Comments on: Your Portfolio As A Video

By: Print Portfolio Update

Print Portfolio Update — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:55:25 +0000

[...] another blog post from A Photo Editor showing a couple photographers print portfolio’s by video. Very cool [...]

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Interview: Rob Haggart of A Photo Editor < — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:14:39 +0000

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By: action man

action man — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:11:12 +0000

Terrible. You may as well fax them to me.

as art director and commissioner I have to say – DON’T make little videos. DON’T put too much money time and effort into flashy websites. GET OUT there. Knock. Call. Scream and shout. Meet people. Make friends. Concentrate on getting your work out there in more ways than the internet.

By: lovely books « H.J.K.

lovely books « H.J.K. — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 22:16:07 +0000

[...] the book edit (I stole the video idea from A Photo Editor’s post on photographer Erik [...]

By: Paul Treacy

Paul Treacy — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:09:32 +0000

Here’s a slight twist on the idea,
http://vimeo.com/2446485
Using a QuickTime slideshow with short voice over to make a hi-def movie.
I think it works rather well.
Paul Treacy
http://photohumourist.com

By: Gordon Moat

Gordon Moat — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:09:56 +0000

Glare is definitely a distraction, as is the choice of music. F. is right, there is much more to video than just moving pictures.

Tools like this need to be effective. The novelty will wear off quickly, and then it needs to be good to retain attention. I think there will be better uses of video for stills photographers than showing a portfolio. Think outside the box, but don’t box yourself in.

By: F.

F. — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:01:34 +0000

I’m a filmmaker and, well, if the photographers decide to join video to show their works they should try to do it in the best way possible, because the first one you showed here, well… wide angle shot, the light flickers, he pass really fast the pages.
I mean, if you will use video as a tool to show your work it should be professional as your photographs. That’s what I think.

See ya next time =)

By: Portfolio as a video « Daniel on photography

Portfolio as a video « Daniel on photography — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:46:31 +0000

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By: Jorge Parra

Jorge Parra — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:49:34 +0000

Guys, get a free or paid account in ISSUU.COM

No need for amateur looks, shiny pages and clumsy music.

See for example

“Fashion and Fine Art for Advertising: Concepts and Proposals”

http://tinyurl.com/6xa68x

Jorge Parra

By: Fotografi

Fotografi — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:11:25 +0000

Nice idea really…

By: Aaron McCoy

Aaron McCoy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:49:47 +0000

Good idea, but the flickering light sucks.

By: Mark Dodge Medlin

Mark Dodge Medlin — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:14:48 +0000

These are fun. I enjoyed watching them two at a time, as the one in the middle was silent. Just wish I could fit all three on my screen at once.

By: i.n.galbraith

i.n.galbraith — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 05:09:39 +0000

I agree with Rob…well the Art Buyer..I was stoked on his book, and then when I followed up with his website, I was disappointed. Not so much in content, but the overall package it was delivered in…get it?

By: tomé

tomé — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:42:35 +0000

i’ve done “the same” using the fantastic ISSUU a couple of weeks ago

http://issuu.com/zund4p/docs/p08

i wanted to show my work to a few agencies and producers and since i was traveling that was my only option. i still intend to print it, asap, and this is a terrific example to follow.

i find the work itself top notch and couldn’t care less about the plastic or reflections. everything is absolutely exceptional from photography to design to physical book to video.

By: A Photo Editor

A Photo Editor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:37:17 +0000

@Rich Fleischman,
I’m used to seeing the plastic pages. Most of the books have them.

By: A Photo Editor

A Photo Editor — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:35:02 +0000

Funny because I just saw a note from an Art Buyer where they said “this photographer takes great pictures, ignore the horrible website.”

By: Yan Shaw

Yan Shaw — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:23:20 +0000

Are you serious? You prefer to see this horrible quality video over just looking at the guys website to see if you want to call-in his book? It might be a nice gimmick but it has one life and then the gimmick is over. Everyone is so desperate to get seen with some gimmick that they forget it is about stunning photography. Lord help me if anyone has to view my images on a Zapruter-quality video. Be more creative and make a multimedia piece that tells a story!!

By: Rich Fleischman

Rich Fleischman — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:52:23 +0000

Rob,
what are your thoughts on the whole page cover/coverless debate? Also love to hear your thoughts on the new Blurb style portfolios people are using?

By: Sam Bech

Sam Bech — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:56:52 +0000

Hmmm…food for thought. I like this mix. Thanks for the posts, Rob. I feel a lot more in tune with the industry since I began reading both your and Vincent Laforet’s blog.

By: i.n.galbraith

i.n.galbraith — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:01:57 +0000

yeah….i’m going to have to pinch that idea.

By: Mike Henry

Mike Henry — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:19:03 +0000

This is a great idea and really nice images as well. I do think that the plastic makes it tough for viewing though. I recently switched to sleeveless pages and love the results.

Thanks for sharing this.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:10:11 +0000

This isn’t anything new.

I know Reed + Rader does this every time they update their book. I think they archive them but I can only find 1. It’s linked right on the front of their website. None the less, I love the idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffOU7NPNe_E

By: Just another photog

Just another photog — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:07:18 +0000

Love the video, I always like seeing these… There are a couple you have posted, Rob that are really inspiring, please bring us more as you find them/are sent them.

Just a standard question, but what size is this portfolio? I’m just ordering one now and have assumed that 12×9 for my 12×8 prints is all good…? I’m ordering from House Of Portfolios.

Thanks

By: corey hendrickson

corey hendrickson — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:55:34 +0000

i agree the presentation is nicer without the plastic, but i wonder if it makes that much difference (all else being equal)?

the ease of swapping out images and keeping everything pristine is tempting.

By: Mark Harmel

Mark Harmel — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:54:10 +0000

I forgot that Andrew Darlow included my portfolio solution (without the plastic pages) in his “301 Inkjet Tip and Techniques” book. A preview is available at my blog.

http://www.harmelphoto.com/blog/

By: Mark Harmel

Mark Harmel — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:50:15 +0000

This is also a testimonial of why it is important to take your photos out of plastic pages. The reflections distract from the images.

By: anoon

anoon — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:12:06 +0000

I love seeing other photogs books. I liked the separation of the portrait/ fashion from the still life. But was kinda thrown off when it switched back to portrait at the end….

By: Stefan Falke

Stefan Falke — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:58:31 +0000

I posted my portfolio video on my blog 6 month ago, I think it is a great idea:

http://stefanfalkephotography.blogspot.com/2008/05/my-photography-portfolio.html