Sterling Photos

If you have been taking photos for some time now, you will at some point want to build a portfolio of the best photos you've taken. Stop there, think, think again. Your portfolio is going to represent you as a photographer to those who know nothing about you. Carelessness is no option. You have to give it a lot of thought and put in a great effort in building a portfolio that will make those who view it want to see more of your work.

I've seen so many photographer's portfolios that had great photos all along but were spoilt by one or two low quality photos. You suddenly go from "WOW!"  to "Oh, hmm !?"

You need to make sure that those few photos that might ruin the whole collection are not to be shown anymore. But how do you identify them?

The best thing to do here is to show your portfolio to as many people as possible and getting their impression and feedback. These can be your friends, close family, fellow photographers or if you have the money and think it is worth it, some professional consultants.

Building a portfolio requires almost the same attention if not more than writing an article for a newspaper or the like. The introduction or the abstract is the most important part. So is the first image. It needs to be your best image, the one that will wet the appetite of the viewer and lead him on to the next one and the next one.

The difficult part after that is to keep a high standard, as well as ending strong. If they make it to the last image, you need to make sure this will stay in their memories as with the first one.

Once you grasp these basics, you need to be focused and targeted in building your portfolio. Most of you will build it for clients. So it is very essential that you know what your clients would like to see in your portfolio.

Diversif. All photographers tend to favour a certain style of photography. If your client wants to see the skills you posess through your portfolio, then you need to avoid puting photos that have similarity of some sort.

The main point of this article is that your portfolio represents you, and it needs to be scrutinised, altered and constantly updated. It needs to have the Wow factor from start to finish.