Ball Of Light - Forest Ghosts
Why Exhibit?
My current exhibition will be finishing this week at Port Adelaide. I have done several sizable exhibitions now and love it. But, why? It certainly isn't to make a mountain of money. I have sold enough prints to cover my costs, just, and it has taken a huge amount of time. My amazing wife Kyrie has also spent a lot of time on the exhibition as she does all of them.
Here are the reasons why exhibiting is really beneficial to me. Firstly and most importantly I get to spread the word about light painting. It is still such a fledgling form of photography. A huge percentage of people who come through have never seen it before, so they gate to understand in detail what it is and how beautiful it can be.
When I am at the exhibition, which I try to as much as possible, I get to talk to people about my work. A huge amount of local light painting enthusiasts who follow my work come along ad we got to talk about my work, and that is great. I love sharing tips and advice. To be honest this is bloody tiring though. Each day I was there I came home wrecked! But damn it is rewarding.
Selling prints at exhibition is also a great way to gauge what people like enough to part with their hard earned money for. This always blows me away. Kyrie is generally has the final say on what hangs and what goes home, and she is generally pretty accurate with what will and won't sell. Although there is always a surprise or two.
On the whole having a Ball of Light exhibition is a rewarding experience.
The best advice I can give to someone thinking about exhibitions is this. DO NOT go into it with any expectations. I have had exhibitions before where promises were made by galleries that were simply untrue, and I have had exhibitions where I have lost significant amounts of money. I now go into these things with very few expectations, and then I am generally not disappointed it is isn't a hit. And if it is a success, which this current one was, I am delightfully surprised.
Oh, and this image was a hit. It looks stunning in the flesh, simply stunning!
My prints can be purchased at www.balloflight.com.au
Peace, Denis
The stunning LED Lenser X21r.2 is smashing the light from the rear and you cant miss the beautiful light painting tools from www.lightpaintingbrushes.com
Ball Of Light - Forest Ghosts
Why Exhibit?
My current exhibition will be finishing this week at Port Adelaide. I have done several sizable exhibitions now and love it. But, why? It certainly isn't to make a mountain of money. I have sold enough prints to cover my costs, just, and it has taken a huge amount of time. My amazing wife Kyrie has also spent a lot of time on the exhibition as she does all of them.
Here are the reasons why exhibiting is really beneficial to me. Firstly and most importantly I get to spread the word about light painting. It is still such a fledgling form of photography. A huge percentage of people who come through have never seen it before, so they gate to understand in detail what it is and how beautiful it can be.
When I am at the exhibition, which I try to as much as possible, I get to talk to people about my work. A huge amount of local light painting enthusiasts who follow my work come along ad we got to talk about my work, and that is great. I love sharing tips and advice. To be honest this is bloody tiring though. Each day I was there I came home wrecked! But damn it is rewarding.
Selling prints at exhibition is also a great way to gauge what people like enough to part with their hard earned money for. This always blows me away. Kyrie is generally has the final say on what hangs and what goes home, and she is generally pretty accurate with what will and won't sell. Although there is always a surprise or two.
On the whole having a Ball of Light exhibition is a rewarding experience.
The best advice I can give to someone thinking about exhibitions is this. DO NOT go into it with any expectations. I have had exhibitions before where promises were made by galleries that were simply untrue, and I have had exhibitions where I have lost significant amounts of money. I now go into these things with very few expectations, and then I am generally not disappointed it is isn't a hit. And if it is a success, which this current one was, I am delightfully surprised.
Oh, and this image was a hit. It looks stunning in the flesh, simply stunning!
My prints can be purchased at www.balloflight.com.au
Peace, Denis
The stunning LED Lenser X21r.2 is smashing the light from the rear and you cant miss the beautiful light painting tools from www.lightpaintingbrushes.com