Robert Watcher
Well-known member
What to do with tens of thousands of photographic images. That almost stifles my incentive to go out each day and photograph.
At this point in my life / career, I’m not concerned or even expecting to make money from my photography. But it sure is nice to have a venue where people can see my artistry. In the days of my High Street Studio, I got more pleasure from watching people peering in my windows - smiling, pointing and engaging as they looked at my prints.
So it was so fun when earlier this year, my daughter Rachel asked me to put together a selection of matted 5x7 prints display with her creations at art and craft fairs that she setup at. It’s been fun to hear that people love thumbing through my box of prints - even though only a dozen or so have sold.
Well, Rachel went ahead and opened a small boutique last week, where besides her own products includes carefully curated collections from artist friends of hers. She asked me to set up a section as well as an area for my wife Anne’s amazing quilts. She has been very busy and successful right off the bat.
While I still will be keeping my offerings to 50 or so 5x7 matted prints as well as a couple larger framed prints —— I have named each photograph, including location where the photo was taken, and detailed description of the image printed on a label on the pack of each package. Rachel let me know that everyone that comes in to her store, spends time reading the details and trying to figure out where the location is, as well as commenting on them. That’s all I need to know. The photos don’t do anything for me, sitting on my hard drives LOL.
Here is my modest display, and a snap I took on her first day when there was barely a time when no one was in the store. The woman on the left is flipping through my prints.
At this point in my life / career, I’m not concerned or even expecting to make money from my photography. But it sure is nice to have a venue where people can see my artistry. In the days of my High Street Studio, I got more pleasure from watching people peering in my windows - smiling, pointing and engaging as they looked at my prints.
So it was so fun when earlier this year, my daughter Rachel asked me to put together a selection of matted 5x7 prints display with her creations at art and craft fairs that she setup at. It’s been fun to hear that people love thumbing through my box of prints - even though only a dozen or so have sold.
Well, Rachel went ahead and opened a small boutique last week, where besides her own products includes carefully curated collections from artist friends of hers. She asked me to set up a section as well as an area for my wife Anne’s amazing quilts. She has been very busy and successful right off the bat.
While I still will be keeping my offerings to 50 or so 5x7 matted prints as well as a couple larger framed prints —— I have named each photograph, including location where the photo was taken, and detailed description of the image printed on a label on the pack of each package. Rachel let me know that everyone that comes in to her store, spends time reading the details and trying to figure out where the location is, as well as commenting on them. That’s all I need to know. The photos don’t do anything for me, sitting on my hard drives LOL.
Here is my modest display, and a snap I took on her first day when there was barely a time when no one was in the store. The woman on the left is flipping through my prints.
