r for an A4 print. With regular updates and replacement of damaged photos, you will have to fork out an amount equal to the average budget lens.
- Not durable. Paper is paper. I accidentally knocked over a glass of water, or a cup of coffee, everything, the picture is damaged, I will have to replace it. Additional costs for a visit to the printing house and printing (costs increase).
- Personal contact. A traditional portfolio requires, from the author, the ability to present, in many ways - to interest in demonstrating their product. You can't do without communication skills and marketing experience. More self-education is needed.
Traditional prints, arranged in an album folder, are not a relic of the past, but rather the opposite - the basic portfolio of a photographer. Another, more expensive and protected version - pictures designed according to museum standards, we will consider them in detail.
Passepartout prints
Advantages:
- Durability. Cardboard protects the print from kinks and chips (in case of falls), but this is a half measure, because the main threat to photography is humidity and ultraviolet, from which the full design (baguette and glass) protects. Looks and is expensive.
- visual perception. Passe-partout is not just a piece of cardboard, but an additional, or rather, artistic element, a tool with which it is quite easy to control the client's visual perception. The main thing is to choose the right size and color.
- The final look of the photo. Museum design standard - 200 years of print preservation, and aesthetic pleasure from viewing. An ideal portfolio option for a mature author, owner of a photo studio.
Flaws:
- Dimensions. The weight and dimensions of the designed prints are large, which makes them uncomfortable, I would even say unsuitable for meetings outside the space where they are placed, and your own studio is a necessary condition for hosting and displaying this portfolio.
- Price. Quality is expensive, museum quality is even more expensive.
Pictures, decorated in a classic passepartout, complemented by a baguette and museum glass, and marked with the author's personal seal - an expensive type of portfolio that is not convenient or, rather, unsuitable for meetings outside the photo studio.
Photobooks
Advantages:
- Comfortable. Most books are packaged in "boxes", wooden boxes that can be taken to a meeting or given for review. The format of the book is the value "to taste and requirement", which is also convenient.
- Original. The book, in a sense, is an element of the brand. There are no restrictions on the layout or type of paper, the existing standards are a big convention, a limitation for those who do not need to “find their own”.
Flaws:
- Collage. A photobook is not a photo album; there is no scene in it, understanding the plot - a snapshot and this is bad; we fill the space and create visual noise, what can be conveyed to the viewer in this way is not clear. Photobooks are exclusively for serial shooting.
- Price. A quality product is expensive, packaging is even more expensive. The "paradox" is that the cost of printing is lower than the cost of manufacturing; the photographer does not pay for the view, it is his duty to fork out for the production. Although he needs a portfolio.
- fragility. The print is mostly of poor quality, but often the author is not aware of this, because he will throw the book away much earlier, because the frame is outdated, how to update it? How to complete a portfolio? That's right, a new print.
- Inconvenient format. It cannot be updated, it cannot be considered together with the customer: the frame, even if it is spread out, is small, transferring it is by no means an easy task. It cannot be hung on the wall, which excludes the possibility of placing such a portfolio in the studio.
Photobook is a strange phenomenon. It is expensive and looks beautiful, but its main task, to be "picky", performs badly. Sure, it holds a lot and, not surprisingly, it's compact, but is it when you're working on a timeless photo?
A printed portfolio is of high quality, solid and durable, but it has one common, and at first unpleasant, problem - what to do with outdated photographs? Electronic photos, files on a disk, are easy to delete, but what about printing? I propose to give: to those who are in the frame and to those who are interested in these frames. The photographer will not lose.
I understand that genres and styles are different for everyone, but try to combine different formats, types and versions of the portfolio; take into account the portrait of your target audience so as not to make a mistake or timely exclude the attention of those who take time but do not pay for labor. There will be questions - write letters, I will try to help.
Choice of design
Registration begins with the choice of format. Optimal, for hand-held viewing, 20x30 (A4), and this, of course, applies to the printed portfolio. The basic design is a passe-partout, but it is not appropriate to use it everywhere, in most cases - a folder (made of leatherette or leather) and transparent files in it for storing photos. There are ready-made solutions (on the Internet and beyond), but manual work is better, which does not limit the flight of fancy; the main thing is not to forget that clumsy design is bad, and not because there are ignorant people around - they can’t appreciate “beauty”, it’s just that the photographer should show photos, that’s why the portfolio.
I can’t say anything about the design of books, I didn’t like them from the very beginning, and I use folders, in the near future - handmade, because there is an opportunity and why not get away from the impersonal format.
An electronic portfolio does not need to be designed (that's its charm) and, rather, it requires cleaning: in social networks, advertising distracts; on photosites - extra buttons and ads; we spoil personal sites on our own. Look again at the pictures and at the portrait of the target audience, think about what spoils the impression of viewing the pictures and whether it can be corrected; designing a portfolio, as well as compiling it, is not to show everything that you can do, but to show what the client would like to see; something that I would like to reproduce again, but at a higher level; yes, portfolio design is a demonstration of taste.
Update
Portfolio is not a static product. The photographer hones his skills, looks for new solutions - in the means of expression, and inevitably comes to the understanding: "Something needs to be changed!". This is where self-criticism, the ability to scribble oneself (as F. M. Dostoevsky said) comes in handy; but simply removing the "old" to make way for the "new" is a mistake. "Date of manufacture" is not a selection criterion; the photographer must understand what pictures are missing in his portfolio, and what will change in his work if “edits” are made.
How often to update portfolio
There are many opinions, but I believe that it is necessary to compile a portfolio once and for many years. No, I'm not against minor edits, but if the relevance of the portfolio is rapidly declining, for example, from season to season, then it's better to re-create the portfolio (and advertise it well). In the list below, I will list all thoughts on this issue:
- The frequency of updates is an indicator of the stability, completeness of the portfolio. If there is no, or almost no, day without edits, then the portfolio is made for a wide audience, and its goal is simple - to increase coverage. Its price is low, there is no value.
- The update schedule is a misguided phenomenon in the life of a photographer. A valuable shot appeared and he found a place in the portfolio - good; no - a reason to work further. A shot in a portfolio is not a fixed result, but a share of luck.
- Portfolio update - work on quality, not quantity. Sometimes, and there is nothing terrible about it, you add one frame and remove three, the portfolio decreases and empty files appear (we are talking about printing), but the overall picture becomes clearer. Here is the price.
Competent updates highlight the "backbone", the basis - photographs are timeless; show, attract attention, confirm the achievements, skills and experience of the author. Such photographs bring "their viewer", the customer who needs the author, and not his price tag.
How to select pictures for updates
The opinion is not a dogma, but it may be useful to someone:
- Ignore fashion, seasonal trends. The season of that… the season of that… stupidity and DIY Instagram. Consider the values (not material) of your client and publish timeless photos in which: you are sure, and the customer has found himself.
- Durability is the main criterion. Passage shots or sketch frames are not something that will live for years. Do not publish them even on social media, accustom yourself to see and discuss only what is not without meaning, value (bypassing the price tag).
- Post photos that you have forgotten in your portfolio. Like the picture? Hide it from yourself for a month, or better - six months or a year, so that the emotions, feelings, thoughts that this frame is associated with are gone. After a while, the frame is interesting - publish it, no - in the trash it.
Instead of a conclusion
Portfolio of a businessman - work book.
not big words, but the meek truth.
Added on 01/05/2018
Peace to all, and passing light in the places of photographic battles.
Your,
Andrew Bondar.
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Parents of schoolchildren, having learned that their child received a task at school to compile their portfolio, very often fall into a stupor. And this is not surprising. After all, portfolio design has appeared relatively recently, almost all schools have made it mandatory only since 2011.
It is necessary to start compiling a portfolio already from the first grade, of course, the child himself at this age simply cannot cope with such a task, so the main work goes to the parents. But even they cannot always imagine how to properly draw up this document.
What does a student's portfolio look like?
Various documents, photographs, works that reflect everything that a person knows and can do - all this together is a portfolio. The child's portfolio includes all the information about him, about his grades and performance at school.
If a student takes part in any sports competitions, is engaged in circles, is active in extracurricular activities, has interesting hobbies, this is also recorded in the documents.
The portfolio is created so that the student gradually begins to comprehend and realize his achievements, successes, awards, as a result of this, the child has an incentive to develop his abilities and abilities.
And if for some reason he moves to another school, the documents will tell new teachers and classmates about him. And when entering the institute, the portfolio of talented schoolchildren can play a significant role.
A student's portfolio can be of three types:
- Portfolio of documents. It includes diplomas, awards, certificates and other materials that document the achievements of the child.
- Portfolio of works. It contains various creative and educational works, research projects, etc.
- Review portfolio. It consists of characteristics given by teachers, parents, classmates, about the student's attitude to different types of activities (educational, sports, etc.).
Of course, it is best if the portfolio is comprehensive, and it includes all types of documents.
How to make a student portfolio?
If approached with a creative approach and imagination, designing a portfolio will not be difficult, the main thing is that both the child and the parents equally take part in this interesting business.
Any portfolio is drawn up according to the scheme: title page, various sections, applications. All sheets can be made by yourself on a computer in graphic or text programs and printed, or you can purchase sheets and ready-made forms in a store.
The title page must contain a photograph of the child, his first and last name, age, as well as class and school numbers.
The section "My portrait" ("My world") is filled in as follows. It indicates the biography of the child, information about his parents, friends. You can also write here the child's hobbies, a short story about his hometown and school, etc. It is best to do this in the form of small notes (essays) and back up with photographs.
The section "My studies" indicates the grades and progress of the student. Also here you can put information about your favorite subjects and teachers, add examples of your performance (essays, tests, etc.).
The “My Achievements” section will tell you about all kinds of certificates, medals, awards, diplomas. You can attach real documents, or you can make copies of them. Also in this section you can write short stories about participation in events (sports, intellectual, competitions, olympiads) indicating the date of the event and the award received. The photo will enliven the material.
All the child's hobbies, be it poetry, drawings, crafts, etc., can be placed in the "My Creativity" section. In the "My impressions" section, you can describe the emotions from trips to nature, excursions, theaters, etc.
It is also worth creating a "Reviews and wishes" section. In it, teachers and classmates will be able to write their opinion about the student and wishes. Don't forget about the content with page numbers for each section.
The child's portfolio will be constantly updated with new pages, so do not forget to leave space for them.