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Best way to put together a digital portfolio
Peter Aiken, Photographer
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Manhattan | KS | USA | Posted: 8:10 PM on 05.18.07 |
->> Looking for the best way to put together a digital portfolio for job interviews and sending with resumes.
Any information would be helpful. |
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Matthew Rosenberg, Photographer
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Charlottesville | VA | United States | Posted: 8:18 PM on 05.18.07 |
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Karl Stolleis, Photographer
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Santa Fe | NM | USA | Posted: 9:16 PM on 05.18.07 |
->> Best way to handle a digital portfolio is either a slideshow (self contained) or a website, even if it is not on the web (if that makes sense)
If it is HTML it solves cross platform issues and if you can get it up on a server it solves portability issues.
Some donts - Make sure your files are screen resolution. Make sure they have sequenced names in case someone uses photo mechanic to view them. Make sure the captions are in the IPTC information, not on a separate sheet. Make sure they are JPEGS. Do NOT use Powerpoint. This is not a common piece of software at many newspapers.
Have some other folks run your portfolio when you are done and see how easy things work. The more effort you have to put in to viewing pictures will taint an editor quickly against you.
Lastly - dont cut corners or try cheap fixes when doing this. Its like printing your resume on toilet paper. |
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Andrew Dolph, Photographer
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Medina | OH | USA | Posted: 9:24 PM on 05.18.07 |
->> Some editors are going to have very specific requirements. Although there are industry standards for submitting job app's, you might find varying opinions about the so-called "right" way to do it. If you're applying based upon job postings on various journalism job boards, I see three distinct trends, and two rare requirements:
1: PDF's, as Matt suggests
2: Website
3: CD or DVD with image files that stand alone
4: 3 & Some kind of a slide show — no power point.
5: Slides ; ) I've seen a few!
A lot of this discussion will depend on where you are applying, what kind of work that organization produces, and what you produce. So, it's not enough to say, "give 'em your résumé and a link to your website. Follow me? If I were an editor at a news organization in 2007, I would want options. Give me individual files and killer cutlines so that I can browse with the program of my choice at my leisure, and then give me a link to something online. I would want to see your photo and/or pj skills and your design skills. If the website was designed by someone else, I think that's another discussion entirely.
Lastly, this is really redundant, and we've all heard it ... run your package past more than a few set of eyeballs. I've been down that road and burned myself. It hurts.
Hope this helps, and the best of luck to you.
Best,
— Andrew
ps: you may try searching through SS next time, as there's a plethora of threads, and special features on this subject pertaining to both internships and full-time jobs. For instance:
http://www.sportsshooter.com/message_display.html?tid=22215 |
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