When making a photography portfolio can you use photoshop?
I've been taking photographs with my nikon for the last year or so and in that time i've always used photo shop to change up my photos a little just changing simple things like the brightness and the saturation and so on. I need to put together a photography portfolio for college can i use my photos that have been photo shopped? And how do i put a portfolio together helpz
Yes. Sort of. I would personally not aim to get into trickery of identification. But landscape photos are edited to bring extra shine of how a place could be, if the lighting was changed there at the location. Editing peoples' faces is not an art form that I'm a fan of WHATSOEVER.
A portfolio consists of having a folder, you then print the photos out on good quality photo paper, then you put the photos in the folder so others can see your portfolio much like a book.
Usually a portfolio is used to show your skills as a photographer, unless you are applying for a job as a retouch artist
A portfoilio demonstrates the kinds of subjects you are at home shooting, the kind of lighting you know how to use and how you can use a simple tool like a camera and lens to produce brilliant images, more or less on demand
In my general portfolio, I include industrial, medical, architecture, product, action, sports, fashion, glamour, head shots, editorial and underwater images. Those are the things I do.
Only the best of the best of my images reside in my general portfolio and when approaching a new client, I present a portfolio that is targeted toward the kinds of photography they need for their business on a daily basis and are pulled from my general portfolio.
I'm NOT going to use Photoshop on any of my images because my job is to get the image right when I press the shutter release.
The only post production is done when I process the RAW images and use custom camera calibration (using Colorchecker Passport) and correct for any lens flaws known to Adobe for the specific lens I'm using. In Lightroom is where I add contact information and key words to the metadata on the image files.
There are times when the client wants special tweaks and then is when I give their retoucher the exported TIFF files from the processed RAW files. They then are free to use any add-n process that they use for their website or promotional pieces.
Remember, your portfolio is your calling card, so do NOT include images that show blur (camera or subject movement), are poorly composed, are under or overexposed and have too little or too much depth of field. Your portfolio shows that you know how to use the tools in your hands, namely the camera and lenses and how you use light to make compelling images
Fhotoace is spot on…
The difference is, your portfolio is presented to help tutors understand what level you are at with your photography… It's purpose is to give the tutors an insight into where your strengths are and to how they can help you build on your weak spots, fhotoace being an experienced photographer presents portfolios to support his suitability for different projects.
I don't disagree with using editing software, some images will benefit from little tweaks here and there… In a portfolio… I'd personally keep an original copy of the unedited image behind the image presented in the portfolio, just to give a demonstration of my ability to use editing software properly… I tend not to use editing software much, it's better to keep things simple and honest… Too much tweaking can kill a shot.
It's a good idea to have the details of any images in your portfolio… A tutor will expect you to be able to explain why you chose the images in the portfolio, what skills they illustrate and how your choice of exposure helped to give your images the interest or impact that you were hoping for.
If what you want to project is your skills in Photoshop then go ahead. If your aim to show yourself as a good photographer then use it minimally or not at all.