What kind of work can I upload to my portfolio?

Your portfolio on PurplePort is a collection of your work, which means that every image you upload must show work completed by you.

Think of your portfolio as a sample of what you can do and what you have to offer. It is there to showcase your style and method of work and demonstrate your ability to anyone who may want to work with you. Your account and portfolio are not spaces to upload images of anything you like.

Your images must be relevant to your account type

On PurplePort, we have different account types covering most creative areas. There are some restrictions on creating multiple accounts, but generally speaking, anyone can create a new account for any account type. 

Each creative must upload portfolio images relevant to their account type:

• Photographer - You must be the photographer who took the image
• Model - You must be the model in the image
• Make-up Artist - You must have completed the make-up in the image
• Photoshop Wizard (Retoucher) - You must have completed the editing work in the image
• Shoot Stylist - You must have completed the styling in the image
• Hair Stylist - You must have completed the hair styling in the image
• Artist/Painter- You must be the artist who created the work in the image
• Designer (Clothing Designer) - You must be the designer of the work in the image
• Studio - The images must have been created in your studio
• Tutor (Photography) - You must be the photographer who took the image

Our Image Upload Guidelines provide further information about images that can be uploaded to PurplePort. 

Images not relevant to your account type will be deleted, and images that show work completed by someone else could get your account banned from PurplePort (e.g. due to copyright infringement). This applies to all account types on PurplePort.

Exceptions for uploading other types of images when using albums

There are some instances where uploading an image that does not show your own work is permitted, such as:

• Uploading images to use for selling purposes. Uploading images into an album to enable you to use those images in the Wanted/For Sale or For Rent groups. These can include images of items you have for sale or rent, such as clothing, props, or other items.
• Uploading images of things that aid shoots. Uploading images into an album enables you to use those images to show equipment, locations, props, clothing, etc, which you can use for shoots. 

Images used for these purposes should always be uploaded to an album (and hidden from your portfolio) and given an appropriate title/description (e.g. Items for sale, Locations I can shoot in, etc.).

You should avoid uploading images directly into your main portfolio. If you upload an image and accidentally show it in your main portfolio, you can easily hide it from your portfolio. 

Also, these images must not be added to Recent Images or used as your avatar or cover image. 

Why are separate account types important?

PurplePort accounts for one person and one creative field (e.g. photographer, model, studio, designer, etc.) per account. This policy ensures that individuals are accountable for their accounts, references are informative, and everyone gets the most out of PurplePort (such as using our Search feature to find the right creative to work with).  

For example, the portfolio for a Hair stylist account should show a variety of their best images to demonstrate their skills as a hair stylist so other creatives can decide whether to book you for their next shoot (as a hair stylist). Images of work outside of this field (e.g. their landscape paintings) or other people's work (e.g. another hair stylist) should not be uploaded to their portfolio, and their Hair stylist account should not be used to advertise or arrange work in another creative field (e.g. their modelling work or photography). 

Separate account types make it easier for other members to (amongst other things):

• Browse the type of work someone is capable of (from their portfolio or albums) 
• Check someone's references   
• Search for other members to work 

Images

When viewing someone's portfolio page, you should fully expect that all of the portfolio images are relevant to their account type.

For example, if you look through the portfolio of a photographer, you would expect all of those images to have been taken by that photographer. It would be unfair to expect anyone looking at a photographer's portfolio to have to check which images they've tagged themselves as a photographer and which they've tagged other people as the photographer. 

Likewise, you should only tag your account type in images relevant to your account type. For example, if you have a model account, you should not tag yourself as a photographer in any of your images or be tagged as a photographer in anyone else's images. 

References

When viewing someone's portfolio page, you should fully expect that all of the references are relevant to their account type.

For example, if you look at the references on a make-up artist's account, you would expect all of those references would be for their work as a make-up artist. It would be unfair to expect anyone looking at someone's references to sift through each one and work out which references are for the work relevant to their account type. It would be disappointing to discover that some of those references are for their work as a model or a photographer when their account type is a make-up artist. Of all of their positive references, there may only be a small number of references relevant to their work as a make-up artist. This is especially frustrating for those who use our Search feature specifically to look for other members based on the number of references they have.  

How to share images that are not relevant to your account type

If you create some amazing work that is not relevant to your current account type, and you want to share it with other members of our creative community, there are two ways you can share this work on PurplePort.

Create a new account using the appropriate account type

The key benefits of this are that you can now:

• Upload images to PurplePort using your new account type
• Share images in the Groups more easily, as well as in direct messages and in other places
• Advertise work (e.g. Castings or Events) using your new account type

If you want to upload images that you've edited but don't have a Photoshop Wizard account, creating a new account as a Photoshop Wizard means you can start sharing your images on PurplePort (and also start gaining work from it). 

Similarly, if you want to upload images where you are the model but don't have a model account, creating a new account as a Model allows you to start sharing your work on PurplePort (and also start getting model bookings from it by using our Castings or Events features). 

Sharing images in the Groups is simpler when copying/pasting image URLs from your PurplePort portfolio. These images will be clickable links, and the image stats (e.g. loves and tagged members) will be visible to others. Other members can love your images, comment on them, share them, collect them and use them for inspiration, and your image could even be added to the Front Page Image (FPI) Collection.

You can create another account by clicking Join from the logged-out homepage. Each PurplePort account requires a unique email address, so you must use a different email address from your existing account.

Once your new account is approved, you can link your multiple accounts on PurplePort together. This enables you to switch between them with a few clicks of a button and saves you time without needing to log out and into your different accounts. 

Upload your images somewhere else online 

The advantage of this means that you can:

• Share images in the Groups, via private messages, and other places

Creating a new account to share some of your other work isn't for everyone, but there is nothing to stop you from uploading this work somewhere else (e.g. on social media). Use the URLs to those images online to share your work in group posts, direct messages, and other places (using the Insert/edit image option). Click here to learn more about adding images to other places on PurplePort.

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