Portfolio

Build your portfolio using the provided InDesign template (you should customize it for your own style. Include photos with notes/artist’s statements.

Sections

Include these sections in your portfolio:

1. Title Page

• Your name.
• Photography quote (optional)

2. Camera Skills

• Extreme Shallow Depth of Field
• Motion Blur – Slow Shutter Speed
• Freeze Action – Fast Shutter Speed
• Layers/Deep Depth of Field
• Night Shot
• Long Exposure

3. Composition

• Extreme Leading Lines
• Simplicity/Minimalism
• Emphasis
• Perspective
• Point of View
• Upshot
• Rhythm
• Repetition
• Harmony
• Balance: Symmetry
• Balance: Asymmetry
• Balance: Radial

4. Compare & Contrast

In this section, compare two photos in separate frames or combine them side-by-side in Photoshop.

• Mergers – Same subject, with and without mergers
• Framing – Same shot, poorly framed, well framed
• Warm/Cool – Same photo, one warm tone, one cool tone.
• Seasons – Using an older  photo that you took, go take the same photo again in the same location. Time is irrelevant.
• High/Low Resolution – Compare a high res and a low res version of your photo. Make it noticeable.
• High/Low Compression – Compare a highly compressed photo with a low compressed photo. Make it noticeable.
• Color/Black and White – Same shot, one color and one B&W.
• Wide/Telephoto Same scene shot in wide and Telephoto.
• CONTINUOUS/BURST MODE – A series of photos taken sequentially that show movement or other creative action.

5. Black & White

• Black and White Photos
• Monochromatic toned images

6. Portfolio

• Senior Photo Shoot
• Skill Builders
• Other photos taken this semester
• Any other of your own photos you wish to include
• PLUS – Your Final Project, with several secondary shots (good rejects).

7. Favorite Photographers

• Include three of your favorite photographers and their photos.

Printing

We will be printing the portfolio on the Photo printer in the Photo Lab.