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Sunday, August 06, 2006

I sent a little note to a photographer I admired on DevArt telling him of the HHS competition and all its little details. He accused me of spamming AND SCAMMING. Scamming? I wish he had done some research before accusing me of such a thing. Galleries almost always charge application/handling fees when it comes to Open Calls. Go to NYFA and check it out yourself.

You have to risk losing $45 to get some publicity 'cause sadly that's the name of the game if you want to be a photographer. The more people that know you, the more you can do. Sure, I want to live the life of someone who makes art for myself but realistically, how will I continue to pay for darkroom/paper/chemical fees if nobody sees my work or buys it. People don't win all the time and you take it w/ a grain of salt and just keep working on your "craft" until it deems worthy of a second glance.

annoyed.

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please leave Sunday, August 06, 2006 I sent a little note to a photographer I admired on DevArt telling him of the HHS competition and all its little details. He accused me of spamming AND SCAMMING. Scamming? I wish he had done some research before accusing me of such a thing. Galleries almost always charge application/handling fees when it comes to Open Calls. Go to NYFA and check it out yourself. You have to risk losing $45 to get some publicity 'cause sadly that's the name of the game if you want to be a photographer. The more people that know you, the more you can do. Sure, I want to live the life of someone who makes art for myself but realistically, how will I continue to pay for darkroom/paper/chemical fees if nobody sees my work or buys it. People don't win all the time and you take it w/ a grain of salt and just keep working on your "craft" until it deems worthy of a second glance. annoyed. posted by Jane Tam at 12:26 PM ......................................................................................................... 1 Comments: wango said... that sucks for you to deal with that crap. some people sure don't read correctly, i hate that too. esp, having an online conversation. talking about risking $ to publicity, it's tough. but i do agree with you. ah, damn society. 4:20 PM Post a Comment << Home					About Jane Tam has moved to a different domain. Please forward your links to http://janetam.com. Jane is a 21 year old Photography student placed in Syracuse University but originally from New York City. She enjoys all sorts of music but you can classify her as the stereotypical indie kid. Slightly offensive and bitter sometimes, this blog is a place to vent frustrations but also a blog to display current photo/art projects as well as encourage new talent from music to art to films; basically whatever tickles Jane's fancy. Archives 12/2004 01/2005 02/2005 03/2005 04/2005 05/2005 06/2005 07/2005 08/2005 09/2005 10/2005 11/2005 12/2005 01/2006 02/2006 03/2006 04/2006 05/2006 06/2006 07/2006 08/2006 09/2006 10/2006 11/2006 12/2006 01/2007 02/2007 03/2007 04/2007 05/2007 06/2007 08/2007 09/2007 10/2007 11/2007 www.flickr.com This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from thejane. Make your own badge here.