{"id":4315,"date":"2019-07-05T10:18:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-05T08:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherrydeck.com\/blog\/?p=4315"},"modified":"2021-02-18T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:12:32","slug":"how-to-create-a-great-paper-portfolio-part-1-with-nick-rochowski","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherrydeck.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-great-paper-portfolio-part-1-with-nick-rochowski\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Great Paper Portfolio \u2014 With Nick Rochowski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In today’s age of Instagram, paper portfolio still matters\u2014 even more than you may think. Photographer Nick Rochowski will tell you why and exactly how you can create a great paper portfolio. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In this series “How to Create a Great Paper Portfolio”, we ask photographers about their view on printed portfolios as well as tips and insights about how to produce a high-quality book. The first expert we reached out to is Nick Rochowski<\/a>. He visited us for the Hamburg Art Buyers Tour<\/a>, and we were very impressed by his stunning portfolio. Nick is a graduate of The London College of Printing, and regularly gives lectures and takes part in seminars at universities and creative forums. He also shoots worldwide for creative agencies, design studios, architects, cultural institutions, and publishers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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So let’s go straight to the point! With Instagram, individual websites, and platforms like Cherrydeck, is a printed photography portfolio still needed?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Absolutely! The most important thing for me, about making new client relationships and maintaining them, is to meet face to face. So much gets lost on the screen and when you meet and talk there is nothing better to use as a discussion point than to show new printed work. It can be a portfolio, a catalog or zine, an editorial feature or maybe even a specially printed image. Clients and collaborators will always respond positively to something in print, or at least, it guides the direction of the meeting\/coffee chat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What format have you found to work the best?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Website and portfolios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did you decide to print your portfolio?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If I have a face to face meeting that is a pitch or presentation, I will always print a curated portfolio for it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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