Odd pattern in exhibition sales......

[Leigh]

Kirk,

Could it be that your shows are too "mono"?
By that I mean an identifiable style/treatment/subject that limits the viewers' range of interest.

Group shows by definition have a wide variety of work, which will attract a wide range of potential buyers.

- Leigh

[Frank Petronio]

Shut up and be in more group shows!

Seriously I'd look at the the location and demographics of the audiences. College kids can't afford your prints.

[Corran]

College kids can't afford your prints.

This is true...which is why "showing" in coffee shops sure doesn't work! (As I have experienced...though in fact my first big showing at the only "real" gallery where I live has been a major flop...not a single sale.)

As an aside...I am trading a Crown Graphic to one of my teachers for one of his 16x20 prints. I think I'm getting a deal!!

[Kirk Gittings]

That's what I am wondering.

Kirk,

Could it be that your shows are too "mono"?
By that I mean an identifiable style/treatment/subject that limits the viewers' range of interest.

Group shows by definition have a wide variety of work, which will attract a wide range of potential buyers.

- Leigh

[Kirk Gittings]

You shouldn't measure the success of a show just by sales unless that is the sole reason you made the images.

This is true...which is why "showing" in coffee shops sure doesn't work! (As I have experienced...though in fact my first big showing at the only "real" gallery where I live has been a major flop...not a single sale.)

As an aside...I am trading a Crown Graphic to one of my teachers for one of his 16x20 prints. I think I'm getting a deal!!

[Kirk Gittings]

Maybe your solo exhibits are attended by really cheap people?

I think.......I have good turn outs at my solo shows but I'm thinking it is mainly friends who largely already have a piece or two.

[Kirk Gittings]

Shut up and be in more group shows!

Seriously I'd look at the the location and demographics of the audiences. College kids can't afford your prints.

I actually have little control over the group shows as they come out of the blue via invitation, but yes I think that may have to become a more conscious effort.

[Corran]

You shouldn't measure the success of a show just by sales unless that is the sole reason you made the images.

True enough. I was just hoping to get some work "out there" as well as earn some money to buy more materials. It sucks to have a large outlay of cash for film/paper/chemicals/framing not to mention TIME and not get any sales (but lots of compliments....).

[Leigh]

...and not get any sales (but lots of compliments....).

As they say... A pat on the back cleans your jacket, nothing more.

- Leigh

[Mark Sawyer]

Seriously, many of the people who truly appreciate fine photography the most are also among the most unlikely to buy a photograph.

(Personally, I think the ultimate compliment would be to have someone beat you up to steal one of your photographs... )