The portfolio should show some samples of your best work. You can choose to show a little of everything you do to show your range of skill and experience. But you should think about what type of photos the interviewer wants to see and prepare your portfolio accordingly.
For example, if you were interviewing for a food photography job, show samples of your food photography work. Do you have any samples that relate to the purpose of your interview (ie, type of job)? The size of the portfolio is (for me) a judgement call. Maybe around 15 photos or so, if the portfolio uses a targetted subject approach.
For my portfolio, I browsed the presentation materials section at my local Staples store. I found vinyl books that had plastic inserts for pages - about40 pages or so. You can put two 8 1/2 x 11 page-size photos in each sleeve for a double-sided page. This system works very well for me, I can replace old photos with new ones, or change the sequence, etc. I also found plastic binder type boxes - these are about an inch thick and are called "Unikeeps". These work very well too, but you'd have to buy some plastic sheet protectors, or perhaps be really creative and use some black paper for pages and mount your photos on them.
For both, I designed my own cover page to slip into the sleeve on the outside of the book. This cover page shows my name, logo, and contact information.
When preparing your portfolio, choose good quality materials, and ensure that it presents you in the best professional way possible. When showing your portfolio, be prepared to offer comments about the photos if the interviewer spends more time on some than others. Hope this helps?
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