Bob, People are sensitive about how their work is presented. We either have too much or too little ego and it comes out in our writing about ourselves. Anyone contemplating sales should employ a competent flack. I write my own brief statements. The unusual picture format is an advantage. There is no need to prattle on about "exploring the meaning of life". There is the rotating camera and the odd picture plane to explain. The idea is that the viewer look around the space in the picture the same as they would have the real space. A title might spoil the experience. Numbering everything serialy is the best solution if titles put you off. Coming up with titles for shows that please four or five artists is a challenge. Our galleries' Feb. show is called "Taking Place." It would take a lot of arm waiving to explain why this is a good title but it seems to suite everyone just fine. AZ Build a Lookaround! The Lookaround Book, 2nd ed. NOW SHIPPING http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: Rules > From: "Qkano" <snapper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Tue, January 25, 2005 3:15 am > To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > <<I rely on them to find a least one decent > descriptive sentence when I'm writing a news release for a show. > recommend that people have someone else who knows how to write edit > their statements or write the whole thing. Titles are for me just > bookkeeping - how to remember what "Vertical No.6" was. Sometimes > viewers provide good titles. >> > > Alan > > For sure I wasn't implying "no titles" as indeed, having a "handle" to refer to an image by is largely essential. > > "Mona Lisa" would I bet not be as famous as it is if actually called > "AFF0-0143-B0C3-AA67". > > Your idea of letting viewers (listen to a few other people) influence the title is on I could try perhaps. Maybe an author can be too close to "what they wanted the image to be about" whereas a new viewer can only respond to what is actually in it. > > Writing reviews for a show is another thing entirely I guess. You want to attract people to come so I'll bet you need to "talk the pictures up". I can't imagine being attracted by a flyer that mentions "New work by AZ, 10 panoramas, 3 portraits and a square format picture". You need words to make people want to come. > > Do you come up with the speel for your own shows yourself? > > Bob > > > > -- > > Whatever you Wanadoo: > http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/time/ > > This email has been checked for most known viruses - find out more at: http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/id/7098.htm
