From the course: Exploring Photography: Planning and Staging an Exhibition
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Exploring what to show in an exhibition
From the course: Exploring Photography: Planning and Staging an Exhibition
Exploring what to show in an exhibition
Now that you have a venue in which to exhibit your work, it's time to make the final decisions on what work you're actually going to exhibit. I know you probably had some things in mind when you started your search. But those choices might need to be tweaked, depending on where you're showing. Several considerations come into play, how many pieces can you show. Is your work appropriate for that venue? Over time, you've probably developed several collections of work or groups you can choose from. One mistake I think a lot of beginners make when they get their first opportunity to show their work, is kind of scatter shooting. Where they'll pull an image from one collection and an image from another collection, and it will lack cohesion. You might see a landscape photograph and a portrait and a couple of cityscapes, and there's no real theme that ties everything together. I want to show you a few of the bodies of work that I've created over time, and talk to you about advantages and the…