{"id":4937,"date":"2019-08-07T19:04:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherrydeck.com\/blog\/?p=4937"},"modified":"2021-02-18T15:11:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:11:56","slug":"how-to-create-a-great-paper-portfolio-part-3-with-ben-reeves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherrydeck.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-great-paper-portfolio-part-3-with-ben-reeves\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Great Paper Portfolio \u2014 With Ben Reeves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is important to create a great paper portfolio as it is useful when meeting with potential clients and to showcase your work in a refreshing and interactive way. Currently, re-thinking his own portfolio approach, photographer Ben Reeves<\/a> shares his learnings and advice.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

In this series \u201cHow to Create a Great Paper Portfolio\u201d we ask photographers about their view on printed photography portfolios and share tips and insights about how to produce a high-quality book. In this piece, we talked with the London-based still life photographer, Ben Reeves<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben is known for always finding different ways of communicating ideas and questioning what is within the visual realm and what goes beyond. With years of experience and having worked for clients such as Adidas, Peroni, Canon, and BBC, today he brings relevant insights from his own career learnings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I try to show a consistency throughout the work but also a progression through the book. So the beginning and end may be quite different but there\u2019s a continual flow that links one from the next.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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So let\u2019s 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

It\u2019s not as necessary and other formats work effectively. However, I still like to have a paper portfolio when it gets to the point of meeting with Art Buyers\/Producers. It\u2019s nice to hand over a printed version of your photography and I think it can slow the act of viewing the images and allow you to go into detail about the work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also, by the time you have a meeting appointment, someone has already seen most of your work but not printed out, so it can appear a little more fresh. Plus, I still think the tactile nature of handling a printed book is the best way of viewing photographic work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From all, what format have you found to work the best?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it\u2019s a combination of everything. Instagram is drawing attention but many people still have the first point of contact directly through my website. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But generally, once you\u2019ve got to the point of a meeting and discussed your work and practice, that is when you to build an effective relationship with someone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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