Taylor Quinley

Crusade for your Art

Part 1:

The first part of the book talks about making the work, from a photographer’s point. It discusses the importance of having a large selection of work for editing. This was very important for me and “The Great American Race” series. Being that I only had one weekend to shoot everything for this series, I had to take photos of anything and everything I could. In no way do I consider that series complete, I plan to continue it after college, however I have thought several times how much easier it would be to leave it behind with my college career. Knowing other artists that have work similar to your own is very important. It is beneficial to have outside influences on your artwork. 

Part 2:

This section talks about sequencing and editing. All material that we have covered in our various photography classes. Order of the artists work is very important as it helps get across the message they are trying to convey. Also the production of artist statements. Then continues to talk about pricing and editioning. I found this section helpful as until this semester I didn’t really need to think about how I needed to print and frame my work for shows or to sell. 

Part 3:

This section talks about identifying your goals. It is important to think about what you want long term and identify the goals to get you there. Right now it is hard for me to say what I want to do long term but I do know some goals that are more reasonable until I decide what I want to do. The rest of the section talks about galleries and the different kinds of ways and places that you can display your work. 

Part 4: 

This section talks about portfolio review. I have learned here recently that how you arrange your portfolio really has an effect on the outcome. There is so much effort into creating a successful portfolio. These portfolios will help pave your way as a rising photographer. Of course you much consider who will be viewing your work, and what they are interested in, rather than those reviewing your work. It is important to us artists to work with other artists and take feedback as often as we can, sometime others see the things we overlook.