Course Description
The production of a photographer’s portfolio is an ongoing process of evaluation and reevaluation that should never be truly finished. Whether formatted digitally as a website or physically as a print book, a portfolio must at all times clearly and effectively reflect only the artist’s strongest work. This final course begins the process of focusing and defining each student’s creative identity by writing a biographical artist’s statement, then selecting, reviewing and refining a collection of images both for print and the web that best define his or her current creative ability and professional ambition. Working together as a class, in private meetings with a program director and through focused individual effort, students will learn how to define and present their distinctive vision to their chosen markets. Please note: Portfolio Development also requires the selection, approval and preparation of final prints and images for Graduation Gallery Show and media.
Learning Outcomes/Topics
- The importance of editing and constant reevaluation
- Refining the portfolio and website based on individual strengths and area of interest
- Portfolio defined, print and web (show examples)
- Traditional print portfolios
- Current digitally-produced portfolios, print and electronic
- Generating “buzz”
- Design and branding
- Portfolio Resources
- Website Resources
- The artist’s statement
- Making a first portfolio edit
- Refining website portfolios
- Preparing for a portfolio review
- Individual reviews with instructor begin
- Printing for portfolio
- Value of printing portfolio in spreads vs single images
- Designing portfolio spreads in Photoshop
- Printing portfolio spreads from Photoshop