Portfolios - A discussion

I just stumbled over this nice little set of posts on creating a portfolio. It is extensive, and you may not agree with all of it but it is worth a look. A lot of time went into the post and I think it is information worth reading.

Photosmudger.com.: Portfolios - What and Why: "Even in this high-tech, information superhighway, digitised, sci-fi, skinny latte, post-modern, post-impressionist, post-everything world there's still a very important place within photography for the distinctly old-school portfolio. There's very little here that will be news to experienced photographers, as without making good use of their portfolio they're unlikely to have lasted long in the commercial world. However for people just starting out, or those whose only real experience of showing their work off is is via flickr and other websites, read on."