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Importance of a bio

Importance of a bio

From the course: Creating a Photography Portfolio

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Importance of a bio

- [Instructor] While in the previous few movies, we talked about how we could develop a mission statement or manifesto that may or may not show up externally, in this movie, we're going to turn our attention towards the about page, and this is that forward facing section where you get to create a narrative arc for who you are and what you do, and this is an essential part of a strong portfolio, and here's why. When it comes down to who we are, we are all incredibly different. That's one of the reasons why I love portraiture. There's just so much about who we are that makes us unique and one of a kind and we want to be able to share that with people because that, in a sense, will kind of clarify what our point of view is and who we really are and what we want to create and capture, and in a sense, I think of the about or bio section of a website as kind of revealing what is hidden. You know, I think we know ourselves and we know who we are but the rest of the world doesn't, so somehow,…

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