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Summary: What is the right venue for showing photographs? Learn about preparing photos for a show in this free lesson on how to sell photographs from a professional photographer.
Anthony Maddaloni is a professional photographer from Austin, Texas. A New York native, he moved to Austin 10 years ago after graduating from Purchase College in New York. He has...read more
Photography is an art of making pictures by exposing film or another medium to a timed flash of light. The basic equipment used for photography includes a digital or mechanical camera equipped with a flash and film or a memory card. Mastering the art of photography is a technical and challenging experience. One has to learn how to focus the lens, control the aperture of the lens, filter the light, the importance of the focal length and the duration of the exposure among other things. Once the basic skills are mastered and a good eye for composing photographs is developed, one may take some shots good enough to sell. But what is the best way to go about doing this? In this free series on marketing photographs, learn how to get photographs ready to sell. A professional photographer discusses choosing images to sell, selecting the right venue and framing photos. Considering exposing amateur photos to the rest of the world, watch this series and learn how to market photographs.
"So one of the questions I get asked a lot is, "what do I do with my photographs?" And, you know, "how do I begin to show them?" Or, "what do I do in terms to get a show?" And, having a show means different things to different people. Some people might consider having a show, a show in a gallery or a show in a museum. Other people might consider having a show, a show in a restaurant, or coffee shop or a library, in a public place. And all those are really great places to begin having a show. But there's just a little bit of prep work you want to do before you try to show your work out in public. One of the best ways that I know to start collating your work is think of a subject or a theme that you want your show to be of. Now it could be something as simple as to be nature or it could be as complex to where it's, you know, a project in your community that you're documenting. But once you think about that in that way, it will make gathering your work together to get a show much easier for you and much easier for you to talk about. What your work is about."
eHow Article: How to Begin Showing Photographs
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