Creating a Web Portfolio enables you to provide 24-hour access to your work and is a good promotional tool. The best way to present your work is to find the most dynamic alternative available to you. The position you seek and the type of firm you are considering will influence what they might be looking for in the work presented by a student. It is best to show a broad base of abilities and styles. Technical drawings can be included.
Photographs are common.
We would suggest the larger format to allow you to show horizontal and vertical images without having to rotate the portfolio. Often photographs are used, but elevations, renderings, floor plans, material boards, or any tool at your disposal to show your professionalism and ability for a specific project should be utilized. With this said, we suggest keeping it to a presentation that might last 15-20 minutes, but depending on the size of the project, the scope of services required and the size of a potential project it might well be far more extensive. Remember selling yourself to a prospective employer is much like selling your services to a potential client. Make the presentation as slick as possible, give it thought and add your own personal style.