That's great news, Frank. And your photos are underpriced at $175, but these are tough times for all. I had hoped to make it to Toronto for a TV shoot, but the client didn't have enough money to cover it. Everyone is pinching pennies, but I think good times are just around the corner. Hang in there, and keep showing your work. Paul
frank theriault wrote: > > Lately, it seems that life (mine, at least) pretty much blows. So, if > something good happens, I should tell folks, right? > > Of late, three good things have happened. First, it was confirmed today > that I have another show, starting next week, in a cafe in the west end > of the city. It will feature the same 5 photos that were in my last > shows, because they'll fit so nicely in a small back room of the cafe, > and besides, what better than espresso cafe pics in an espresso cafe? > The front room of this cafe is larger (but still fairly small). There > is room for 6 framed 8x10's, and I've decided to use some street grabs > that I've gotten over the last 4 or 5 months - 3 with the CL and 2 with > the MX. I brought the negs into the lab today, and they'll be ready > next week, at which time I'll scan 'em and post 'em - one of them will > be for October PUG anyway... This exhibit will be up for about 6 weeks. > > Second piece of good news is that the cafe at which I had my photos in > July (but only in the back room, since the fellow scheduled for July > didn't have enough photos to fill the place) has asked me to do a full > show in February (the next available date). That will be about 20 to 25 > photos. Apparently the owner of the Jet Fuel got really good feedback > on my little back room exhibit last month - which leads me to the third > good thing to happen: > > I sold two of the photos from that July exhibit. I was asking an > exhorbitant amount, but someone's willing to pay <g>. Go figure. I was > originally going to ask $125 each for 11x16's matted into a nice 21x27 > frame. A friend of mine who's a freelance photog looked at my photos > and said I was way low, and that I should start at $175, because (1) > they're worth it, and (2) it'll make everyone else in town look way > high. So, that was my asking price, but I know the fellow who's buying, > so I gave him a volume discount of $150 each for two. Plus, he'll > likely be buying two more in a month or so. > > So, woo-hoo. Finally some decent news - which I need right about now. > I might even celebrate this weekend! > > ciao, > frank > > -- > "Jazz is about capturing the moment" > -Herbie Hancock
