PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES AFTER 12TH

A photographer’s portfolio is a collection of his or her works, presented digitally or in print. Basically, it represents your photographic focus or the type of work you want to create in the future. As a result, a portfolio can be used to showcase your work as well as demonstrate your talent and area(s) of expertise to your market or audience. Many photographers create multiple portfolios, each suited to a different market or goal. You’ll need a photography portfolio to take your photography business to the next level. There are many elements that go into creating a photography portfolio. So take your time and carefully consider every detail of your portfolio, from the photos you choose to the way you present them.

Portfolios are divided into Photography Portfolio, Brand Book and Cinematography Portfolio.

Types of Photography Portfolio

Design of a Photography Portfolio

Photography portfolios are divided into two categories. Namely, Photojournalism and Commercial Portfolio. Photojournalism includes photographs of Travel, Landscape, Architecture, Art and culture, Sports, Wildlife including animals, birds, reptiles, insects. Portfolio can mix the specialization in a book or can be take individual specialization in full book. Each portfolios are divided into Eight chapters. One Chapter includes Four Photos.

Software : Adobe InDesign for Layout
Editing : Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Lightroom

Document Size  – Width = 20.32 cm  |  Height = 30.48
Margin = Top : 2cm | Bottom : 1.25cm Inside : 1.25cm | Outside : 1.25cm

Designing Book – Indesign

a. What is Master page?

It is a nonprinting page that you can use as the template.
If you apply any footer or header, page no. it will appear
automatically in every document pages.

Create a Master Page for 

• General Page (Other than Front and Back Page)
• Content Page (Book Theme Page & Chapter Content Pages, Content should be in a two column. Column separate will in a 2cm)
• Image Page (Image Sizes)

b. What is Document page?

Document pages are printable pages. This pages that are either facing or non-facing. Facing pages are two or more pages next to each other like as notebook. Non-Facing pages are down by down to each other like a single notebook paper.

Follow any Majour forms of photojournalism like Photo Story, Photo essay, Photo Experience, Photo Novel. And also you can follow Journalism way of writings like inverted Pyramid, Narrative, Chronological Order, Hourglass etc..

Portfolio Pages

I. Front Page   

a. Title of the book – Maximum Two words

b. Byline – Author Name

II. Blank Page

III. Title Page

a. Book Name – Maximum two words

b. Byline – Full Name

c. Creative Hut Logo

(Logo Color or font can’t be change. Mentioned size should keep logo. Download Logo)

IV. Copyright Page

a. Template will be provided by College. Click here

Use the font futura font family only.

V. Index Page

VI. Blank Page

VII. Book Introduction

(Exaplain your title of a book. ie. write the title called “INTRODUCTION”. Content should be in a traditional or Inverted Pyramid way of Writing i.e Introduction, Body and Conclusion.)

a. Heading – INTRODUCTION

Chapter Heading | Font Style = Futura Md BT
              Font Size        = 34 pt
              Font Lead space    = 42 pt
              Font Black    = Black

b. Billboard / Summary / Description

Explain the USP or Essence of your theme (10-20 Words, Two sentences).

Chapter Summary | Font Style    = Futura Md BT
              Font Size        = 11 pt
              Font Lead space    = 16 pt
              Font Black    = (Grey) c=47 | m=39 | y=39 | k=3

c. The Lead / Beginning / Introduction : The most important info
Explain your theme. Approximately 60 – 100 words (One Paragraph – Four or five sentences).  The classic who, what, when, where, why, and how of a story. (Five “W” + 1H).

d. The Mid : The crucial info.
Logic, Story, Issue, evidence, details, explanation of a theme. Approximately 200 words. (One Paragraph – Five or Six sentences)

e. The Tail / Conclusion : Extra info.
Interesting / related Chapter and details and concept about following Photos. Approximately 40-60 words. (One Paragraph – Two or Three sentences)

Body | Font Style    = Futura Md BT(medium)
              Font Size        = 11 pt
              Font Lead space    = 16 pt
              Font Black    = Black
              Text frame Columns= 2
              Text Columns Space= 0.50 cm

Running Head | On right side top corner = 2 Cm
Futura Md BT
Font Size = 11 pt
Font Lead space    = 16 pt

Change Case = Capital

Page Number     | Font Style     = Futura TT(Bold)
              Font Size       = 11 pt
              Font Lead space    = 16 pt
              Font Black     = (Grey) c=47 | m=39 | y=39 | k=3

VIII. Blank Page

IX. Chapter One to Eight -Content Page

a. Heading of the Chapter

Headline or title  tells what the story is about

Maximum One or two words. “Freeze the moment”

b. Billboard / Summary / Description

USP or Essence of your Chapter (10-20 Words, Two sentences). Heading can be explained. Explain the meaning of the heading “Freeze the moment”. Write in a italics.

c. The Lead / Beginning / Introduction : The most important info
Explain your chapter heading. Approximately 60 – 100 words (One Paragraph – Four or five sentences). What is “Freeze the moment”?.  The classic who, what, when, where, why, and how of a story. (Five “W” + 1H).

d. The Body/ Middle : The crucial info.
Logic, Story, Issue, evidence, details, explanation of a theme. Approximately 200 words. (One Paragraph – Five or Six sentences). Support, Dispute, Expand of the topic

e. The Tail / Conclusion : Extra info.
Interesting / related Chapter and details and concept about following Photos. Approximately 40-60 words. (One Paragraph – Two or Three sentences).

Use SEO Keywords in a content.

X. Chapter One to Eight – Images.

Four images in a chapter.

a. Caption

Caption should not increase more than two or three words. (20 Characters.) Do not begin a caption with names. If your photo includes important people add the person name. A caption is a brief description accompanying a Photograph. The caption can be either

Subject based = Add the Subject – eg. The Old Woman

Light based = Add Adjective. eg. A Generous Look, An Indian village old woman, With a generous look while wandering in the village.

Composition based = Add the Verb. eg. A Wandering Lady

b. Cutline

“cutlines” the words describing the photograph. The cutline is a longer phrase or a sentence.  describes the photograph, giving context of the image, or relating it to the article. Subject + Describe the image + Place + When. Eg. People rescued by the navy walking out of INS Kochi in Mumbai on Wednesday

XI. Every Chapter after keep a blank page.

Content starts after blank page i.e right side of the page.

XII. Model Release Page.

Keep a signed copy of a model release page (scanned one in a Creative Hut Letter Pad).

XIII. Blank Page

XIV. Back Cover

1a. Image of Author

2b. Name and Signature of a Author

2c. About Author. Prepare a Self Introduction

“Tell me about yourself” | Write about yourself – First Person Point of View for Portfolio and Third person point of View for Website Page.

INCLUDES

First Paragraph (Three Sentences) 

About Goal | Point of View | Perspective | Inspiration etc

Common sentence / General Thoughts about Photography and Cinematography

For example, A photograph can be both positive and negative. There are no good or bad photographs. The image was understood by the audience even without a caption. Then photo is good. A photograph is worth a thousand words.

(Not include any quotes)

Second Paragraph (Six Sentences)  

About your Place (Location, City, Country)

Mention your full name and where you are from- Pay attention to your grammar and avoid using the phrase “myself so and so.” Say ‘I am’ or ‘My name is’ instead. Mention the location to which you belong.

For example, I am Jinto Abraham, born and raised in Jaipur.

About Formal Education (+2 or Degree or Post Graduation and include the college name too).

For example, I graduated my Bachelor of Commerce (Honors) from Christ College, Bengaluru in 2018.

About Photography and Cinematography Education (PDAP, KGTE, MESC and College name also).

Next, discuss your highest qualification, emphasising the skills that will be useful for this job.

For example, I have completed my Professional Diploma In Art of Photography, KGTE in Photography and Director of Photography (NSQF level 7), Assistant Cameraman (NSQF level 4) from Creative Hut Institute of Photography.

Third Paragraph (Five Sentences)

About your Previous Experience or Project you done in Photography, Cinematography, Graphic Design, Editing etc.

For example, I created a Creative Photography Portfolio titled “title” as well as a Commercial Portfolio titled “title.” In addition, I have completed a digital marketing and brand book titled “title.” Finally completed my cinematography portfolio based on the short film “titled.”

Your Achievements (Any awards)

If you have attended or participated in any college events and received any prizes or achievements, please include them in your candidate self-introduction.

For example, I had an opportunity to participate in the state-level photography contest and had won 2nd prize.

Fourth Paragraph (Five Sentences)

What is your next Plan?

For example, I am enthusiastic about entering the world of photography and cinematography in order to make a positive social impact. Every project is a task and I consider it as an opportunity to explore the visual field. It’s an encouragement to work more efficiently and give my best in all the upcoming projects in different genres of photography and cinematography.

EXCLUDES

• If you are applying for a Photography or Cinematography job, do not write. In the future, I want to start a business, work as a freelancer, and so on.
• If you are looking for work in commercial photography or cinematography. Don’t say, “I want to be a wildlife photographer.” However, if you are applying for Wildlife Photography jobs, do not include the phrase “I want to be a commercial photographer.”

Make it clear what you want to be.

2d. Guided by

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2e. Footer

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How to do the Foldering Photography Portfolio?

1.Raw

1a. Orginal – Raw converted Jpg – Chapterwise

1b. Edited JPG – Chapterwise

2. Design File

2a. Indesign (Portfolio and Front and Back Cover)

2b. Book Jpg (Out from Indesign file), Front and Back Page

2c. Content (Docs format)

Photo Stories or Photo essay content includes Introduction page, Chapter pages and Caption and Cutline

2d. PDF

2da. Print quality

2db. Website Quality (2 Mb below)

3dc. Thumbnil of Portfolio for website

3. Website File

Note : Check below Details

Images Should not be above 100 kb. Image Naming should be in small letters without giving space and every space give”-“. Caption-Cateogry (fashion-photography)-name of a student. And keep your images chapterwise

eg.handsome-fashion-photography-jintoabraham

4. Resume

4a. Resume (Pdf and Jpg)

File Naming eg. resume-of-photographer-jintoabraham

resume-of-cinematographer-jintoabraham

resume-of-photo-video-editor-jintoabraham

4b. About me (Docs Format)

4b. Profile Image (Jpg format – Orginal and below 100 Kb)

jintoabraham-photographer

jintoabraham-cinematographer

5. Mood board

Prepare mood board before doing portfolio

How to do the Foldering of Cinematography Portfolio?

1. Video

Exported video and Thumb image.

2. Script

Story, Scene division, Biography, Location Details, Screenplay – Docs, Indesign

3. Short Division

Excel and Pdf