I found the portfolio element of the Brief rather difficult, as it’s hard deciding whether you want to illustrate your favourite work or the work you feel would be best for a commercial or editorial campaign. I spent much time sifting through my prints from the past three years and felt that not all my images really represented my style, as this year is when I finally realised my interest and calling for documentary Photography. My portfolio consists of many images from my ‘Father’ project from last year, paired with some portraits that I admire and then some images from charity. I’m not sure these really exhibit my abilities but it was good practice to try and have a look through and see my strengths and weaknesses. After completing the Editorial I would definitely add some images form that as they illustrate my capabilities in the studio and on digital as well as focusing on subjects that aren’t known to myself.
I feel that by the end of Third year my portfolio will be a far better representation of my work as I’m looking forward to doing my FMP and hopefully those images will illustrate my passion for documentary. I also didn’t have the funds at this point in the year to pay for all new images in my portfolio, so some are Matte whilst others are glossy or sized differently. I know that when presenting a portfolio to a client it needs to match and this is something that will be done by the end of the year. My website at the moment is a far more accurate representation of my style and work.
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