Hello everyone! I'm a newbie here.. I started Photography as a hobby months ago. Although I have backgrounds in college (I Graduated Fine Art (Advertising) in UST) Now I'm planning to earn some extra cash doing what I love. But for now I need to work on my portfolio first to start charging for my service. I'd like to experience everything from Portraits,Weddings to Corporate Events.

Anyone here who can help me do this I'll be very grateful!
maybe I can assist you guys on some of your gigs.

to see some of my works please visit my site at
http://mokness.multiply.com (http://mokness.multiply.com/)

God bless y'all! :Grin:

first, shoot shoot shoot. compile all your best looking photos and get them printed at least 8x10 or save them in high res.

next, either get a good binder or send all your high res photos to Digiprint and get a book printed.

third, get your own domain name and if you can, design your own online portfolio.

and last, get your business cards printed and go out and make as many contacts as possible. attend as many seminars as you can as the learning never stops.

Although I have backgrounds in college (I Graduated Fine Art (Advertising) in UST

ey mark, fellow cafanian here... sent you pm.
glad to help out!
-perry

1. Include in your portfolio only your best shots. Do not show anything that you have to apologize for. If you have two "similars" from the same shoot, choose the better one to show.
2. Show photos in the area and style of photography that you would like to get into.
3. If you have done any paid work, include a few good examples. Clients would like to know that you've been trusted by others to do photography jobs.
4. Show prints, but be prepared to also show your images on Powerpoint, Keynote, IMovie or similar presentation format.
5. Leave behind a sampler - print or cd.
6. As mentioned in an earlier post, 8x10 is the minimum size that you should show. IIx14 works well also. Sort photos by theme. Design it so that there is one way to view the images. You would not look professional if your prospective client has to turn your portfolio horizontally or vertically to get the correct view.

Good luck!:)

slight OT:

how often do professionals update or replace their portoflios? every year? every quarter?

I'm a serious Hobbieist (I know wrong Spelling), I only update my Portfolio if there is a new Photos that can kick the old ones,,So i will say every six months, but not the whole Portfolio, just take out some and replace the with the new ones, on my experience 4 pcs every six months.

Hth:)



slight OT:

how often do professionals update or replace their portoflios? every year? every quarter?

ey mark, fellow cafanian here... sent you pm.
glad to help out!
-perry

hey perry where did yous send the pm? haven't seen it yet. thanks :)

Thanks mam for sharing I will do this asap. :) but first need to find gigs.

Try to show a wide range of portfolio. But also practice on your favorite genres often. I've also majored in Advertising in UST and have worked in Advertising for the past 14 years. If you want to get into Advertising as a photographer, then you need to develop more experience and be willing to accept jobs at a nominal fee or sometimes none at all.

godspeed to you bro!

slight OT:

how often do professionals update or replace their portoflios? every year? every quarter?

As often as necessary, and working with computers makes this possible. Sometimes, we need to customize our portfolio to address the needs of our prospective or existing clients, or to show them the new things that we're doing.

Thanks for a good discussion

aside from compiling the best photos it pays to have them on a Photo book
Fans Digital or Fuji Frontier can do it for you,a little bit expensive but worth the expense

Thanks for the nice tips. Very informative