Sounds good. Shows with a purpose are more interesting. Go for it! Paul On Nov 26, 2006, at 7:11 PM, Tim Øsleby wrote:
> Thank you for your advices Mark. > > I have a long way to go before I am able to put up a real show. I need > better tools; read larger printer, and better monitoring. But I do > need to > become a better photographer too. I have improved since I restarted > photography with my DS about a year and a half ago. But I sure have > a long > way to go before I'm a decent photographer. > > Never the less, this has given me the confidence to think about a > new show. > I want to display my birds project. > This is a documentary project about the birds in the shoreline in my > community. They are threatened by greedy contractors who want to > put up a > mall there. > > I don't think my photo project will change this, but I want to > contribute to > the debate on this issue. I may even sell a picture or two ;-) > > Ok, the fun is over. For now... > > > Tim > Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Mark > Cassino > Sent: 27. november 2006 00:27 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: I feel cool today - Follow up. > > Hi Tim - > > I've done a few exhibits and I have to say I have never walked away > from > anything thinking that it went perfectly. That's particularly > frustrating where I've been in control of the whole production, and I > find myself still walking away with a list (usually a long list) of > what > could have been better. > > But then, you know, being alive and all, I'm learning all the time and > in the days between hanging a show and seeing it at the opening I > learn > new things and so would do things differently. If I was dead I'd > probably do it the way it was done 100 times before and walk away > thinking nothing could be done better. > > You are right to insist on taking control of your own work and how > it is > presented. I'm amazed at the photographers who take a cavalier > stance > on this; but I'm also irritated by the show jurors who take too > restrictive a stance on this. That's probably a good place to be - > if no > one was pissing me off I'd be best off digging a hole and burying > myself. > > I participated in only one show where the venue insisted on > printing and > framing the shots - that was in the U.S. National Botanical Gardens on > the mall in Washington D.C., and I figured even if they screwed things > up I wanted to be in the show. (They did a fine job, BTW.) > > But otherwise - insist on providing the work ready to be hung. And > then > be prepared to have a lot of work in storage after the show! (And a > hit > to your bank account to produce the pieces.) > > Of course - the downside is they may ask you to provide the food > and bubbly! > > Congrats still - > > MCC > > > > Tim Øsleby wrote: >> Opening today. No bubbles, but I did not really expecting any. >> >> It was crowded, much more people than I expected. My pictures did >> not hang >> very well. They where in a cupboard sized hall. The background was a > black, >> and a red piece of clothing. On of the managers of the festival, a >> guy who >> works at the local photo store, had done the printing and framing. >> Bad >> contrast and way too tight framing :-( >> Next time, I'll insist on doing it myself. Printing, framing and >> display, >> the whole lot. >> >> Never the less, I still feel pretty cool :-) >> >> The rest of the show was mostly paintings. But there where some other >> photographs too. Two event photographers, and one "photography as >> art" >> photographer. The latter one is pretty good. He makes his own >> pinholes and >> does other experiments. He is definitely cool. One of his sites is >> here >> http://foto.no/cgi-bin/bilder/vis_fotograf.cgi?brukerid=13808 >> >> >> Tim >> Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf Of > Tim >> Øsleby >> Sent: 24. november 2006 20:08 >> To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' >> Subject: I feel cool today >> >> You may remember that I told about my first public showing? It was >> some > rock >> festival images showed at a hotel. >> >> I just got a phone from one of those who work with the festival. >> She asked >> if they could display the images in a local but pretty proper >> gallery. > They >> invited me to attend the opening. I don't know if there will be any > bubbles >> there, but still. >> >> How cool is that? >> >> >> Tim >> Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamazoo > www.markcassino.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
