Art Gallery open calling for new artists...

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12/26/2004 04:23:22 PM · #1

In my town there is a gallery on the square and they are having an open calling for new artist to display/sell works at their gallery. I would like to solicit the community's help to pick 10 - 15 of my best items that would a) represent my best work, and b) be good items for sale.

You can go into my portfolioto see my items I have on DPC, or my PBASEsite for most everything else.

If you wouldn't mind, this would be a great help, because I've seem them all 100s of times and have grown numb to them.

Thanks,
-danny

Pedro

Nikon D200

12/26/2004 04:53:16 PM · #2

Outstanding
This Laughing Guy
Homeward Bound
Grass Tracks
These benches
The Road To Denali (duh :))
Peaks of Interest
North Peak
and of course...Glory

That's a start. I'll keep looking though.

Crabby Rocks.

P-ness

Message edited by author 2004-12-26 16:53:40.

12/26/2004 04:53:17 PM · #3

Hope that helps (of course im no pro so...lol) BTW which downtown is it??...and under ur family section at PBASE i recognized a couple of people ^^

, "Texas Yellow", "DSC_5218w.JPG", "Tree Study", "DSC_5281.jpg",

12/26/2004 05:17:28 PM · #4

Originally posted by elsapo:

Hope that helps (of course im no pro so...lol) BTW which downtown is it??...and under ur family section at PBASE i recognized a couple of people ^^

Downtown McKinney, TX. Do you live in McKinney? How, do you recognize a couple of the people in my family section?

Thanks for going through my collection. You've probably picked a lot of the same ones I will.

-danny

12/26/2004 05:19:33 PM · #5

Originally posted by Pedro:

Crabby Rocks.

P-ness

Thanks, you rock too!

-danny

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS

12/26/2004 05:22:14 PM · #6

Originally posted by crabappl3:

Yeah i do lol (small world)...the people go to my school :)

Canon EOS-60D

12/26/2004 05:27:03 PM · #7

Of course, I have a bit of an oddball sense of taste, but these are my faves from what you have posted here. I'll go through PBASE later and see what else I can come up with. :o)

and last but not least,

12/26/2004 05:27:11 PM · #8

Andy and Allie Shaw are my kids! Real small world! :-)

-danny

Originally posted by elsapo:

Originally posted by crabappl3:

Downtown McKinney, TX. Do you live in McKinney? How, do you recognize a couple of the people in my family section?

Thanks for going through my collection. You've probably picked a lot of the same ones I will.

-danny

Yeah i do lol (small world)...the people go to my school :)

Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon

12/26/2004 05:35:59 PM · #9

Originally posted by crabappl3:

Andy and Allie Shaw are my kids! Real small world! :-)

-danny

I don't think I know them..maybe im recognizing their friends???..( Olivia, Krista, Nicky, and Tony)

sher

Canon EOS-300D Rebel

12/26/2004 05:48:00 PM · #10

just from your DPC portfolio...lots more on Pbase that are just as good.

brianlh

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

12/26/2004 06:02:33 PM · #11

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you have sooo many pictures, i couldn't manage to make my way through them all.. but those are some that i liked out of the bunch. i even found a new favorite (the sailboat)

Message edited by author 2004-12-26 18:03:37.

jpochard

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Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM

12/26/2004 06:46:12 PM · #12

How many do you think you'll be showing? If you will be looking for clients as well as selling prints, then I would also recommend showing some of your wedding and portrait work. I think you have some excellent ones to show. Here are some of my favorites from DPC:

Message edited by author 2004-12-26 18:48:18.

12/26/2004 06:52:43 PM · #13

Originally posted by jpochard:

Thanks. At this point, I think it's just to try and sell prints. It's not really set up, at this time, to just show works for services. Although, if my card is available, then they can always go see what I can offer for them!

-danny

12/27/2004 10:55:24 AM · #14

Sorry for the shameless bump, but I will be getting my shots printed this week, I have a good idea what is well liked, perhaps just a few more from the daytime/work week crowd.

Thanks,
-danny

TerryGee

Canon EOS-30D

12/27/2004 11:34:59 AM · #15

I think that the most important thing in picking some shots is to have a unified look to them.
Pick one or two of your best ones and then try to find others that somehow go together with them. Perhaps the misty morning and the kids silhouettes and then finding others with a similar look and feel.

People are usually drawn to artists that have "a look" to their work IMO

Same goes with how you choose to frame them...the same frames or similar ties it all together giving a more professional look.

12/27/2004 12:01:00 PM · #16

I feel the same way... now the biggest thing is deciding what 'type' of photographer I want to be known as. I really don't have one particular style, so this is making it difficult. I like a lot of my people shots, but am trying to figure out what will work best for me and might be saleable. What to do, what to do.

-danny

Originally posted by TerryGee: