I recently bought a Pina Zangaro portfolio case, and put together a physical portfolio of some of my work, to take to clients to discuss using my images in their magazines. A portfolio is also useful to present your work to potential clients to win assignments, and most printed media...
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15 Comments
Antony
Posted at 01:36h, 16 AprilGreat post Martin.
Just wondering have you considered a square format portfolio? That way portrait and landscape are equally well represented.
Cheers
Martin Bailey
Posted at 08:38h, 16 AprilHi Antony,
I have considered square, and am thinking that when I order a Machina book style portfolio, I may well do that.
For the large portfolio, the reason for this size is because I can use ready cut sheet paper, which is easier than having to cut each piece myself after printing. There are certainly benefits to square though, as you say.
Cheers,
Martin.
Roy O'Rear
Posted at 06:56h, 15 JulyMartin–
As I was listening to the podcast and thinking about best practices, I had a couple questions about the physical portfolio. If you mount the prints, how? If not, what do you use to keep them flat?
I’ve been listening for a few months now and have gleaned some great information. Enjoy your guest host spots on This Week in Photo as well.
roy
Martin Bailey
Posted at 12:58h, 15 JulyThanks for listening Roy! I’m pleased you’ve been picking up some tips.
I don’t mount the prints in the portfolio, as that would greatly reduce the number of prints I could keep inside.
This paper is so thick at around 350gsm, so I don’t feel the need to strengthen it any more for presentation. It lies flat no problem.
Cheers,
Martin.
Patricia Davidson
Posted at 03:41h, 08 AugustGreat post and podcast Martin! I have been thinking about doing this and it was great to find it in your archives. Sorry I missed it earlier 🙂
Martin Bailey
Posted at 22:36h, 10 AugustNo problem Patricia. I’m pleased this was useful. 🙂
Thanks for listening!
Martin.
Hil Anderson
Posted at 10:56h, 28 AugustMartin,
First of all, thanks for sharing all that you do.
I am printing my own portfolio now and I have a few follow up questions for you.
I really like the borders you left on the prints as that will make handling them so much easier. But I was wondering if you used a consistent image size on each print or to what degree you allowed for variability. Also, based on the photos above, it looks to me like about an inch and a half border and I was wondering if you have found that sufficient as you have used your portfolio.
Thanks a lot!
Martin Bailey
Posted at 11:49h, 28 AugustHi Hil,
Firstly, you can see how I calculate my border sizes in a spreadsheet available here: https://martinbaileyphotography.com/print-border-size-calculation-spreadsheet/
If you want to know more about why and how I set the borders up in Lightroom (and a bit of info on Photoshop and Aperture too) you might want to pick up my book, Making the Print for $5 from Craft & Vision. I explain all of this in there.
http://craftandvision.com/books/making-the-print/
Cheers,
Martin.