Portfolio for a (Possible) Internship

[andrew_west5]

<p>I put together a portfolio for an internship with a place called Studio This Is. They're a photo/design studio that, as far as I can tell, does portrait, fashion, and band photography as well as wedding photography and design work. I tried to put together a small collection of work that I thought was relevant, but I'm not sure if it's a decent portfolio. I could really use some opinions. The help would really be appreciated.<br>

The link to the portfolio is <a href="http://theandrewwestportfolio.tumblr.com/">http://theandrewwestportfolio.tumblr.com/</a>. The website for the studio is <a href="http://www.studiothisis.com/">http://www.studiothisis.com/</a> if you want to check that out.</p>

[Charles_Webster]

<p>Sorry, none of it works for me. The partial thumbnails is a good concept, I use it on my site (www.charlesLwebster.com), but the portion you've chosen shows a little hair on two pictures, and featureless sky on the others.<br>

Then, when I click on a thumbnail, it opens a new window to the photo. With absolutely no navigation to return home or back to the previous page.</p>

<p><Chas><br /></p>

[andrew_west5]

<p>I appreciate the feedback. I'm using Tumblr, a free blogging platform, that I rigged up as a portfolio. I can fix the thumbnails with a little CSS, but I was more concerned with the content of the portfolio right now. It's really just a temporary thing I put together specifically for the internship. Their own site uses separate windows for their image galleries, so I figured they could handle it if I used them similarly. No need to go back or return home though, the photo is in a new window so you can just close it when you're finished with it and you're right back at the homepage. As far as Tumblr is concerned, I think that's really the most efficient setup.<br>

I could really use some opinions on the content itself though. I'm afraid it isn't doing me justice, but I wanted some outside opinions, maybe see what impression it gave.</p>

[christian_mcaleenan]

<p>Andrew,</p>

<p>I'm a layman, so take the below with a pinch of salt.</p>

<p>I like the general layout of the site. It's short, sweet and to the point. I like your personality coming through in your copy. The artwork is ok, but a little bit flat. Studio This Is has heaps of colour contrasts in their work - perhaps you could bring a little more of that? Equally, get some more action involved - provoke a little thought.</p>

<p>And here's the rub - I'm looking to get more involved in online work, but have no knowledge of html etc. I've used a basic WYSIWYG tool to build a site, but i'm limited in what I produce. Could you give any tips on learning (prefferably on the cheap) coding and digital art? Which sites offer good resources etc?</p>

<p>All the best with the internship, and look forward to your reply,</p>

<p>Christian<br>

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[andrew_west5]

<p>Sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I'd figured this thread was already dead.<br>

I agree that the work is rather flat. I'm still working on building a portfolio right now and to be honest, I'm not too happy with anything so far. I'll get there though.</p>

<p>Honestly, I'm more interested in photojournalism and location portraiture. I'm working on building a portfolio more in line with that, but I'm not sure what good that kind of work will do me right now.</p>

<p>As far as learning HTML, I would suggest the following:</p>

<p>1. Go to <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp">http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp</a> and go through the tutorials. I'd also suggest learning CSS at <a href="http://www.w3schools.com/css/">http://www.w3schools.com/css/</a>, but focus on HTML first.</p>

<p>2. Whenever you come across a website you like or with a design that catches your eye, view source and pick through the source code. </p>

<p>3. Just dive in. Try making your own site, rely on Googling and copy/pasting as much as you need to. If you use Wordpress or Tumblr, you can use a basic theme as a starting point and customize it. The best way to learn is by doing.</p>

<p>Thanks for the feedback and I hope that helps.</p>