<p>I’m applying primarily as an Arch major, so i guess I’m kind of an odd one out. But on the other forum sections no one really knows anything about portfolios, which is what brought me here 
Don’t have it set up nicely in a flickr stream, but here’s my deviant page</p>
<p>[awheeeek</a> on deviantART](<a href=“http://awheeeek.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/]awheeeek”>http://awheeeek.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/)</p>
<p>Here’s my [url=<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/verdricity/sets/72157622839087534/]portfolio[/url”>portfolio | Flickr]portfolio[/url</a>]. </p>
<p>I don’t think I’m applying to any art schools (haven’t fully decided yet), but I am submitting this as a supplement to a few colleges. </p>
<p>Any thoughts or critiques? Anything would be helpful. I know that I don’t have many observational pieces or figure drawings, and I’d like to know how negatively that impacts my overall portfolio.</p>
<p>yikes!
one or two is OK but all of these… I donno, schools are skeptical about accepting possible mental cases nowadays.
Throw in some snowflakes or tulips to balance them out.
It doesn’t cut exactly Otto what-his name but just plain creepy.</p>
<p>Here’s mine. [toddstong</a> on deviantART](<a href=“http://toddstong.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/]toddstong”>http://toddstong.■■■■■■■■■■■■■■/)
I’m applying to Brown and sent in a bunch of supplements, one of them being art. But I’m not doing the Brown-RISD program. Too much money. I’ll just double major in English and Art and take a few classes at RISD while I’m there - if I manage to get in.</p>
<p>/// i dont have a portfolio put together, but you can view my work by visiting here:</p>
<p><a href=“http://itsallaroundus.■■■■■■■■■■%5B/url%5D”>http://itsallaroundus.■■■■■■■■■■</a></p>
<p>feedback is always welcome. ///</p>
<p>love the fonts. very nice. good fun. sketchbook sketches are wonderful.</p>
<p>[Flickr:</a> Josh McElwee’s Photostream](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/joshmcelweephotography]Flickr:”>Josh McElwee | Flickr)</p>
<p>I applied to SVA and RIT.</p>
<p>[College</a> Art Portfolio - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/csanch/sets/72157622014371428/]College”>College Art Portfolio | Flickr)</p>
<p>Heres what I plan on sending into most schools</p>
<p>I’m applying to:
Brown+RISD
Wesleyan
Vassar
Reed
Bard</p>
<p>[Flickr:</a> Cody Bralts’ Photostream<a href=“everything”>/url</a>
<a href=“http://www.codybralts.com%5B/url%5D”>www.codybralts.com](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/bralts]Flickr:”>Cody Bralts | Flickr)</a> (selected)</p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>//cody bralts</p>
<p>bleebloop/Cody your pictures are great! Possibly the best photography I’ve ever seen from someone around your/our age. Only suggestion I can possibly give is that you consider showing/submitting/using a more concise body work for your portfolio but I’m sure you already intend to. Which schools are you interested in applying to?</p>
<p>Edit* you should also look at some photographs by this guy called Santiago Mostyn.
<a href=“http://s69344.gridserver.com/Santiago_Mostyn_Mississippi[/url]”>http://s69344.gridserver.com/Santiago_Mostyn_Mississippi</a></p>
<p>Thanks Kaelyn!</p>
<p>I love Santiago Mostyn’s work! It’s so raw, so real. Very good photojournalism. I will have to further look into his work.</p>
<p>About art school… I’ve been looking into SAIC, MIAD, and MCAD. They all accepted my initial portfolio at NPD, but I will still need to submit additional ones for scholarship consideration. I feel that my work isn’t focused enough, since I cover everything from music festivals to purely conceptual art.</p>
<p>Part of me wonders if art school is even worth it. I love the concept, but having a BFA in photography limits you in the job market. Would going to a LAS/State with a focus on art be better for me in the long run?</p>
<p>I also do video work – some of it has appeared on Pitchfork and the BBC, if that’s any consolation.</p>
<p>can’t say how your portfolio should look. The only thing i know is that what schools tend to look for in scholarship worthy portfolios is a “personal voice”. Supposedly, the more cohesive the portfolio the more easily an admissions committee can detect said personal voice. Otherwise I can’t say. I myself am waiting to find out how much financial aid SAIC will give me. </p>
<p>As far as the BFA - job market thing goes i’m not too knowledgeable as i’m an international applicant and my research has been largely into fine art type things. i would say that it depends on what kind of job yur interested in pursuing. In more commercial fields, like fashion, animation, design etc. it seems that having a first degree from a reputable institution helps significantly but it goes without saying that at the end of the day it is the quality of your work that will matter most. If you really wanted to keep your options open to more traditional jobs, an LAC may be the way to go. Though, if photography and video are what you want to do, no questions about it, you may find that if you go to any old LAC you will be at a professional disadvantage when compared to kids who have studied at the <em>right</em> art schools as they would have had more technical and professional training opportunities than a liberal arts college could have offered. Photography and media programs at art schools tend to be very “preprofessional”.</p>
<p>I would suggest you look at:
UCLA
NYU (Tisch)
Bard
Yale (Santiago did his undergrad there)
University of Southern California
Parsons
SVA</p>
<p>Also keep in mind that Yale and Bard, much like many other LACs with notable photography and media programs will have a more fine art/conceptual bent.</p>
<p>keep up the good work!</p>
<p>[Eclectic</a> Art](<a href=“http://www.eclecticart.■■■■■■■■■■■■■%5DEclectic”>http://www.eclecticart.■■■■■■■■■■■■■)</p>
<p>//// I love Santiago Mostyn’s work! It’s so raw, so real. Very good photojournalism. I will have to further look into his work. //// – BleeBloop</p>
<p>BleeBloop, your work reminds me a bit of photo master, Duane Michals. Be sure to check him out. </p>
<p><a href=“duane michals - Google Search”>duane michals - Google Search;
<p>You might also like the work of Gary Winogrand.</p>
<p><a href=“http://images.google.com/images?q=garry+winogrand&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=fMQ3S-7GHcTBlAeptIyWBw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBAQsAQwAA[/url]”>garry winogrand - Google Search;
<p>I’ve spent days and days trying to choose favorites out of thousands of photos and I’ve gotten down to this many… I need to choose the ultimate 15 for my application to Tisch NYU… any insight on these? What are your top favorites? Which do you dislike, if any?</p>
<p>Honest opinions would be wonderful 
</p>
<p>[College</a> Admissions Portfolio - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/37358346@N03/sets/72157623092120164/]College”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/37358346@N03/sets/72157623092120164/)</p>
<p>Thank you so much.</p>
<p>/// I’ve spent days and days trying to choose favorites out of thousands of photos and I’ve gotten down to this many. ///</p>
<p>My background is in photography and graphic design…</p>
<p>As a general rule of thumb, be sure to ask someone – not a family member or friend – to assist you with the task of editing your images. Chances are you favor images for personal reasons and are overlooking images that might appeal more to a general audience. I’m sure I would find 10+ images of superior quality among the 1000s you have dismissed. </p>
<p>Overall you make some good observations. You compose and crop your images well overall. The subject matter is a little redundant, can you include a little more variety?</p>
<p>You probably recognize your three best shots because they are the first three thumbnails. These images are perfect in that they tell stories with drama. There is potential in some of the others, but you have not yet learned to observe/control natural lighting with the use of fill cards or fill-flash. Quality of light will always be a significant component of subject matter. </p>
<p>Overall you are doing well. I see no reason why you will not develop into a skilled and talented photographer with the right guidance and training. Keep working hard at your craft and you will do well. Tisch is a good school, best of luck to you.</p>
<p>I chose the following images as your strongest for a number of reasons:
1, 2, 3, 11, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 30, 34, 37</p>
<p>// Flickr: Josh McElwee’s Photostream</p>
<p>I applied to SVA and RIT. ///</p>
<p>Rebel… you are doing a fine job working through the nuances of strobe lighting. It takes a lot of work to develop skills. Keep it up. Also, continue to shoot with the medium format system. </p>
<p>Your strongest image is of Erica – square format. The way the clouds mirror her dress and the way her hair falls on her face, plus the monochromatic blue tones make it very effective.</p>
<p>Raining Away- thank you for your honest insight. You are certainly correct when you say that I favor some photos for personal reasons, it’s very difficult to see beyond your favorite photos when they have your favorite people in it. After reading what you said about my probable dismissing of superior quality photos, I added some more photos into my gallery starting with the photo “wedding cake”. I’m wondering if you can take a look and see if any of the ones added are to your liking. </p>
<p>One more thing, I added some of my favorite flower photos and photos with beautiful clouds, but I thought maybe flower and cloud photos are very overrated photo portfolios… not so sure. </p>
<p>Heres the link again, this time updated! : [College</a> Admissions Portfolio - a set on Flickr](<a href=“http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/37358346@N03/sets/72157623092120164/]College”>http://www.■■■■■■■■■■/photos/37358346@N03/sets/72157623092120164/)</p>
<p>Thank you again.</p>
<p>/// I added some more photos into my gallery starting with the photo “wedding cake”. ///</p>
<p>In general, pretty pictures are simply pretty pictures and often lack substance. By this I mean a picture of a beautiful woman isn’t necessarily a beautiful photo in that the subject does not determine the outcome. Your image of roses on a cake is well composed, uses depth of field exceptionally well, and is beautiful, but to some degree it lacks intrigue until it becomes something more than what it is. A good example of this is Edward Weston’s Green Pepper see link below). I am not saying it isn’t a nice photo or a really good image of a wedding cake, you can still use it, only be careful not to pick images just because they are beautiful. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/image_pepper_index[1].gif[/url]”>http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/image_pepper_index[1].gif</a></p>
<p>So what is intriguing? The image you call “jewels” is intriguing. The beauty of the jewelry contrasts with the foreboding quality of light. There is some uncertainty what is going on. Technically it is not as perfect since the shadows are a little too blocked up, but it is mysterious and leaves the viewer wondering what will happen next.</p>
<p>I also liked “self” and “fun” is a very strong image.</p>
<p>is there anyone who has an actual fine art portfolio??? not a photography portfolio…anyone?</p>
<p>there are. go back to old pages. yes lots of photos and jargons lately.</p>
![http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/image_pepper_index[1].gif[/url]](http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/image_pepper_index%5B1%5D.gif%5B/url%5D){kind=link}
![http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/image_pepper_index[1].gif</a></p>](http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/uimages/ny/image_pepper_index%5B1%5D.gif</a></p>){kind=link}