Thinking of a Show.....

That looks the best hanging solution fot the space that you had - 7 photos looks just enough and not too much.
Well done!

jesse
 
Many thanks! And looking at the selection of photos, I honestly think that - given what I had - this was a nice combination. Plus, if any of them sell (ha!), I can always put other ones up there just to see.
 
Just noticed this Thread...
Exposure is a Good thing and hopefully Opens more Doors
Recognition works Wonders for the Spirit

CONGRATS.... !!
 
The hotel is having a little reception for my photos on the 22nd of January:

Aloft BWI Hotel & Chesapeake Arts Center Presents:

Meet The Artist Reception with Vince Lupo
at Aloft - BWI Hotel
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2014
5:30-7:30pm
Food, Cash Bar, Friends and Art!

Aloft BWI Hotel Address:
1741 West Nursery Rd, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
P:410-691-6969

If you're in the Baltimore area on the 22nd, stop on by!
 
Bad news -- tonight's reception has been postponed due to the weather. The reception will now take place NEXT WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29th, from 5:30-7:30pm.
 
Had the reception last night at the Aloft BWI Hotel, and it went very well. Had about 35-40 people in attendance over the 2 hour period. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to take any photos during the event, but managed a couple of snaps before it started:


Aloft1 by Vince.Lupo, on Flickr


Aloft2 by Vince.Lupo, on Flickr

There were 17 photos in total on display -- 7 on the wall that have been there for the past month, 8 on the tall table (4 on each side) on strong metal easels, and I had two off to the side on tall easels.
 
Vince Lupo said:
Had the reception last night at the Aloft BWI Hotel, and it went very well. Had about 35-40 people in attendance over the 2 hour period. Unfortunately I didn't have a chance to take any photos during the event, but managed a couple of snaps before it started:

There were 17 photos in total on display -- 7 on the wall that have been there for the past month, 8 on the tall table (4 on each side) on strong metal easels, and I had two off to the side on tall easels.
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Just curious... did the show generate any print sales? In a previous post in the thread someone asked about doing a book of the images... Are you considering that?

Nice images, nice show and I'm envious :D
 
Thanks for the reply. No, no print sales last night. But -- and this is a very interesting one -- I got a call two weeks ago from a fellow in NYC who had seen that 'lady in the cathedral' photo in the New York Times back in late 2011, and was so taken with the photo that he actually went to Reims France to seek out that exact spot. Ended up selling him a print for $600 matted, which I definitely appreciated!

As far as a book goes, I did finally do a mockup on Blurb, though it was still a big pain to lay out. Once I went through it all, the cheapest price for a single hardcover copy would have been over $50 (and that's for the cheap paper). Using the best paper would have pushed the price to over $80. Don't know how much it would cost to have 100 made by them, but I can't imagine it would have been a massive quantity discount. I think if I were to seriously get it printed, I'd probably consult some of my author friends to see what kind of deals they got for their books (mostly cookbooks). One of my friends gets all his printed in China -- wouldn't be necessarily my first choice, but if I did in fact go that route, I'd probably want to see a sample of the quality (I would prefer to have it printed locally, or at least in the US). Ideally, I'd love a hardcover book, and the Flickr one is actually pretty nice. But, Flickr does not offer any kind of quantity discount (I've checked), and they're now charging for shipping. So the book that I did have done for $37.45 is now over $50 with shipping. Realistically, if I am to sell this book, I don't think I could charge any more than about $25, so my cost can't be any more than about $10-$12.

The photos are coming down from the hotel next week, and I'll be hanging some photos from the series in a coffee shop in Baltimore (Zeke's Coffee on Harford Rd. for those of you who live in the area). Plus, one photo (the boxers in France) has been on the 'Oskar Barnack Wall' at the Leica Store in DC for the month of January. I'm really trying to get these photos to live and breathe beyond my four walls -- and if sales result from it, that would be nice!
 
Great story about the print sale...

As for Blurb - I have done several and agree with you about the cost. I am looking into doing a cheap book using their "trade" or "magazine" formats. I have heard of decent results from others and the cost is much lower.

Also, take a look at Edition One Books (www.editiononebooks.com) here in the US. I have not used them, but they look pretty reasonable. Bob Michaels here on RFF mentioned them in another thread. Sometime down the road I am considering doing some kind of a limited run book of B&W images and Edition One looks promising.
 
Thanks for that link. I just tried their calculator, and for 100 copies of a 30 page hardcover it would be $24.20 per book (too expensive for me). 100 copies of a 30 page 'Deluxe Softcover' full colour would be $10.20. That sounds more like it (but of course shipping would be on top of that), but I'm not sure how much I could reasonably ask for a 8.5" x 11" softcover photo book. $20? $25?

And I noticed that they only offer uncoated stock for their interior pages. Coated vs uncoated?
 
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