PhilGarber
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Hi-
I'm applying to a really ritzy high school for grades 9-12th. I am hoping to get a 3rd party scholarship to pay for tuition to this school, which is about $42,000 USD a year. I am going to use my photography skills to try and obtain said scholarship. Anyone have any good tips for putting together a good, strong photography portfolio?
I was reading that a good photography portfolio must have a central theme. I'm not sure this would work for me because I wish to display the best of my photography as a whole in one portfolio. Is it always necessary in your opinion to have a theme to your portfolio? Would it be a bad idea to print the photos at a low-end DIY photo center at, say, a drugstore? Would I really need archival printing and high-end papers for something that would be used so irregularly (could possibly be shown only once)? How many photos should I include? I was under the impression that ten photos was the golden amount, but I just read that you should include 20-50 of your best photos in a portfolio! I have a mix of photojournalism and fine-art that I shoot, will this influence anything in any way? Keep in mind I am 14 years old.
Thanks,
Phil,
I'm applying to a really ritzy high school for grades 9-12th. I am hoping to get a 3rd party scholarship to pay for tuition to this school, which is about $42,000 USD a year. I am going to use my photography skills to try and obtain said scholarship. Anyone have any good tips for putting together a good, strong photography portfolio?
I was reading that a good photography portfolio must have a central theme. I'm not sure this would work for me because I wish to display the best of my photography as a whole in one portfolio. Is it always necessary in your opinion to have a theme to your portfolio? Would it be a bad idea to print the photos at a low-end DIY photo center at, say, a drugstore? Would I really need archival printing and high-end papers for something that would be used so irregularly (could possibly be shown only once)? How many photos should I include? I was under the impression that ten photos was the golden amount, but I just read that you should include 20-50 of your best photos in a portfolio! I have a mix of photojournalism and fine-art that I shoot, will this influence anything in any way? Keep in mind I am 14 years old.
Thanks,
Phil,