I may have a chance to show some of my work in a local coffee house, but the owner wants to see a portfolio, likely "jpegs on a cd." What is the best way to accomplish this, what size image, any special tips? I don't have a clue here, so any advice is appreciated.
By far the best way to do this is simply to put up a small gallery of your work online and give them the address (us too). There are numerous places on the web that will host this sort of thing for free or little cash.
If you are going to give them a CD of images, save them something like 500 or 600 pixels wide (at 72ppi resolution) and with a jpg quality of 6 or so. CONVERT to sRGB after you resize them, and sharpen after you resize as well. That would give them enough detail to see what they are all about without you worrying about them being able to do anything with them - other than using on the web.
Sounds like you may need to get Bill Dark to make some prints for you!
Angela - I totally agree with Tim! You should have lots and lots of prints in your hands next time you visit them!
Just kidding, Angela. I really do think hardcopy still has a place in the marketing world. It gives you an opportunity to promote your work to the owner right then, and other potential customers. While I am a firm believer in the web, it is sometimes easy for the customer to get busy with something else and forget to view your work. I would recommend both - online and a few outstanding prints from my Canon printer.
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2 repliesIf you are going to give them a CD of images, save them something like 500 or 600 pixels wide (at 72ppi resolution) and with a jpg quality of 6 or so. CONVERT to sRGB after you resize them, and sharpen after you resize as well. That would give them enough detail to see what they are all about without you worrying about them being able to do anything with them - other than using on the web.
Sounds like you may need to get Bill Dark to make some prints for you!
Just kidding, Angela. I really do think hardcopy still has a place in the marketing world. It gives you an opportunity to promote your work to the owner right then, and other potential customers. While I am a firm believer in the web, it is sometimes easy for the customer to get busy with something else and forget to view your work. I would recommend both - online and a few outstanding prints from my Canon printer.