Photography Shows

I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first submission,
less for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some shipping too. Anyone
know if this is worth pursuing or any other way to begin promoting my
work for some $$ and to get my name out there? I got's rent to pay.

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In message , Paul Furman
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I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first submission,
less for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some shipping too. Anyone
know if this is worth pursuing or any other way to begin promoting my
work for some $$ and to get my name out there? I got's rent to pay.

(x-posted to 3 photo groups)

Spam IMHO.

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"Surfer!" wrote in message
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In message , Paul Furman
writes
I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first submission, less
for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some shipping too. Anyone know if
this is worth pursuing or any other way to begin promoting my work for
some $$ and to get my name out there? I got's rent to pay.

(x-posted to 3 photo groups)

Spam IMHO.


Spam in the strictest sense of non solicited emails, but it is legit, I know
a couple of the organizers, and it was a big hit last year. Not sure it's
worth the price to ego boost ratio, though.

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Skip Middleton
www.shadowcatcherimagery.com
www.pbase.com/skipm

Skip wrote:

"Surfer!" wrote in message

Paul Furman writes

I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first submission, less
for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some shipping too. Anyone know if
this is worth pursuing or any other way to begin promoting my work for
some $$ and to get my name out there? I got's rent to pay.

(x-posted to 3 photo groups)

Spam IMHO.

Spam in the strictest sense of non solicited emails, but it is legit, I know
a couple of the organizers, and it was a big hit last year. Not sure it's
worth the price to ego boost ratio, though.

I don't want an ego boost exactly but it might look good on a resume.
I'm not going to San Diego (full day's drive) but it's a nice place & I
suppose art buyers might make the trip for this show. The prizes are
nothing spectacular, $1,000 first place, and it wouldn't be a big money
maker, I'm pricing 13x19 prints framed to 20x26 at $150, with their
comission that's $200 so maybe I send 3 & sell 1 & basically cover my
costs for something on the resume to impress local galleries. Or submit
all 15 shots that I have ready:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=framed-exhibit
.... for $165 & just see if they even like them??? Those would cost quite
a bit to ship two huge boxes and I'd want to sell as many as possible
which must be tough with that much competition hanging in the same room.

Maybe I should just focus on something more local. But I've got these
prints & I want to do something with them, now.

Paul Furman wrote:
Skip wrote:

"Surfer!" wrote in message
Paul Furman writes

I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first
submission, less for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some
shipping too. Anyone know if this is worth pursuing or any other way
to begin promoting my work for some $$ and to get my name out there?
I got's rent to pay.

(x-posted to 3 photo groups)

Spam IMHO.

Spam in the strictest sense of non solicited emails, but it is legit,
I know a couple of the organizers, and it was a big hit last year.
Not sure it's worth the price to ego boost ratio, though.

I don't want an ego boost exactly but it might look good on a resume.
I'm not going to San Diego (full day's drive) but it's a nice place & I
suppose art buyers might make the trip for this show. The prizes are
nothing spectacular, $1,000 first place, and it wouldn't be a big money
maker, I'm pricing 13x19 prints framed to 20x26 at $150, with their
comission that's $200 so maybe I send 3 & sell 1 & basically cover my
costs for something on the resume to impress local galleries. Or submit
all 15 shots that I have ready:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=framed-exhibit
... for $165 & just see if they even like them??? Those would cost quite
a bit to ship two huge boxes and I'd want to sell as many as possible
which must be tough with that much competition hanging in the same room.

Maybe I should just focus on something more local. But I've got these
prints & I want to do something with them, now.

Paul-

Have you considered Open Studios in either SF or the East Bay? Or how
about standing around for a couple of days at an open air booth in
Montclair? s I mean, my heart is out to those who do that, some are
quite good, not to mention hardy and dedicated, but I couldn't do it.

There has to be something around here, has to be, but I'm not wired into
those things.

Love the dunes shot- down Salinas way?

--
John McWilliams

John McWilliams wrote:

Paul Furman wrote:

I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, ...snip...

I don't want an ego boost exactly but it might look good on a resume.
I'm not going to San Diego (full day's drive) but it's a nice place &
I suppose art buyers might make the trip for this show. The prizes are
nothing spectacular, $1,000 first place, and it wouldn't be a big
money maker, I'm pricing 13x19 prints framed to 20x26 at $150, with
their comission that's $200 so maybe I send 3 & sell 1 & basically
cover my costs for something on the resume to impress local galleries.
Or submit all 15 shots that I have ready:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=framed-exhibit
... for $165 & just see if they even like them??? Those would cost
quite a bit to ship two huge boxes and I'd want to sell as many as
possible which must be tough with that much competition hanging in the
same room.

Maybe I should just focus on something more local. But I've got these
prints & I want to do something with them, now.

Have you considered Open Studios in either SF or the East Bay?

My neighbor did that in my apartment building a couple months ago & it
seemed kind of depressing hardly anyone showed but honestly her painting
isn't that great either. I assume the next round will be some months off.

Or how about standing around for a couple of days at an open air booth
in Montclair? s I mean, my heart is out to those who do that, some are
quite good, not to mention hardy and dedicated, but I couldn't do it.

I'm not sure I'm up for that either. I'm in The City & there's plenty of
street fairs all summer or farmer's markets combining the plant photos
with selling plants from my nursery is one thing I considered but gosh
that sounds tedious.

There has to be something around here, has to be, but I'm not wired into
those things.

I put in an application to this coop gallery down the street:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=California/Bay-Area/San-Francisco/gritty/2007-01-04-mission-night&PG=1&PIC=2
but that will take some months to get into also and it costs around a
couple hundred bucks a month for just enough space for a handfull of
frames. I'm also interested in something like the arboretum library or
some such native plant venue, even if only for a little while. Crap, I
need an agent, I hate all this marketing. The San Diego thing at least
looks simple to submit... email some jpegs... and money. Then I'd begin
to have the credentials to talk to places like the arboretum, etc.

Love the dunes shot- down Salinas way?

Great Sand Dunes National Monument, San Luis Valley, Colorado.
I was stupid to not shoot that in RAW (on the D70 when it was new) but
yeah it still makes a gorgeous print, thanks. Most of those are on my
new 10MP D200.

Thanks for your thoughts & comments.

Paul Furman wrote:
Skip wrote:

"Surfer!" wrote in message
Paul Furman writes

I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first
submission, less for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some
shipping too. Anyone know if this is worth pursuing or any other way
to begin promoting my work for some $$ and to get my name out there?
I got's rent to pay.

(x-posted to 3 photo groups)

Spam IMHO.

Spam in the strictest sense of non solicited emails, but it is legit,
I know a couple of the organizers, and it was a big hit last year.
Not sure it's worth the price to ego boost ratio, though.

I don't want an ego boost exactly but it might look good on a resume.
I'm not going to San Diego (full day's drive) but it's a nice place & I
suppose art buyers might make the trip for this show. The prizes are
nothing spectacular, $1,000 first place, and it wouldn't be a big money
maker, I'm pricing 13x19 prints framed to 20x26 at $150, with their
comission that's $200 so maybe I send 3 & sell 1 & basically cover my
costs for something on the resume to impress local galleries. Or submit
all 15 shots that I have ready:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=framed-exhibit

Which dunes are those?

... for $165 & just see if they even like them??? Those would cost quite
a bit to ship two huge boxes and I'd want to sell as many as possible
which must be tough with that much competition hanging in the same room.

Maybe I should just focus on something more local. But I've got these
prints & I want to do something with them, now.

You should focus on local. Don't know what area you are in but I've
entered a couple local juried shows, $5 per 4x6 submission (you only
send framed prints of what they choose), 10% commission, and I won $250
in one show which more than covered my expenses so far.

Or join the local farmer's market/street fair/art show circuit. That's
what my Mom did before starting a co-op gallery in Temecula.

Greg

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

John McWilliams wrote:
Paul Furman wrote:
Skip wrote:

"Surfer!" wrote in message
Paul Furman writes

I've been getting this email
"THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW" in San Diego, $25 for first
submission, less for more, 35% commission, it'll cost me some
shipping too. Anyone know if this is worth pursuing or any other
way to begin promoting my work for some $$ and to get my name out
there? I got's rent to pay.

(x-posted to 3 photo groups)

Spam IMHO.

Spam in the strictest sense of non solicited emails, but it is legit,
I know a couple of the organizers, and it was a big hit last year.
Not sure it's worth the price to ego boost ratio, though.

I don't want an ego boost exactly but it might look good on a resume.
I'm not going to San Diego (full day's drive) but it's a nice place &
I suppose art buyers might make the trip for this show. The prizes are
nothing spectacular, $1,000 first place, and it wouldn't be a big
money maker, I'm pricing 13x19 prints framed to 20x26 at $150, with
their comission that's $200 so maybe I send 3 & sell 1 & basically
cover my costs for something on the resume to impress local galleries.
Or submit all 15 shots that I have ready:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=framed-exhibit
... for $165 & just see if they even like them??? Those would cost
quite a bit to ship two huge boxes and I'd want to sell as many as
possible which must be tough with that much competition hanging in the
same room.

Maybe I should just focus on something more local. But I've got these
prints & I want to do something with them, now.

Paul-

Have you considered Open Studios in either SF or the East Bay? Or how
about standing around for a couple of days at an open air booth in
Montclair? s I mean, my heart is out to those who do that, some are
quite good, not to mention hardy and dedicated, but I couldn't do it.

Yeah, I keep thinking about it but so far have


There has to be something around here, has to be, but I'm not wired into
those things.

Love the dunes shot- down Salinas way?


Same here, but I don't think those are beach dunes, it looks like the
desert and I'm thinking either Eureka Dunes on the edge of Death Valley
Natl Park (those look like the eastern sierras in the background, the
shot could be from south of the dunes pointing N by NW).

Here's a higher perspective from a similar spot:

http://static.flickr.com/3/4557378_fb998bdbeb.jpg

Or Kelso Dunes farther south in the East Mojave. I could be way off,
though.

Greg

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

Paul Furman wrote:
John McWilliams wrote:

There has to be something around here, has to be, but I'm not wired
into those things.

I put in an application to this coop gallery down the street:
http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=California/Bay-Area/San-Francisco/gritty/2007-01-04-mission-night&PG=1&PIC=2

but that will take some months to get into also and it costs around a
couple hundred bucks a month for just enough space for a handfull of
frames.

Yeah, that may not be worth it. You might want to keep an eye out for
co-ops outside of town. Through the art shows my Mom met someone who
has a co-op in Bisbee, AZ so she's sold a few of her paintings there.

I'm also interested in something like the arboretum library or
some such native plant venue, even if only for a little while. Crap, I
need an agent, I hate all this marketing. The San Diego thing at least
looks simple to submit... email some jpegs... and money. Then I'd begin
to have the credentials to talk to places like the arboretum, etc.

Love the dunes shot- down Salinas way?

Great Sand Dunes National Monument, San Luis Valley, Colorado.

Ah, I was a couple of states off.

Greg

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

G.T. wrote:

http://www.edgehill.net/1/?SC=go.php&DIR=framed-exhibit


Which dunes are those?

Looks like Dunes NP in S. Colorado.



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