View Full Version : Has anyone here ever written an artists statement?


Janie
06-25-2006, 09:26 AM
It basically goes on many printed materials, in press kits, your website and galleries use it - it describes your style and influences and whatever else you want it to say.
I've been working on my for the past few days and I love the first paragraph, but the second and third just don't seem to come together as well as i'd like - does it work for you?

Jane E Haas<o:p></o:p>
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Fine Art Photography<o:p></o:p>
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Don’t just view my photography, experience it…<o:p></o:p>
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As a child, I loved to gaze at photos and illustrations in storybooks that reveal tales without words… Fairytale images have a considerable influence on my photography. Today, I strive to create captivating stories with my photographs. I like to ask my clients, “What do you want to express to your audience?” and “What type of reaction do you want your audience to have when they experience your photograph?” I try to pull viewers into my photographs with emotion, lead them into the story letting their imaginations go wild. <o:p></o:p>
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When I photograph homes, I stage rooms so that a viewer can see a story develop in that space… a dinner party with friends, an escape from their everyday life, a family growing up for many years in a home… I strive to inspire!<o:p></o:p>
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Whether photographing life-changing events like a wedding, graduation, special anniversary or birthday; or creating personal fine art portraits; or a family, children, animals; or even flowers and landscapes –an interesting story always develops!<o:p></o:p>

Don Schaeffer
06-25-2006, 09:43 AM
As writing it is great. As a sales device I'm wondering if potential clients are going to say, "This seems like a lot of work. If I'm paying I just want to leave it to the photographer."

Janie
06-25-2006, 09:45 AM
Ah, but if they want an emotionally empty photo, they can find another photographer! lol This is what will set me apart! ;)

Janie
06-27-2006, 12:20 PM
JANE ELIZABETH HAAS

Fine Art Photography

My photography is my life, and like life it is to be experienced.
As a child I gazed at photos and illustrations in storybooks finding that they revealed tales without words. The fairytale imagery that captivated me then has a considerable influence on my photography today as I strive to create those captivating stories with my photographs. I like to ask my clients, What do you want to express to your audience? and What type of reaction do you want your audience to have when they experience your photograph? I like to pull viewers into my creations with emotion, lead them into that story and letting their imaginations go wild.

When I photograph homes, I stage rooms so that the viewer can see the story develop in that space, a dinner party with friends, an escape from everyday life, or their family growing up, this has been the most challenging and I strive to inspire to it!

Whether it be photographing life-changing events like weddings, a graduation, special anniversaries, maybe a birthday; or creating personal fine art portraits, a family, children, from animals to flowers and landscapes, an interesting story always develops!<o:p></o:p>
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dmm96452
06-27-2006, 01:18 PM
...this has been the most challenging and I strive to inspire to it!...

I am by no means a writer but the quote above is the only part I don't like.

How about something like:
I make it a personal challenge to inspire the viewer to imagine the possibilities.

Or something like that. As I said I'm no writer. Just throwing my 2 cents in.