Whether you are a newbie or just want a refresher, this guide will help you choose the best projects to build your portfolio. Learn how to select and price projects, the dos and don’ts of portfolio building and much more.
Tutorial include:
-Ideas for freelance art jobs
-Tips for building an effective portfolio
-How to price and negotiate projects
-How to find jobs online
Whether you are new to freelancing or just want a refresher on what it takes to build a strong portfolio, this guide will help. Learn how to select and price projects, the dos and don’ts of portfolio building and much more. Tutorial include:
-Ideas for freelance art jobs
-Tips for building an effective portfolio
-How to price and negotiate projects
-How to find jobs online”
Since you’re seeking to build your freelance portfolio, it’s best to pick projects that will show off the skills you want to highlight. If you’re a programmer, pick a project that uses the programming language you want to be known for. If you are an illustrator, focus on drawing cartoons or comics. If you are a writer, focus on writing long-form pieces or blogging regularly.
If you’re not sure about what kind of work to pick, ask for feedback from your peers or professors. They may be able to give you ideas about what would look good in your portfolio. You can also use social media sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter to find designers or developers who work in your area of interest and ask them for advice!
Regardless of what type of work you choose to showcase in your portfolio, it is important that you do the best possible job at completing it. It’s all too easy to let things slide when there’s no one paying you, so stay organized and motivated!
The eBook is divided into two sections: the first section provides an overview of what is involved in building a freelance portfolio, including suggestions on how to get the best out of it, while the second section focuses on practical tips on how to build your own portfolio. This includes information on setting up your portfolio website, photo and video shoots, tips on editing and sharing your work, tips for writing work descriptions and CV’s for prospective clients and much more.
There are also links to useful websites along with a bibliography for further reading as well as contact details for those who would like to enquire about hiring you.
What’s included in this book:
1. The importance of having a good quality portfolio. 2. How to build your own website. 3. Photo shoots and video shoots. 4. Tips for editing your work 5. Tips for writing descriptions 6. Tips for posting your work online 7. Tips for networking 8. Where to find jobs 9. Further reading 10. Contacts 11. Bibliography
This book has been written as an easy-to-read guide that can be used by anyone who is interested in building their own portfolio whether they are a fledgling artist or an established professional photographer or filmmaker looking to create a new portfolio site or update their
What’s the most important element to remember when creating a portfolio of your freelance work?
That it’s not about you. It’s about the client.
Yes, that might sound obvious, but I’ve seen too many portfolios where the designer seems to be more interested in being clever, or in showing off how good they are at Photoshop, or how well they can write snazzy copy. The work itself is often secondary to the design surrounding it.
The message I get from these kinds of portfolios is: “I’m an awesome designer who will do work for you and make you look really good while doing it.” The problem with that message is that it leaves me asking one very important question: why should I choose this designer?
In this eBook, you will learn how to create a portfolio and improve your skills. The world of graphic design is filled with a number of different roles and skill sets. The tasks vary depending on the type of project or business that you are working for.
Tasks include:
Resume creation,
Designing for websites,
Corporate identity development,
Print design,
Logo creation and much more.
Nevertheless, there are some skills that are important for all designers to possess. For example, analytical thinking and research skills are crucial whether you are working on web design or print packaging. In addition to those broad skills, there are many specific tasks that designers have to address in their work.*
Contrary to popular belief, a portfolio is not simply a collection of your best work. Rather, it is the culmination of your career and should represent not only your artistic capabilities but also your knowledge and skills as an artist.
The truth of the matter is that no one really knows what makes a good portfolio — making it even more difficult to actually create one.
There are many books and articles that discuss what should be included in a portfolio: photos of finished pieces, photos of sketches and preliminary drawings, examples of concepts for projects, etc. However, there seems to be very little information about what shouldn’t be included in a portfolio. To make matters worse, when artists are asked why they have chosen to leave certain things out of their portfolios, they often respond with answers that are vague and unhelpful.
“I don’t include anything I haven’t done yet because I’m waiting until I’ve finished it,” or “I don’t like including deleted images in my portfolio because they’re not the best ones I’ve done.” These types of responses are no help at all when it comes down to actually putting together a coherent, effective portfolio.
This eBook will not only help you understand how to build a great portfolio, it will also teach you how to avoid