Setting up a gallery still relevant in 2022?

1 year 10 months ago #739157 by Ben Vanderbilt
Considering the digital world these days, do photographers still aspire getting their work in a physical gallery?  


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1 year 10 months ago #739207 by lightcapture
That's a good question. I pretty sure well-known photographers still have showings which generate quite a bit interest. A modern example would be Steve McCurry.


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1 year 10 months ago #739219 by Hassner
The last time I had an exhibition was in the end of film days, 1999. 
What I learned was you do not have exhibits for profit unless the world art collectors are aware of you.
All photographers I know do it for the marketing they get from it. 

A friend once sold out his exhibition and thought it was the way.
But it was one buyer who thought it would look great in her new restaurant. 
His next exhibit was without profits again. 


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1 year 10 months ago #739270 by Garbo
I guess it depends on what you want from your photography.  Me?  Meh.  

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1 year 10 months ago #739356 by CanonKid
Not here, just no interest in setting up a physical gallery 

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1 year 10 months ago #739394 by icepics
I've done submissions to juried exhibits. Not much during the pandemic. I think many galleries were struggling to stay in business, and not many art shows etc. were going on.

Usually you submit digitally, and if accepted then you print and frame and ship the photograph. There's one gallery where I've had photos in exhibits and they've done shows where they did prints themselves from what you provided digitally; unless it sells (it didn't!) they ship it to you. If nothing else I ended up with a beautiful professional quality print for myself.

I don't know of anyone owning their own gallery. Sometimes a gallery may show a particular artist's work in a solo exhibit. Or an exhibit may feature a particular artist or photographer as part of the exhibit. Or an art show or gallery may accept and include photographs.

Seems like photographers need to be well known regionally at least for their prints to sell for much.

Sharon
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1 year 10 months ago #739409 by Stanly
Not at my age

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1 year 9 months ago #740228 by Crammer
Physical gallery?  Nope, digital all the way.  Reach more peeps!  


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1 year 9 months ago #740259 by Finn
Eh, no.  


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1 year 9 months ago #740352 by Deb Reardon
Perhaps when I'm older, right now I have my hands full with my portrait clients.  


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1 year 9 months ago #740376 by Overread
:agree:   Agree, leave that for when I retire for what I'm doing


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