Kaleidoscope Photo Expo

[busybee]

My husband and I are having an exhibition in our local town hall for two weeks this month. Here's one of our posters:



You can see our selection of posters here on Graham's website. I'll be updating the website after the opening to show more of our work.

We're very pleased with the timing as its the busy season with lots of visitors and activities in town, so we hope to attract some interest.  We have selected about 90 images across a number of different themes. About half of mine have been shared here at the cafe in one form or another, and you can see some of them in my gallery in the Kaleidoscope album.

We have about 100 people invited to the Private View on Saturday evening and the local press will be coming to interview us, which I am a little nervous about.

I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all those at the Cafe who have given me encouragement and constructive criticism over the last couple of years as I have been exploring the world through a DSLR. You have helped me enormously. Although I have an in-house critic (the harshest of all!), the interaction with everyone here has really helped me to find my own style.

[Seven_Wishes]

I hope it all goes really well for you both .. I'm sure it will be a big success and you'll reap the rewards of that success ... good luck!!

(as a side note should we not be our own harshest critic??) 

[busybee]

Thanks Ed.

(as a side note should we not be our own harshest critic??) 

Yes I suppose so, but we cannot see our own work as others do, and as is so often seen here, we can overlook things because we are caught up by our interpretation of the subject.  Choosing and preparing images for an exhibition does require a high degree of self criticism - and careful attention to detail.

[Pat]

This is a great poster and I just wish I could attend your Exhibition!

Keep us posted as to how it goes, Bea. 

[Julie]

Wow! It looks so exciting-----hope it goes really well for you both!

[Chocky]

Well done. Hope all goes well

[RockArea]

Thanks Ed.

(as a side note should we not be our own harshest critic??) 

Yes I suppose so, but we cannot see our own work as others do, and as is so often seen here, we can overlook things because we are caught up by our interpretation of the subject.  Choosing and preparing images for an exhibition does require a high degree of self criticism - and careful attention to detail.

That's an interesting thought. The ability to miss things we should see is one aspect of our own work that we should be able to overcome with the right attention to detail but the emotional involvement that can cloud our perception of the image is a different matter and that's when we really can benefit from other people's opinion.

David

[Seven_Wishes]

Emotion is what makes a good picture a great picture, it’s about the time we invest, are we taking the shot or being taken by the shot.
I’ve posted this link several times to the café, http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/digitalmedia/2008/08/13/vincent-versace-psw.html whether anyone took the time to go visit and watch I don’t know, no feedback was forthcoming … cut through some of the dross and I think many will find it to be quite an insightful and thought provoking watch. Grab a coffee before watching, it's about 30 minutes long.

Sure we can all learn something from the comments made on our shots and this is why I bang on about giving comments and constructive feedback in the gallery … the bigger the pool of thought the more that can be learned, not just by the poster of the shot, but by everyone who subsequently visits and takes the time to view.

To those viewing a photography it has little do with how we got to the final shot, just the effect it has on the person viewing. We should not be concerned about seeing our work through the eyes of “others”, our concern should always be “others” seeing our work through our eyes … sure some will fall by the wayside, others will totally get it and others will take something totally different away from what was intended, that’s the very subjective nature of anything artistic … You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not please all of the people all of the time. Take this shot that I recently uploaded http://www.photography-cafe.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=3056&pos=2 two totally different comments ... which is right and which is wrong ... neither, it is about peoples different interpretation and perception

I get the whole idea of getting caught up in the moment, especially when it comes to editing your shots, working non destructively via adjustment layers and smart objects is invaluable … we should never be in to much of a rush to show our work … give it a couple of hours, even a day and then go look at the result with fresh eyes, often what we miss originally will be seen and can be corrected.

[RockArea]

Some very good observations here, Ed. I'll try that video again, I can't seem to get it on the iPad just when I'm sitting down with a fresh cup of coffee

David

[Seven_Wishes]

for those having problems with the video link ... a slightly cut down version of the video can be seen here http://www.mefeedia.com/news/10993601

[busybee]

I haven't got all the way through yet, but  I love that quote "I would rather have sharp ideas and fuzzy photographs than sharp photographs and fuzzy ideas". Exactly. Thanks for sharing that link Ed, I'll try and view the rest later. Right now I have a pile of ironing to do before our next lot of holidaymakers arrive tomorrow.....

For those that are interested to see which images I selected for our exhibition, the whole show (apart from the portraits) is currently available on Graham's website

I hope you enjoy it.

Edit to add: I should tell you that the slideshow is organised the same way as the actual exhibit. When I get a little more time I'm going to break it out into sections, so that if you want to dip straight in to say Macro, or Abstracts, you can. But for now it was quickest to upload the whole shebang in one fell swoop.

[Willpower]

An excellent collection Belinda. Some of the locations and subjects I recognise. All the images are stunning. I wish you both the very best exhibition and the recognition you both deserve.

[RockArea]

Superb images, Belinda! I've been sitting here spellbound as they played through.

David

[Blinky]

Stunning mix of styles and i so jealous of the Hummingbird hawkmoth.