Sat down at the Gateway Gallery today from 1 until 5. As a participating gallery member, we are required to volunteer 8 hours per month or 2 four hour shifts. I got no sales but one compliment, a visitor telling me he liked the photograph, Where the Circle Met of the Circle church, the only print I have sold.
But, this past three month span, I have sold zero so I go 45 in the hole, the amount the 4x8 space rents for the time.
I do believe when the end of the month arrives, unless I sell anything, I will not continue this venture.
Like Mrs Zecher said today, anybody can take a photo, you have to do something extra special.
What would that extra special be? Larger size, better frame, different subject matter?
I think the displaying of art and photography is a thing of the past. The only thing on our walls are mostly our own faces and our own family. Even the poorly composed shot will go up before one will purchase a fine print. The images are now the realm of the computer and television. A continous roll.
In the meantime, the Gallery Board of Directors have made the decision to relocate downtown. That is a good move that should have been from the beginning. It should help build the foot traffic which is so lacking now. During the Olustee Festival it was gain great exposure.
And with Olustee upcoming, as I have said over and over, I need a presence there. Large,well-done photographs framed in grand double matted archival type paper.
Which leads to the next bridge. A job. All is fine and well if one can afford it. In my case, I am doing well just to purchase 11x14 frames with 8x10's printed on my own Kodak printer.
Hardly worth it.
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