Midtown Art Walk Gallery

I started getting into photography about a year ago.  I had a camera that could shoot really nice pictures but I really didn't know the first thing about telling a story with a single shot.  I was used to telling stories on film but that required thousands of images.  I took an introductory course at the local community college and got some photo editing software and went to work.  Most of the shots don't come out all that great but I think I have a good ratio of useable shots vs crappy ones.

This past week I actually showed my photos to a large audience during the local Midtown Art Walk.  I had a rather large space all to myself and I set up a nice little gallery to showcase some of the best pictures I had taken over the last few months.  Many people came through and I heard nothing but good things about the work.  I even sold a couple pieces.  I guess that makes me a professional...

Along with the photo work I decided to showcase some of the other things that I do.  I had a whole wall showing samples of my film work, postcards telling folks about the podcasts that I do, and business cards spread all over.  Some folks didn't understand why I had random city footage playing in a loop on the wall when my reel wasn't playing even after I told them the city was sort of a theme for the room.  One guy had some issue with my company name.  His snarky uninformed opinion was annoying but I could quickly tell that he probably held a negative attitude towards most things and I held back the thought of pushing him down the stairs.

It was a good night overall.  I never thought I would be showcasing my work in such a fashion.  I was really nervous at first but if there is a lesson to be learned it's not to be afraid to put the work out in front of the world and let the stories speak to those who want to hear them.