Lilserenity
Well-known
Thanks for the comments guys, it's really appreciated.
Well I have good news.
The exhibition went really well; a lot of people came along (I wasn't the only exhibitor of course) but a lot of people seemed to enjoy the pictures and they seemed to be a good talking point. Lots of people came up to me to ask questions and I had community workers who worked in some of the areas I had photographed explaining the situations in much better detail than my cursory glance at places with my camera may show.
I had also somehow taken a picture of two people's houses, all by chance! They were rather pleased.
I have now been asked by the city discovery centre and the Living Archive organisation to get in touch with them so they can help me to promote the project locally in the city, and push it into more exhibition spaces in the coming year. So this was fantastic. I have also been asked to help out a few groups in MK who need some photographs of their local community and the community organisers -- which was nice. I'd never turn down a chance to push more work of mine out there even if there's financially not much in it, baby steps after all!
So if people are true to what they say on the night, it looks promising to getting this project out there.
Anyway without going on too much more, the main thing people were asking me was which body is funding you to do this. When I answered that this was all off my own back, out my own pocket entirely -- it left them quite surprised.
Anyway, I feel quietly happy and glad that I was able to give a little something to the people of MK this week. It was a small affair, perhaps 100-150 people at any one time; but it was nice to share the pictures.
So, onwards and hopefully upwards I guess!
Thanks again for your support, it's nice to have kind words -- even though I don't expect everyone to like it, and indeed I do expect people to be critical, but the kind words did help the nerves a little. As did a couple of glasses of wine with the canapés when the exhibition was opened!
Cheers all,
Vicky
Well I have good news.
The exhibition went really well; a lot of people came along (I wasn't the only exhibitor of course) but a lot of people seemed to enjoy the pictures and they seemed to be a good talking point. Lots of people came up to me to ask questions and I had community workers who worked in some of the areas I had photographed explaining the situations in much better detail than my cursory glance at places with my camera may show.
I had also somehow taken a picture of two people's houses, all by chance! They were rather pleased.
I have now been asked by the city discovery centre and the Living Archive organisation to get in touch with them so they can help me to promote the project locally in the city, and push it into more exhibition spaces in the coming year. So this was fantastic. I have also been asked to help out a few groups in MK who need some photographs of their local community and the community organisers -- which was nice. I'd never turn down a chance to push more work of mine out there even if there's financially not much in it, baby steps after all!
So if people are true to what they say on the night, it looks promising to getting this project out there.
Anyway without going on too much more, the main thing people were asking me was which body is funding you to do this. When I answered that this was all off my own back, out my own pocket entirely -- it left them quite surprised.
Anyway, I feel quietly happy and glad that I was able to give a little something to the people of MK this week. It was a small affair, perhaps 100-150 people at any one time; but it was nice to share the pictures.
So, onwards and hopefully upwards I guess!
Thanks again for your support, it's nice to have kind words -- even though I don't expect everyone to like it, and indeed I do expect people to be critical, but the kind words did help the nerves a little. As did a couple of glasses of wine with the canapés when the exhibition was opened!
Cheers all,
Vicky
MPerson
Established
Vicky - I am pleased it went well and miffed. I just saw this thread and I would have popped up to view the exhibition.
Great it got such a positive response and I really hope the offers come through for you.
It seems a long time since this: English Suburbia! As you rightly say, small steps. I wish you luck for the future.
By the way, did you get a soft release?
Great it got such a positive response and I really hope the offers come through for you.
It seems a long time since this: English Suburbia! As you rightly say, small steps. I wish you luck for the future.
By the way, did you get a soft release?
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Lilserenity
Well-known
Hi Andy,
Ahh, next time! Hopefully further chances should arise, and there will be more of it to see as this was just a slice of the wider body of work.
It does seem a little while ago from that post; but I've always wanted to do this project, and was about to pick it up seriously and run with it in 2006 but various things got in the way. (My priorities were all messed up!) But yep, properly I've been working on this now for a year already. Yikes!
No, I still will do though but a Minolta Autocord came along at a price I couldn't pass on; and so I ended up splurging on a TLR. But as with the Leica; it's a superb camera that really works with the way I shoot!
Cheers,
Vicky
Ahh, next time! Hopefully further chances should arise, and there will be more of it to see as this was just a slice of the wider body of work.
It does seem a little while ago from that post; but I've always wanted to do this project, and was about to pick it up seriously and run with it in 2006 but various things got in the way. (My priorities were all messed up!) But yep, properly I've been working on this now for a year already. Yikes!
No, I still will do though but a Minolta Autocord came along at a price I couldn't pass on; and so I ended up splurging on a TLR. But as with the Leica; it's a superb camera that really works with the way I shoot!
Cheers,
Vicky