1. I would suggest to mix your Golf photos more with closeups (and Emotions!) . Think of it like editing a video - you barely would put a full body view to another one but mix it with close-ups or half-totals to make it more exciting for the viewers. 2. Yes, I understand your intention to use the header image as a section advisor - in my opinion you need to put a headline photo there like you would do for a newspaper opener that screams "buy THIS newspaper now!". The first seconds are crucial to call the attention. Think of someone looking for a photog and he is culling through many many portfolios to find a pro for a job. Time is money! 3. Don't select images only by your own feelings / memories. Often we think of the hard time we had to get THIS one photo and add it to the imaginary's worth of the picture - while it's boring for most others. So let unbiased people rate your photos too. 4. While it's hard to select you need to be more restrictive and brave with your sorting. There are a lot of photos that are technically correct but looking very similar. E.g. the golf photos are very similar in framing - show more different bleeds so a business owner, a tour's press manager and a magazine editor can see a (sought for!) variety in your work and feel that you can work and deliver for all of them.
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Nice video! I updated my portfolio after watching this!
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1. I would suggest to mix your Golf photos more with closeups (and Emotions!) . Think of it like editing a video - you barely would put a full body view to another one but mix it with close-ups or half-totals to make it more exciting for the viewers.
2. Yes, I understand your intention to use the header image as a section advisor - in my opinion you need to put a headline photo there like you would do for a newspaper opener that screams "buy THIS newspaper now!". The first seconds are crucial to call the attention. Think of someone looking for a photog and he is culling through many many portfolios to find a pro for a job. Time is money!
3. Don't select images only by your own feelings / memories. Often we think of the hard time we had to get THIS one photo and add it to the imaginary's worth of the picture - while it's boring for most others. So let unbiased people rate your photos too.
4. While it's hard to select you need to be more restrictive and brave with your sorting. There are a lot of photos that are technically correct but looking very similar. E.g. the golf photos are very similar in framing - show more different bleeds so a business owner, a tour's press manager and a magazine editor can see a (sought for!) variety in your work and feel that you can work and deliver for all of them.
Thanks for the tips! I really appreciate it! Will definitely be going back and looking through my portfolio thinking of these!