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Image Sizes for Portfolio I am putting together a portfolio and would love to get some opinions from fellow photographers. I am trying to decide if I should stick with all 8x10s, or if it is okay to use some smaller sizes in a grouping. For instance, I might have a 2 page spread that includes photos from the same family shoot - an 8x10 of the family group and then 2 5x7's of the kids or whatever. At first, I thought groupings would be good to show what variations I can get from one setting, but now I'm leaning a bit more towards just individual shots that are excellent and not necessarily related to each other. What do you think? Thanks for your time and advice.
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Clair, I have several portfolios for different potential clients. Each portfolio is set up on a one image per page program. Each image is mounted and matted. This enables me to decide what images to take with me, and what to leave. This allows me to fine-tune the portfolio for a specific client. I think that between 15 and 25 images is about the right number to show. I use 12X12 inch and 11X14 mats for different portfolios. I am considering doing a larger portfolio. Remember, use only the good stuff, nothing you need to explain. Thanks, John Siskin
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ROBERT F. CUMMINGS |
Hello Clair, when I put my portpholio together, I prefered to stick with large prints. I use the 16x20 size prints so that my clients got a real good idea how a certain shot would look, say if it were hanging over a fire place mantel or over a large sofa. If you use smaller prints, then you usually have to put them in matte frames to bring your eye more to the photo. So, if you are serious about a portpholio that you will be proud to show, I suggest going 16x20, without mattes. I sold a lot more reprints that way and that is where the money is. The bigger size prints also help turn your clients reprints into larger ones as well, because they see how good something looks when it is larger. Remember, larger prints usually mean larger profits. Good luck. Robert Frank Cummings. retired photographer
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