Monday, April 16, 2012

Presenting With The Right Portfolio

Professionals who work in visual industries like architecture, art, modeling, photography and advertising know that a presentation of their best works is needed in order to get considered for a job or a project. This means collating your best work and presenting them as part of a portfolio that will show potential employers the depth of your experience and the techniques that you employ in your work. This collection of your best works should be presented in a professional manner, so you also need to pay attention to your method of presentation. You will find different products that can provide you with great presentation options that will help you get that job or project.

You should carefully consider the contents of your presentation and decide on whether you should showcase just one or the wide range of techniques that you employ in your work. You can opt to create one or more portfolios depending on the type of job or project that you're angling for. A popular option is the use of professional presentation cases or binders. Many of these cases or binders traditionally feature three ring or screw post binder options that hold page protectors in place. These page protectors are made from acid free clear plastic sleeves where you insert a copy of your work, which is protected from discoloration or other damage. A potential employer or client can easily flip through the pages of these binders or cases, for easy browsing. You can find easel display designed cases and binders that allow you to easily flip over the pages in time with your presentation. These cases and binders are made from different types of materials, such as leather, plastic, canvas or aluminum. These cases and binders are available in different sizes that can accommodate the different sized copies of your work.

You can find these products featured by companies that specialize in presentation options for visual industries. There are other presentation options by these companies if you want to go a different route than the traditional portfolio cases or binders. You can check out the presentation boxes or art cases. If you're planning to bring a lot of your work or several collections of your work, you can use expandable cases, oversized cases or shipping cases. If certain projects require you to bring posters or poster sized prints of your best work, then you need to make sure that you use a poster tube that will not just make it easier to transport your work, but can help you protect it from damaging elements as well.

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