Help! I need a title!

JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
edited March 24, 2006 in The Big Picture
Hey folks,

I am going to be having an exhibition in April. I want to include a wide range of my photos, as this is my first exhibit, and I want to grab people's attention so that I have the possibilityof getting other local exhibitions. (this place is a little less "artsy" than the local galleries, but I know the gallery guys troll it for talent).

So, like every other Art show, this one needs just the right title- not too pretentious, but pretentious enough to get the folks to show up. I am coming up totally blank on this- so some help would be appreciated.

BTW, I gave about 2/3 of the printing assignment to Smugmug (with 1/3 held back for my local photo shop, which is much mre expensive, but , well local, and I don't want them to go out of business). I just got the photos delivered to my workplace 15 minutes ago. THEY LOOK GREAT! This was the first time that I ordered prints from the site, and I am pleased.

I am making a photo postcard to give to the loal establishments in order to promote the show. You can see from the postcard a sample of the type of work I am showing. I have a wide range of subjects, so I am going to be coupling a few images; Brooklyn Bridge next to U Bein's Bridge in Burma, for example; as well as the Fultn Fish Market next to the old Scott Market in Rangoon. The shots are primarily from Jersey City/New York, Burma, and Macau. So a sort of cultural comparison thing is in order.


I would really really appreciate help, especially from the folks who have done this sort of thing before. I have ZERO experience with this.

Below is the postcard


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Thanks for the help!


Ryan
Cave ab homine unius libri

Comments

  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    ' So...where are YOU ?'
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 23, 2006
    I would simply do:
    Ryan Davis
    Photographs
    April 2nd - 30th
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  • JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    Humungus wrote:
    ' So...where are YOU ?'

    I'm the little kid in the upper right corner.:D

    Do you think I should include a photo of myself?

    I am planning on having an "info sheet" available at the show which will give explanations of each shot, as well as a bit about myself, and my photographic philosophy (which means I have two weeks to develop one!)
    Cave ab homine unius libri
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    Justiceiro wrote:
    I'm the little kid in the upper right corner.:D

    Do you think I should include a photo of myself?

    I am planning on having an "info sheet" available at the show which will give explanations of each shot, as well as a bit about myself, and my photographic philosophy (which means I have two weeks to develop one!)
    Whoosh !! through to the keeper there mate. (ie you missed my point)

    The title 'so where are you?' is the photo speaking to the viewer ie...im all these diff places & it asks..'where are you ?'.
  • JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    11doh.gif

    thanks humungus. I wish I could blame my missing that one on "australianisms", but Oh Well!
    Cave ab homine unius libri
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 23, 2006
    OK, I'm TOTALLY confused headscratch.gif
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    Angelo wrote:
    OK, I'm TOTALLY confused headscratch.gif
    red is 4 & green is 7. headscratch.gif what dont you see ?
  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited March 23, 2006
    riiiiing, riiiiiiing...

    Hello, Uncle Bob?
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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 23, 2006
    ryan-

    re 'where are you'-

    hey, 90% of the time I have my head where the sun don't shine-

    'through to the keeper there mate'- I love it! almost as good as 'lips and bums'-

    your photos are the draw and I tend to agree with angelo that you just put your name--

    of course, justiceiro is pretty interesting--

    don't like your font, though--if I remember correctly, angelo has had some suggestions on fonts in the past-

    hope the show goes well-

    george
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 23, 2006
    "red is 4 & green is 7. headscratch.gif what dont you see ?"

    yeh, but I bet you don't remember what blue is-
  • StanStan Registered Users Posts: 1,077 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    Humungus wrote:
    red is 4 & green is 7. headscratch.gif what dont you see ?

    So you speak Centigrade and fahrenheit, you speak inches and centimeters, Is it time to learn Baseball? cos they sure don't understand cricketrolleyes1.gif

    Stan
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited March 23, 2006
    How about:

    Near & Far
    A photographers view by Ryan Davis
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • JusticeiroJusticeiro Registered Users Posts: 1,177 Major grins
    edited March 24, 2006
    Sam wrote:
    How about:

    Near & Far
    A photographers view by Ryan Davis

    that's great Sam! Now I have to decide betwen yours and Angelo's more minimalist approach. Thanks for the help.
    Cave ab homine unius libri
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