Thankfully the paper comes pre-drilled already so you don’t have to worry about punching holes in them. It works out great.

Jeremy – I’ll try to get a few more pics up next week or I guess maybe even a little video of my book that everyone seems to be doing. Yep I’m printing on both sides and using Moab double sided matte paper that’s pre-scored & drilled. This stuff right here to be exact – http://www.pinazangaro.com/accessories_inkjetpaper.html

Great advice Larry especially on being able to articulate what your work means.

The “shotgun” effect of trying to put a little of everything in the portfolio often weakens it; people want to see that you have the ability to to make a series of works; it shows that your photographs are deliberate and not happenstance or luck, among other things.

You also need to be able to speak well about your own work. Try explaining your work in a few sentences for practice and even write a one page artist’s statement about it.

I use a 13×19 portfolio case with loose prints encapsulated in archival clear envelopes. This allows the viewer to handle the prints and bring them up close to see details if they wish. It’s better than a “book” type with pages because the viewer feels more free to look at the prints in different ways than just on a table turning pages.

I’ve found in recent years that my liveBooks portfolio page has dominated the number of people who have seen my work, and I travel a lot just to show my work to other people, mostly as an artist as opposed to a commercial photographer. I use Powerpoint for these presentations, but would prefer Keynote. T?he sad reality is that Keynote doesn’t always work on the road and it confuses IT folks.

Thanks–

Larry McNeil
(from on the road in a New Zealand Artists Residency)

-Nick

Care to show a few more spreads from your book??

What kind of paper are you using? Are you printing double-sided?