280gsm Matt
230gsm Gloss
250gsm Gloss
As you can see, the 280gsm Matt colours are more faded and doesn't make the image stand out in terms of dark blacks and light whites. The 230gsm Gloss is definitely more vibrant in colours compared to the Matt and makes the image stand out off the page more. But the paper with the best print quality is definitely the 250gsm Gloss, because the paper is a little thicker than the 230gsm Gloss which I think makes the ink bleed a bit further into the paper which means that the colours have more contrast which result in it looking more realistic and vibrant. What I wanting the paper to do was not dull the brightness at all, because I wanted the images too look like they were jumping off the page, instead of looking flat and lifeless. I am happy with the overall print quality and also the boarder around the images which means I will use this paper and layout to print my portfolio images with.
Portfolio Images
These are my portfolio images which I believe best represent my practice and the journey that my project has taken, they are all going to be printed at size A3 on gloss paper to make sure they are of the best quality to view.
The way I chose my images was by picking the ones that I thought best presented my main ideas and themes throughout my project. This left me with 8 images per chapter (16 all together), which I felt were my most powerful photographs that also showcase the different photography techniques that I development and improved. Even though there were more images I wanted to put in, through the use of my portfolio reviews with Tobias Czudej and Simon Derry, they both suggested I took some images out to make it more concise, which is how I got it down to this final 16 images, which I am very happy about.
When placing the images into my portfolio box, I will separate the two chapters of images with a dividing page to make sure the viewer knows which chapter they are looking at of my project.
