What Is The Portfolio Project, what does it entail, and why should you join?
What It Is: It is a nine month exploration of a photographic theme chosen and refined by YOU.
What It Entails: You choose a theme, craft an artist statement, capture and select your best 10 to 15 images, and then present them to the club during an interim critique in January, and during a final critique in May. Along the way, as you get feedback, you can adapt your theme, sharpen your artist statement, and substitute new and better images.
Why You Should Do It: This is a self-assignment, designed by you, that provides expert feedback that will help you improve the photography skills YOU care most about.
What Else You Need To Know Now: The Portfolio Project is NOT a competition. All club members of all skill levels can participate. Start shooting NOW and keep building and refining your portfolio and its theme all year. Shooting for your portfolio will test and strengthen your ability to pre-visualize and capture images that fit your theme. Your portfolio may include some older images, too.
Possible Themes: The sky is the limit. Last year’s Portfolio Project themes included: birds; time-lapse highway views; the four seasons at Scotts Run; colonial life depicted at Gadsby’s Tavern; iPhone scenics & architecture; the majesty and reverence of the National Mall and monuments; macro/absracts; mandala images that symbolize both mind and body; aerials from the window seat; doorways and entrances through the ages; shadows using natural light; patterns in nature; flowers on texture; reflections of pedestrians at 13th & I Streets; and, flower transformations.
To See Those Portfolios and many more from the eight years of the Portfolio Project, visit the club gallery here.
This year’s co-chairs Dennis Govoni and Bill Corbett will explain more and answer questions during the September 13 meeting. You can join the portfolio project now or ask them questions at portfolioproject@nvps.org
The powerpoint slides for their September 13 presentation are here.