Ive been invited to exhibit some work at a charity exposition and i asked a photographer that im friendly with some advice about what i should exhibit and how to go about it.
The reply i got was:
"One thing that my friend taught me about displaying one's art. If you exhibit and your work needs improvement or isn't that good, people will remember that. Then years down the road you have to undo people perceptions of you. My friend has exhibited in Paris over 20 times. So I respect his wisdom. So I exhibited only after doing photography seriously for 6 years. Selling in the hotels in Hawaii taught me a lot. If I was you, spend more time in developing your photo skills. Sure it's nice to be invited, but I think it will go against you at this point in time. I've been invited many times to exhibit but the timing wasn't good. Oh, I looked at your photos. Some of the concepts are good but your photo skills need a lot of work. If you exhibited those photos, you will be making a fool of yourself. I'm telling you this as a friend. "
Im copying the link for my flickr photostream:
Flickr: Alexandra Dogariu's Photostream
Now i have no pretense of being a professional photographer and i do know that i still have a lot to learn.
However i felt that he was rather harsh in his judgment. Or am i deluding myself thinking that t least some of my work is decent quality?
I feel so down at the moment!
Can you please give me your honest opinion?
Ah, the exposition is an amateur exposition with works (any type of art, not only photography) done by women that went through domestic violence, so its not a professional exposition...
Anyways, can you please take the time and tell me what you think?
Thank you so much for all your time...
Alexandra