Blog Give Away - Photo Show Fodder

I am wanting to do a solo show of my photography in 2021. That means I have to start thinking about it now.  I have reviewed my Flickr photo stream to see what I have been shooting and gain some inspiration there.

I have come up with some styles which I could pursue.  I have included one of my photos which represents the style. 

There should be a narrative which works with the photos selected for the show.  That is proving to be a lot harder for me.   Should I start with the story?

Nature Minimalist

There is lots of nature of which to take photos.  Water drops, blades of grass, isolated flowers, rocks, birds, leaves, butterflies and a bunch of other subjects.

The photos would likely be macros for me but not necessarily.  Maybe I could mix macros and distant shots.  A distance shot may be a single flower in a meadow or single tree in flat landscape.

The story will be the challenge.







 

Golden Hour

The sun sets every day so that provides lots of opportunities.  There will be days which are cloudy or rainy that will not let the sunshine preventing this kind of shot.

This point of view allows for a wide variety of subject matter from nature, buildings, structures, forest, water,  and stack of other subjects.

The light is very appealing.










Black & White

I may have to narrow the subject matter on this one because mixing nature and architecture may not work.

The image needs high contrast to work well in black & white.  Do I shoot in black and white? 

Subject Matter

• Flowers
• Landscapes
• Buildings
• Structures

Abstract

This style would include a variety of subject matter.  

Reflections, oil on water, macros that are so close as to disguise the original object, shadows, and many others.

I think to story is harder with this style as the subject is not obvious.  

Maybe the story is the mystery.

Reflections

Another wide array of subject matter. 

Reflective surfaces could be water, metal, glass, and mirrors.



Now to the give away!

I have several of my 2020 calendars which I am giving away before the year gets too much longer.

Please leave me a comment below regarding which style you would enjoy in an exhibition of photography.  You can also make a suggestion of our own.


I will choose 5 comments at random on February 29 since it is a leap year!

Looking forward to reading your comments. Anonymous comments will not be considered.

CAVA Photo Calendar Exhibition

This is the invitation I prepared for emailing out to friends and family for the exhibition which runs from November 20 to December 18th at the CAVA Gallery. 

The reception is tonight at 7:00 pm. I will be featured along with 3 artists, Ute Rieder, Sylvia Grist, and Laura Watmough.

It's very exciting and I'm looking forward to seeing a few familiar faces and many new ones.  This is good exposure to new people. 

My calendars will be for sale.

Card Display - Show

I needed a display to hold my cards at my show on Friday.  After looking at what I had at home I came up with this idea.
I designed it with a 12x12 metal square I bought at a scrapbooking garage sale a couple of years ago.  I expect it was designed to allow a person to layout their page before adhering it.  I painted it acrylic spray paint.  I taped a 6x6 inch clear square box together then cut it in half with an exacto knife to create 2 pockets to hold the cards. The pockets are held in place with a couple rare earth magnets on the bottom of the frame.  The metal frame is mounted on a large metal easel.  The bottom of the easel supports the pockets as well as they are filled and get heavier. I added a piece of card stock identifying me and my process of creating decorative paper. It is held to the metal frame with magnets hidden behind the cards.  The pockets are great because they hold cards tall or wide. 
Having them well displayed, I hope I sell a few during the evening. 

Mosaic Monday - Zimsculpt Exhibit

This exhibit is on display at our local conservatory.  Zimsculpt is a set of Zimbabwean sculptures.  There were so many wonderful images.  I especially liked the birds.  Isn't the elephant terrific?  The sculptures where we see the 2 different textures are really great.  I spent 2 hours of time in a different space. 

Sharing with Judith at Lavender Cottage - Mosaic Monday.

Photo - Nativities Three

Here are 3 more nativities from my visit to the exhibit a couple of weeks ago.  To the left is another holy family figurine where Joseph is embracing his small family.  We can only see the head of baby Jesus but he is there!

This one on the right is quite rough in design but has all the main characters including the livestock in the stable.  Makes it all be in one piece of art and easy to place.

This one on the left is a terra cotta ornament.  I really liked the turquoise accents painted onto it for highlights.

The variety in presentation, material and design is great.  You can find my previous postings here and here.