Here’s What You Should Do For Your Photography Portfolio

After performing a pretty hardcore edit on my own portfolio, I have left myself with a much smaller selection of images that speak with a more powerful voice about my own vision and personal style. This is not the first time we’ve discussed the “photographer’s portfolio”. Previously, we talked about how to create a portfolio, but I have concluded that a portfolio cannot forever remain static and rigid; it has to undergo periodic reviews or market-driven changes to accomplish a specific goal. These are the lessons I have learned, portfolio-wise, this year after compiling the first decent version of my photography portfolio.

Redefining a Portfolio

In a previous article, we mentioned in a very dry way that a portfolio was “a group of work collected in a specific format”. This definition now seems lazy to me, because it doesn’t reflect the huge importance a portfolio in the life of a photographer. That’s why I’d like to share a newer and richer vision of how I see the Photographer’s Portfolio today: “The Photographer’s Portfolio is the visual evidence that summarizes a photographer’s work; it is similar to a CV, but with tangible results.”

The ultimate goal is to create future work that will be worthy of becoming part of our portfolio, that exclusive club of moments that builds our voice as…