The Perfect Portfolio

Rating:
Summary: The Perfect Portfolio
Review: "Perfect" This book was incredibly helpful. I am just beginning to put my portfolio together and this book helped immensely. I found out what type of photos I should have, how they should be displayed, etc. Great Book!

Rating:
Summary: The Perfect Portfolio
Review: "Perfect" This book was incredibly helpful. I am just beginning to put my portfolio together and this book helped immensely. I found out what type of photos I should have, how they should be displayed, etc. Great Book!

Rating:
Summary: Not Quite the "Perfect" Guide
Review: It was good, but spent more time discussing specialization and career direction rather than actually how to make your portfolio. I was expecting more of a guide on presentation and content, not a guide on what to shoot and why you should or should not specialize with a glossing over of the physical building of a portfolio for the purposes of presentation.

There aren't many definites presented. Most things are treated several ways, leaving the reader to decide often without a clear idea of what is "recomended". (Example: tray of slides, yes or no? Answer in the bood: well, some people expect to see that. Others don't. You should have it. But a lot of places don't have the equipment to project it, etc., etc.)

In short, it was good information, but the author simply refused to take a stance on what works and what doesn't. Instead, the popular options were presented.

Rating:
Summary: Not Quite the "Perfect" Guide
Review: It was good, but spent more time discussing specialization and career direction rather than actually how to make your portfolio. I was expecting more of a guide on presentation and content, not a guide on what to shoot and why you should or should not specialize with a glossing over of the physical building of a portfolio for the purposes of presentation.

There aren't many definites presented. Most things are treated several ways, leaving the reader to decide often without a clear idea of what is "recomended". (Example: tray of slides, yes or no? Answer in the bood: well, some people expect to see that. Others don't. You should have it. But a lot of places don't have the equipment to project it, etc., etc.)

In short, it was good information, but the author simply refused to take a stance on what works and what doesn't. Instead, the popular options were presented.