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Using a photo series in a portfolio?
I would like to use a photo series in my printed portfolio but I don't know if that is common. I have heard of enlarging one photo over two pages and doing two photos from the same shoot on two facing pages but what about a 3 photo series on a single page? I am referring to the photo below.  Jul 29 14 06:18 pm Link It isn't uncommon. Mostly where I've seen a model do this is when she's trying to work around the limitation of 15 images on a basic profile. Jul 29 14 06:25 pm Link Edit: oh PRINTED portfolio, idk, ignore this. Jul 29 14 06:28 pm Link Ken Warren Photography wrote: See my post. Jul 29 14 06:29 pm Link Yeah, the official printed version that goes to agencies and such. Thanks though  Jul 29 14 06:32 pm Link I've seen it in some magazines occasionally but for a portfolio I feel like it's better to choose just one to use unless the image series tells a story. The images in your example aren't different enough where you really need all three, at best I feel like two is enough. Also the fact that the white backgroud on the middle image is way brighter compared to the other two makes the three of them fit together less. Jul 29 14 06:32 pm Link Laura Bello wrote: I was going to say something along these lines but felt it crossed into unwarranted critique. So, I'll go down with you. Jul 29 14 06:39 pm Link No, just pick the strongest. I think for a portfolio it would come off as cheesy. Jul 29 14 06:51 pm Link I have only seen it as a tear where the original concept was a series and therefore it was left in its intended layout. Totally different then the idea of two shots from the same shoot in a spread, that can be done if there is some visual tension between images. Think of opposites, like a static close up and a moving dynamnic shot; that works for a spread. In your example there really isn't anything different/special between shot one and shot three. There are very interchangeable so they don't work in the context of a spread. Hope all that makes sense Jul 29 14 07:09 pm Link Sorry. too much hotness on one page. Fire hazard. Jul 29 14 07:27 pm Link VeronicaB wrote: Yes, I missed that it was a printed portfolio. I wouldn't advise it in that case; as others have said generally you should just pick the strongest of the three. Jul 29 14 07:36 pm Link thanks for the advice everyone! it's always appreciated. Jul 29 14 07:45 pm Link VeronicaB wrote: Post a couple and see if you like it. Jul 29 14 07:53 pm Link Marin Photography NYC wrote: This. Jul 29 14 08:07 pm Link Two thoughts. I would rather see more images than blank plastic pages. If you feel the images are strong than include some, no right or wrong way. They do look similiar though so maybe the middle one and then one from the ends. I wouldn't put them together like that on one page unless your book is full of them. Andrew Thomas Evans www.andrewthomasevans.com Jul 30 14 06:04 am Link The images would have to be spectacular and each would have to be able to stand on it's own. It's better if it is a progression or some type of story... beginning, middle and an ending than just three stuck together. If it one is just a different pose in the same outfit and lighting then it's just a layout in a catalog. Jul 30 14 12:44 pm Link  Here is a series I did of the model Sarah Bruski that wound up in her agency portfolio. It was printed as a double truck (across two pages). I shot it in my living room, and became the first of a series on the big white sofa in South Beach! John -- John Fisher 900 West Avenue, Suite 633 Miami Beach, Florida 33139 (305) 534-9322 http://www.johnfisher.com Jul 30 14 07:03 pm Link John Fisher wrote: However, you placed the images obviously with double-trucking in mind. Jul 30 14 07:17 pm Link In general I say pick one unless you're doing something which really lends itself to multiple images (like a story). Especially in the example you posted, you're not showing me anything new with the other images. It's just repetitive. If you don't feel any of those images can stand on it's own then showing me the same in triplet isn't doing anything for you. Editing for a print book is tough. I just did a new print book for some upcoming agency shows. A lot of stuff that you like has to be left by the curb. People have limited attention spans, and in my opinion you want them to turn the page and have the next image just go BAM! Otherwise it's an overload. Jul 30 14 07:19 pm Link Fwiw, and it needs to be updated badly, my print book is all 22x14 on both sides. Its been well received but keeping in mind I mostly deal with the general public and the odd agency meeting and not really any big serious commercial work, although some art directors have liked my book (but they mostly did product stuff). Andrew Thomas Evans www.andrewthomasevans.com Jul 30 14 07:22 pm Link |
