Recently, Fig Taylor, Portfolio Consultant at the Association of Illustrators and author of 'How to Create a Portfolio and Get Hired' visited college to give a talk on this subject, advising us on various aspects of dealing with portfolios from content and arrangement to who to contact, and what to expect from a review. Interesting points she covered included starting and finishing a portfolio with strong pieces for greater impact, only including types of work you can and want to continue, and how a typical portfolio presentation will be swift and with minimal feedback whether successful or not. After the general talk she subsequently individually spoke to each of us and reviewed our work, letting us know what she felt worked well, and suggesting what could be done differently.
Addressing my portfolio, Fig acknowledged the identifiable themes / motifs (For example the birds in both illustration and photographs) evident in my selection of images as a good aspect. My balanced selection of monochromatic and colour pieces was also praised- I prefer to work with black and white, but as she explained to another student, evidence of ability with colour is important to most. In the end, she suggested I seek out reviews from practitioners experienced in photography for more knowledgeable, in-depth and specific feedback relating to that half of the portfolio- she was positive about the imagery, but understandably felt unable to further comment on them, being predominantly experienced with traditional illustration.
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