As usual, the private gardens of downtown Wilmington, NC were bedecked with lovely azalea blooms for the weekend of the festival. One year (when modern science discovers how to occupy two places simultaneously - or when I can leave my booth in someone else's hands for a couple of hours) I will do the garden tour and actually see those flowers up close. I was able to stay to see the fireworks Saturday night, though, and they were even more spectacular than last year.
I tried out some new things with my booth this time around. I added stabilizer bars to the frame and put up a plastic mesh along the top half of my walls. The mesh isn't sturdy enough to support the weight of my framed prints but I hoped that securing the frames to the mesh with Velcro would help to stabilize them when the wind blew. The mesh was a pain to work with at first, but it did what I wanted it to do and cost me substantially less than, say, ProPanels or EZ-Up mesh walls. That is to say, it cost me less financially. The cost to the skin on my fingers and my cuticles was rather high. I was literally in the red where that was concerned. Ouch. I also made some much-needed dividers for my two larger flip boxes. Now that my prints are organized into categories it's much easier to find something specific. No more frantically flipping through innumerable prints, muttering madly, "I know it's here, I know it's here..."
Does it reflect poorly on me as a photographer to admit I'm not good with faces? Because I'm really not good with faces. This past weekend I recognized a few of the people who stopped by from when they had spent time at my booth last year. With other people, I needed a fresh introduction. Regardless of whether or not I recalled your face, though, be assured that your feedback and your purchases make a lasting impression! Thank you so much for remembering me and coming back to chat, browse, and buy. I plan on returning to the Azalea Festival next year with more new photos for you to peruse!
Read part 3 (the final part) tomorrow!
I tried out some new things with my booth this time around. I added stabilizer bars to the frame and put up a plastic mesh along the top half of my walls. The mesh isn't sturdy enough to support the weight of my framed prints but I hoped that securing the frames to the mesh with Velcro would help to stabilize them when the wind blew. The mesh was a pain to work with at first, but it did what I wanted it to do and cost me substantially less than, say, ProPanels or EZ-Up mesh walls. That is to say, it cost me less financially. The cost to the skin on my fingers and my cuticles was rather high. I was literally in the red where that was concerned. Ouch. I also made some much-needed dividers for my two larger flip boxes. Now that my prints are organized into categories it's much easier to find something specific. No more frantically flipping through innumerable prints, muttering madly, "I know it's here, I know it's here..."
Does it reflect poorly on me as a photographer to admit I'm not good with faces? Because I'm really not good with faces. This past weekend I recognized a few of the people who stopped by from when they had spent time at my booth last year. With other people, I needed a fresh introduction. Regardless of whether or not I recalled your face, though, be assured that your feedback and your purchases make a lasting impression! Thank you so much for remembering me and coming back to chat, browse, and buy. I plan on returning to the Azalea Festival next year with more new photos for you to peruse!
Read part 3 (the final part) tomorrow!