In May I participated in the Landmark Centre Spring Arts Fair. It was my first public show of photography. The show lasted a full weekend, and it seemed I was talking to people for the entire time.
In the event you were one of the people who dropped by my stand it was great to meet you. Most of my show images are posted below (just click on an image thumbnail to enlarge it) They can also be found on the appropriate page of my site. (Mostly England!)
Getting my images printed was only a small part of my preparations and it’s fair to say putting on the show was a steep learning curve for me.
My prints for the show were ‘chromaluxe’ printed onto aluminium. I had previously done some test prints using this process last year and so this was not the first time I created prints on aluminium. In fact several of the print I showed were my ‘test’ prints.
For some people this will be an unfamiliar material but there was several reasons I chose to print on Aluminium
The surface is very flat and dimensionally stable which I think shows my high definition images to best effect.
Like many modern printing methods the surfaces are anticipated to be colour fast for at least 100 years.
The surface claims to be ‘scratch’ resistant. (Although i have not put this to the test!)
The completed prints are light weight and can be easily hung. There is a frame on the rear of the picture permits a floating appearance when hung.
As the surface is dimensionally stable it needs no further support and so there is no need for framing. (Although like any other print media it can be framed).
Which then raises the question of how to hang images at the show. There was a recommended system, having worked out a ‘hanging’ plan I invested in supplies and fixings. I also created a postcard sized promotional hand out for the show, I had some business cards and duplicate book for any purchase orders.
And lastly to carry my prints safely to and from the show I created some boxes lined with polystyrene. Which saved a lot of wrapping and unwrapping when putting up and taking down the show.
Most of my show images are posted below
