Not a silly question at all. Tear sheets are pages cut out of the publications where your photos appeared. Usually they simply give you several copies of the publication and you cut them out yourself. In the case of expensive books you usually get just the pages before they are bound into books. I am not sure the PDF's Paul mentioned are really an equivalent as anyone can do a layout, the actual pages prove that the work was published.
A working photographers portfolio usually consists of tear sheets and a few carefully aimed photos that show he can do work for that client that has even more impact that his previously published work. -graywolf Tim Øsleby wrote: > Silly question: What's tear sheets? > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > graywolf > Sent: 24. januar 2007 18:29 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Opportunity or Rip Off ? Advice Solicited > > Tear sheets should be a demand that goes with any sale. Tear sheets are > better than portfolio shots because they have obviously been paid for > and published. > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> In a message dated 1/24/2007 7:21:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> Regards >> >> Patrick Genovese >> ============ >> I am not a professional photographer but I'd have real problems with not >> being able to show at least one photo/image in my portfolio. I think you > should >> insist on that. Say you won't sell them again, but in the future you need > to be >> able to show one or more to others to show what you can do and that > someone >> paid you to do it. >> >> I expect the professionals have some recommendations on how to word that. >> >> Marnie aka Doe >> > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
