Planket 2009
Despite the on and off rain I loved the entire concept. The rod iron fence outside of Folkets Park was a perfect spot. It meant that more than the fellow photographer got to see everyones work, as people just happening by stopped and had a look.
While it was for amateur as well as proffessional photographers, I did find that there was one main issue. Showing too much at one time in a confind space. I really hope that I have been able to impress on my classes that less is often more. Many very talented people showed some very interesting work. Sadly most of it got lost in the shear numbers. It is really important that each image is allowed it's space so it may speak rather than drown in the patch work. I got the distinct impression people were more concerned in showing how many photos they took, in how many places and with how many different styles rather than the quality of the images they took. Thus one photographer in particular I think really did herself a diservice. She had 3 very interesting images that were glued together with 30-soemthing other images in A5. If I hadn't forced myself to take a deeper look. I would have missed her altogether.
If your going to show your work, show your best pieces! Quantity doesn't not beat quality. If you only have one good image show just the one! It's perfectly fine. No reason to show your audience your weaknesses or overwhelm them with toomuch unnecessary information.
AND presentation. What irritated me the MOST and had me scratching me head in dispair was the ripped paper people put their names on and sloppily taped to the fence under their work. AHHHHHHHHH Amateur or not how you present your work is vital. It will determine how your work is received. You don't need to be a professional to act proffessional. That is how you become professional.
Questions to ask yourself.
What am I showing?
Do I have a theme?
Why am I showing it?
WHERE am I showing it and what do I need to adjust?
How do I want to present it?
Do I use the entire body of work or an excerpt?
Do I have an artist statement?
Who do I ask for critique and help to formulate my show?
Personally I found it was a very good exercise in terms of seeing just where I am with my current project and allowed me to play with it helping to figure out where I want to go with it. While I waited until the last minute as I usually do paralyzed with what do I want to show and how, in the end I found a theme I felt I could manage in the time frame I alloted myself that stayed true to the purpose of the project. This in turned helped inspire me. It made me excited about what I am doing.
That makes it all worth the panic and fear of failure!
While it was for amateur as well as proffessional photographers, I did find that there was one main issue. Showing too much at one time in a confind space. I really hope that I have been able to impress on my classes that less is often more. Many very talented people showed some very interesting work. Sadly most of it got lost in the shear numbers. It is really important that each image is allowed it's space so it may speak rather than drown in the patch work. I got the distinct impression people were more concerned in showing how many photos they took, in how many places and with how many different styles rather than the quality of the images they took. Thus one photographer in particular I think really did herself a diservice. She had 3 very interesting images that were glued together with 30-soemthing other images in A5. If I hadn't forced myself to take a deeper look. I would have missed her altogether.
If your going to show your work, show your best pieces! Quantity doesn't not beat quality. If you only have one good image show just the one! It's perfectly fine. No reason to show your audience your weaknesses or overwhelm them with toomuch unnecessary information.
AND presentation. What irritated me the MOST and had me scratching me head in dispair was the ripped paper people put their names on and sloppily taped to the fence under their work. AHHHHHHHHH Amateur or not how you present your work is vital. It will determine how your work is received. You don't need to be a professional to act proffessional. That is how you become professional.
Questions to ask yourself.
What am I showing?
Do I have a theme?
Why am I showing it?
WHERE am I showing it and what do I need to adjust?
How do I want to present it?
Do I use the entire body of work or an excerpt?
Do I have an artist statement?
Who do I ask for critique and help to formulate my show?
Personally I found it was a very good exercise in terms of seeing just where I am with my current project and allowed me to play with it helping to figure out where I want to go with it. While I waited until the last minute as I usually do paralyzed with what do I want to show and how, in the end I found a theme I felt I could manage in the time frame I alloted myself that stayed true to the purpose of the project. This in turned helped inspire me. It made me excited about what I am doing.
That makes it all worth the panic and fear of failure!
posted by Stinkbugphoto at
3:59 PM
1 Comments:
And you are all askign yoruselves why so many spellin gmistakes MISSY! It's a slight dyslexia.
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