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<blockquote data-quote="ohkphoto" data-source="post: 170043" data-attributes="member: 1573">I don't think TFP needs to be stated anywhere in your portfolio, and &quot;commissioned&quot; and &quot;commercial&quot; are not necessarily the same thing.&nbsp; What a client chooses in a commissioned shoot is not necessarily what I include in a portfolio, which should be thoughtfully put together and their choices might not fit into my theme.The disclosure of commissioned and commercial work should be a separate section . . . a list of clients that can be posted or stated outside the portfolio or presented to a potential employer or client.&nbsp; As others have said in this thread, it always comes down to the &quot;interview&quot; whether you're looking for a job or trying to close the deal with a client.&nbsp; How &quot;transparent&quot; are you willing to be?When I first built my website for wedding photography (6 years ago), I had no photos suitable to showcase.&nbsp; I was told to just buy some &quot;stock photography&quot;.&nbsp; I thought that was unethical.&nbsp; So I went to a &quot;wedding photography workshop&quot; that had a staged wedding with professional models as bride and groom.&nbsp; I got enough shots to use on the website . . . but I did not include them in my &quot;portfolio&quot; nor did I state anywhere on the website that these were taken at a workshop.&nbsp; I did have brides comment on how much they liked some of the photos, and I explained to them that these were taken at a workshop, under controlled conditions and lighting, and not at a &quot;real&quot; wedding.I have since then replaced the photos with photos of &quot;real weddings&quot; (which I am gradually letting go because I'm much more interested in other areas)I don't think anybody is attacking anybody's integrity . . . the bottom line is that you need to know your audience, and you need to know yourself and your style.&nbsp; If done right, the portfolio of images will speak for themselves and for you, regardless of how they are labeled.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ohkphoto, post: 170043, member: 1573"] I don't think TFP needs to be stated anywhere in your portfolio, and "commissioned" and "commercial" are not necessarily the same thing. What a client chooses in a commissioned shoot is not necessarily what I include in a portfolio, which should be thoughtfully put together and their choices might not fit into my theme. The disclosure of commissioned and commercial work should be a separate section . . . a list of clients that can be posted or stated outside the portfolio or presented to a potential employer or client. As others have said in this thread, it always comes down to the "interview" whether you're looking for a job or trying to close the deal with a client. How "transparent" are you willing to be? When I first built my website for wedding photography (6 years ago), I had no photos suitable to showcase. I was told to just buy some "stock photography". I thought that was unethical. So I went to a "wedding photography workshop" that had a staged wedding with professional models as bride and groom. I got enough shots to use on the website . . . but I did not include them in my "portfolio" nor did I state anywhere on the website that these were taken at a workshop. I did have brides comment on how much they liked some of the photos, and I explained to them that these were taken at a workshop, under controlled conditions and lighting, and not at a "real" wedding. I have since then replaced the photos with photos of "real weddings" (which I am gradually letting go because I'm much more interested in other areas) I don't think anybody is attacking anybody's integrity . . . the bottom line is that you need to know your audience, and you need to know yourself and your style. If done right, the portfolio of images will speak for themselves and for you, regardless of how they are labeled. [/QUOTE]

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