it's circular - they don't sell because they don't get hung and they don't get
hung because they don't sell - it's a tricky bump to get over.
Very busy at the moment but I might go and pick a fight with the local 'art
society' - they've got a decent gallery space full of amateurish nonsense. :-)
Andrew Fildes
afildes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.soultheft.com
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The SLR Compendium:
revised edition -
http://blur.by/19Hb8or
The TLR Compendium
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On 06/02/2014, at 6:11 AM, Bill Pearce wrote:
> I missed this earlier. I'm amazed that this attitude still exists. If
> galleries where I live, in the state that long denied evolution, can proudly
> show photographs, anyone can. I remember the days that the only "real" art
> was oil painting, acrylics and watercolors need not apply. We outlived that,
> and now we can outlive the anti photo bias. I must question those who make
> these decisions. The attitude is that no skill is required to take a photo.
> If we were to collect photos from these people and have them judged by some
> impartial person, I suspect that all would find something wanting.
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