Portfolio for Schools

[tundrakatiebean]

I'm curious as to general 'how to' for making a portfolio as part of an art school application. The school I'm looking at asks for a mix of color, black and white, and digital prints, at least 25 pictures and varietion of subject matter. Not only am I wondering how to go about physically putting the photos together but I'm also curious if this photos should be somehow connected to each other (have a theme) or if I should show the flexibility of my photography skills.

If anyone has any suggestions they would be greatly appreciated!

 

[JerryPH]

Well you answered your own question in a way.

Go out and take several hundred pictures, then choose your 25 best ones of vastly differing subjects, ways of taking pics all different in size, composition, colour or B&W, portrait, landscape, etc...

Put them in a small photo album or on a DVD that offers the choice of a slideshow with music AND the choice of seeing just individual pictures without music and use that.

Use your imagination, and make it all you!

 

[tundrakatiebean]

Thank you for all your help! One more question: If someone asks for a completely physical portfolio what is the best way to do that? A binder or an archival folder?

 

[JerryPH]

Photoalbum. You want to represent the pictures as objects that you feel represent your best.

I was at costco yesterday and picked up a package of 3 albums that hold 200 4X6 picks each for $19. Place the 25 pics in there (1 pic per page?), with a quck explanation of the goal of each pic and how you accomplished it.