Comments on: An anecdote http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/ "A fashion picture is a portrait, just as a portrait is a fashion picture." - Irving Penn Wed, 20 Aug 2008 23:04:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 by: jjj http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-897 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:45:12 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-897 I went to a network meeting the other night for various local businesses to meet up and speed pitch to each other in groups of 5 or one to one. Even though I had my two snall folios with me, I elected to use my ZenW instead to quickly flick through a selection of images [I'd only prepared that day] as I was talking about what I do. This method seemed to work very well and people were quite taken with my images. So there are times when prints are good [seeing an agent]and times where something that fits in your pocket [and is always with you] is way better, especially if the lighting isn't too good either. I went to a network meeting the other night for various local businesses to meet up and speed pitch to each other in groups of 5 or one to one. Even though I had my two snall folios with me, I elected to use my ZenW instead to quickly flick through a selection of images [I’d only prepared that day] as I was talking about what I do. This method seemed to work very well and people were quite taken with my images.
So there are times when prints are good [seeing an agent]and times where something that fits in your pocket [and is always with you] is way better, especially if the lighting isn’t too good either.

]]> by: Bruce DeBoer http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-870 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:26:57 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-870 A printed portfolio says more about a photographer and his business than the images on the pages. A printed portfolio says more about a photographer and his business than the images on the pages.

]]> by: Matt Blalock http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-868 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:49:27 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-868 Just did an interview with a photographer who didn't bring a book with them. Brought a laptop with a slideshow, to thier ill fate, the laptop crashed mid-slideshow. He was a nice guy, had nice conversation, but without looking at his work, there's only so much you can talk about.... We told him we'd be in touch. Just did an interview with a photographer who didn’t bring a book with them. Brought a laptop with a slideshow, to thier ill fate, the laptop crashed mid-slideshow. He was a nice guy, had nice conversation, but without looking at his work, there’s only so much you can talk about…. We told him we’d be in touch.

]]> by: avs http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-836 Thu, 06 Dec 2007 05:07:34 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-836 Bring a book. Don't bring anything else in lieu of a book. A PDF slideshow is no substitute for good prints. Bring a book. Don’t bring anything else in lieu of a book. A PDF slideshow is no substitute for good prints.

]]> by: John Marshall Mantel http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-833 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:16:58 +0000 http://www.avisualsociety.com/2007/12/05/an-anecdote/#comment-833 "And a laptop with a slideshow is NOT a suitable replacement. You might as well have stayed home." Could you please expand on this idea from your recent post..... “And a laptop with a slideshow is NOT a suitable replacement. You might as well have stayed home.”

Could you please expand on this idea from your recent post…..

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