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<blockquote data-quote="Fork" data-source="post: 170014" data-attributes="member: 10937">I don't see how presenting a photo and not stating a reason for the shot being taken has any bearing on the integrity of the photographer.Did I plan the shot? Yes.Did I shoot it?&nbsp; YesIs it technically and compositionally good? YesIs it good enough for my portfolio? Yes.Job done.&nbsp; There is no obligation to divulge non-essential information.&nbsp; As long as you shot the photo, why should whether it was a practice shot or a commissioned one make any difference? It still shows what you can do.&nbsp; What if someone does some TFP shoots?&nbsp; Are you saying you should state that the shoot was TFP in the portfolio?&nbsp; What about the model, should they state that it was TFP in their portfolio too?&nbsp; TFP or indeed shooting friends can be a perfectly good way to boost a portfolio, but just because the &quot;payment&quot; is prints and not cash, it doesn't make the transaction any less professional or valid for a portfolio.If your practice shots are below par and have technical or compositional errors in them I would certainly advocate stating that they were for practice only, but then I would question why they were even in a portfolio in the first place.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fork, post: 170014, member: 10937"] I don't see how presenting a photo and not stating a reason for the shot being taken has any bearing on the integrity of the photographer. Did I plan the shot? Yes. Did I shoot it? Yes Is it technically and compositionally good? Yes Is it good enough for my portfolio? Yes. Job done. There is no obligation to divulge non-essential information. As long as you shot the photo, why should whether it was a practice shot or a commissioned one make any difference? It still shows what you can do. What if someone does some TFP shoots? Are you saying you should state that the shoot was TFP in the portfolio? What about the model, should they state that it was TFP in their portfolio too? TFP or indeed shooting friends can be a perfectly good way to boost a portfolio, but just because the "payment" is prints and not cash, it doesn't make the transaction any less professional or valid for a portfolio. If your practice shots are below par and have technical or compositional errors in them I would certainly advocate stating that they were for practice only, but then I would question why they were even in a portfolio in the first place. [/QUOTE]

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