Portfolio à la mode!

I recently celebrated One-Year of Being a Photographer. Well, to tell you the truth, I've been taking photos diligently for two years; the first year with point-and-shoot cameras, but only since last year with more professional gear. In the last year, I took 8221 photos, edited over 1500, uploaded over 300 to the web, printed less than a dozen photos, and less than even that are put into frames or albums. The prints I do have are beautiful. So beautiful that the love I had for a shot while editing doesn't even compare. Prints are windows to the past, some have amazing views, while others prove we were once kids, and that our parents were actually pretty cool. It may sound silly, but it's true. And that's why I love photography. It reminds me to live.

It's the right time that I decided to build a portfolio. It's part of the plan I have in mind that keeps me going. Although some have expressed that portfolios are becoming obsolete with the digital age, I still feel the desire to create one. I asked my handyman father in-law if he'd help me out with a bit of know-how on tools and supplies so that I could design my own portfolio. And, as usual when it comes to tools and supplies, he already had most of the stuff I would need to build one!

This week, I'll be concentrating a great deal on picking out the best of my work to send off to the printers. There is also much to be done about picking out exactly which materials I will decide to go with when making my portfolio. Now a riddle: Acid, Blasting, or Burning?