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Be True to Yourself

Mary Bedy

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September 7th, 2014 - 12:29 PM

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Be True to Yourself

They say “be true to yourself”. What does that mean? What if you don’t really know what you want?

I have a lot of interests. That splashes over to my photography. I like the sweeping vistas of a breathtaking landscape as much as anyone else. I love closeups of beautiful flowers. I love interesting trees. I love wood and brick and water.

I keep reading that you need to find a “niche” and concentrate on that to be noticed. what if you like EVERYTHING? what do you do then?

I do have some things I like better than others. Having been fascinated with architecture since I was a teenager, I guess I gravitate a lot toward bits and pieces of architecture and old buildings in general. Now I have a large gallery of architectural images, and I’m trying to figure out how to divide it. I guess I could separate out the black and white versions of everything into another gallery. That’s the only thing I can think of right now, but I like the viewer to have a choice of color or black and white and there is something to be said for having them next to each other so they can be compared.

This is where my brain falls short. I have a hard time organizing my images in a logical manner. They are generally just there. The thought of going through them all and trying to decide how to order and arrange them gives me a headache. Does it really matter? I think it does, but I’m not sure what to do there.

I have seen some people divide their galleries into colors. That’s an interesting concept, but I think that would work better with abstract paintings than photos. I know some people divide their work by horizontal and vertical formats. That’s also interesting, but there’s something to be said for having those images side by side as well so the buyer can decide which format they like better. I try to provide both when the subject lends itself to both formats.

Oh well, for now I guess I will continue as I have been and keep posting away until some brilliant idea strikes me and sparks my tired brain.

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Mary Bedy

9 Years Ago

St. Clair, MI

Hi, Joseph. Just saw this comment.... Yeah, I know what you mean. I can't just confine myself to one thing or even a couple of things. There's just so much interesting stuff out there. The stuff I've sold have also not been my favorites, so I guess I'll keep at it until I have a large collection of EVERYTHING LOL.

Joseph C Hinson

9 Years Ago

Lancaster, SC

I know where you're coming from. People tell me I have a niche with my railroad photography and should concentrate on that. My wife tells me I should shoot more than just railroad. And I do love shooting waterfalls and old buildings, too. Meanwhile, more than half of my sales are actually non-railroad related. Most folks get bored when an actor plays one kind of role or a musician keeps rehashing the same ground. But apparently photogs and painters are supposed to stick with one type.