I’m off to the annual PhotoShop World expo in Las Vegas later this week. I attend this expo every year to see the new hardware & software. Last year’s show wasn’t so good; fewer vendors & everyone there seemed rather surly. I hope there are more vendors this year & everyone’s in a good mood. I hope the manufacturer representatives have some product knowledge this year.
I’ll post a report here in two weeks.
Immediately after PhotoShop World I’ll be heading to San Diego for one day at the Medium Festival of Photography. On Saturday September 8 I’ll be participating in four portfolio reviews (see the blog that precedes this one for more info.). This will be my first (and perhaps only) ‘portfolio review.’
I have mixed feelings about the portfolio reviews but feel I must do this since I’ve never done one, even after being in business for 30+ years. I’m not sure if ‘photography’ curators are the right people to be reviewing my works.
I’ll make a prediction now; I’ll follow up in two weeks & see if my prediction comes true. I predict:
· Only one of four reviewers will respond positively.
· The other three reviewers won’t care for my work, but won’t be able to articulate exactly why.
· They say these reviews are good places to ‘network’ and ‘make connections’ but based on the past, I doubt anything of much use will come from it.
I’ve earned my cynicism; I’ll let you know how it goes.
Dale
September 3, 2012
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