Portfolio

How it is used

You build, update, curate and review a portfolio. Editors and agencies prefer a tight edit: fewer, stronger images that match the kind of work you want. Portfolio reviews at festivals let photographers get feedback from editors and curators.

Example sentences

1. Your portfolio is strong, but cut it down to your twenty best images.

2. If you want food clients, put food work at the top of your portfolio.

Common collocations

• build a portfolio
• online portfolio
• portfolio review
• update your portfolio

Related terms

• licensePermission from the copyright owner to use a photo in specific ways, for example where, for how long and in which media, usually in return for a fee.
• stock photographyReady-made photos that are licensed to many different customers through agencies or websites, instead of being shot for one client.
• watermarkA logo, name or text placed over a photo, often semi-transparent, to show who owns it and to discourage use without permission.
• editTo improve photos after the shoot by adjusting things like exposure, color and cropping, and to choose which images to keep.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• portfolio · Architecture
• portfolio · Real Estate
• portfolio · Investing & the Stock Market
• portfolio · Graphic Design

More terms: Copyright & Licensing

• copyright
• model release
• royalty-free