If you’re a photographer who wants to build a following for your photos, try posting a failure, such as a bad print, on social media. But don’t stop there. Share how you turned that rejected print into one you really like, one that represents your personal vision or “fingerprint.”
When Brandon Thibodeaux takes a portrait for his personal work, it usually starts with a conversation and maybe even a little alcohol.
That was the case with a prized portrait from his 2017 book, “In That Land of Perfect Day,” which shows the lives of people he met after he moved to Mississippi’s Delta region in 2009 to immerse himself in the rural African American experience.
It is quite possible that female photographers see women differently than male photographers do. How could they not? After all, women understand how it feels to be observed by men, often as an object. It makes sense that a woman behind the camera may employ photographing women as a way to subvert the male gaze or to explore the complexities of her gender.
Anyone with an interest in fine art photography can become a collector
Photography has come a long way since its inception and has established itself as a recognized and appreciated form of art. And although there still is some discussion in certain circles about where precise photography falls in the spectrum of art, it specifically during the last three decades has become an area of focus for art collectors and investors in art.
The SE Center invited college and university students living or attending school in the Upstate of South Carolina to submit to our juried exhibition.
