What's the best way to create a hard-copy photography portfolio?

Question: What's the best way to create a hard-copy photography portfolio!?

i'm an amateur photographer and want to start putting together a portfolio!. i read there shouldn't be more than 25 pictures!. is that right!? how do i make it!? just stick the photos onto black paper and put in a display folder!?

help, please!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

10 to 12 of your absolutely perfectly printed images of your best work is about right!.

Do not include anything that will be of no interest to the possible client !.!.!. Don't show a bunch of flower shots to a newspaper photo editor!.

Except for a very few subjects (maybe black and white IR shots), mount the prints on white matte board and use an artists portfolio !.!.!. or slide unmounted prints into a 8x10 display book!.

Remember !.!.!. If the images are not perfect (compositionally as well as technically), do not include them!. If the prints are not perfect, do not include them!. This portfolio is supposed to show the best of what you do!. Once you have picked the best of the best 10 - 12, then put them into an order that makes sense !.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I actually have different portfolios for different types of photography!. For instance when I'm meeting with a potential client about shooting sports I have a portfolio that contains only sports photos, when I'm meeting regarding portraits I have a separate portrait portfolio!. Be very particular about your own work, as Ace said only pick out samples that are perfect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com