“Personal work is really, really important...."

Kat Dalager, Head of Print Production, Campbell Mithun.

Oh, speaking of personal work, yesterday I posted some quotes from An Art Producer's Perspective blog. I checked the site again this morning and realized there was an addition to the post which fits right in with this post today.

Make it real and make it your own (your images should speak to who you are as an artist). And by real I don't mean lifestyle or "slice of life" situations, I mean real as in the feel of the image.

Just like with some bad reality TV shows, the audience can tell when someone is fake or coming across too contrived. If your imagery is too propped or too staged it doesn't feel real and can drive people away. Art buyers will go to the stock sites if they want that feel. No offense but the typical image of the growl face with hands in the hair has been done so much that it turns me away from a portfolio.

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