Interview

[debbie_liane]

I had my interview at college today, i was really happy with my portfolio but i was worried it wouldnt be right for the tutor, that i only had a short time to put it together and all the other people going on the course will have had a much longer time to put theirs together because i only decided to go last minute. Anyway, i got there and there was two others in there, and one of them had one picture in her portfolio and had the rest on her mobile phone, and the other one had some nice pictures of her sister but nothing else, just portraits. I was the first one there and the tutor was asking me questions about my interest in photography, but then the others arrived and we had to fill in some question sheet about our photography knowledge and why we wanted accepting onto the course. Anyway, she seemed to ask them more about their images than me. She asked me who was in one of them and made a comment about the dog in another but she never asked me much. Im worried now.. because i didnt get much of a chance to justify things or explain myself. Although , without wanting to sound arrogant, i do feel like i had made a lot more effort than the others. I find out tomorrow if i got on the course but i can't help but worry now. I want this so badly an i put a lot of effort into my work and spent a lot of money perfecting it and if i don't get onto it i dont know what im going to do with myself.

Any words of encouragement because i really need some at the mo, i feel a bit down now, a bit deflated.

[hjs]

I would think you will be just fine. Chin up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hjs

[Jon]

Could just be that your work speaks for itself. From what you said, the other two people seemed to have more limited offerings, so the interviewer may have needed to speak to them to find out why they were there.

[DavidSR]

Just look at this as a stepping stone..if you don't get in this year you'll have a whole other year (or however often they enroll) to perfect your photography..just use the time to soak in as much as you can about Photography! If you don't get in make sure you ask them "Why?" I would imagine that they would at least tell you what they did or didn't like about your portfolio and who better to ask than a Photography Teacher :)

[JouerCanon]

I suggest the stereotypical route for now...

Ice cream and a movie.

No, really, it helps me shake out stress at times too.

As for your interview, I agree with the fact that your work does speak for itself. Who would use their phone to show off their portfolio? To me, it seems very unprofessional. Even though we're all techy now-a-days, a nice physical portfolio is always better (I say). And it seems like the others probably didn't have a more diverse portfolio as yourself anyways.

So don't sweat it!