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What to call your "Fine Art/Projects" etc portfolio?


dan_spellman

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<p>Hey there,</p>

<p>Finally getting a website together. What are everyones thoughts on naming your "art" category. Eg stuff that was not paid for but I want to show it because it's meaningful, or shows my technical skills, or has been exhibited in galleries. It seems wanky to have a category called "Fine Art", which is one option Ive seen used. But then is something like "Projects" a bit plain and vauge? "Conceptual"? Argh! What to do!</p>

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<p>I wouldn't do it if I were you, that is unless of course your a "fine art" photographer, but in that case then why label it as such, but I digress. Anyways, the feeling I usually get when I go to peoples websites and I see an "art" category is that they must be barely starting off and don't have enough material for their portfolio yet. I think your goal should be to have a website full of relevant imagery that on it's own shows off your technical skills and your talent. If I'm looking for a portrait photographer I generally don't want to see the guys landscape work or a picture of a tea kettle, I don't care how awesome it is or if it's won awards or been exhibited in galleries, it's just not relevant. On the other hand, if it is relevant, like for instance if you're a fashion photographer adding stylized images of homeless people that you took in your studio on your own dime, I would label the category as "projects". Although... if the material you're adding is indeed conceptual and your other stuff isn't, then yeah, sure why not call it "conceptual" although, if you do that, you're implying that your other stuff isn't conceptual in which case you might want to consider if the extra material is really relevant? I like "projects" better I guess, hmmm, I probably should have started off there instead of rambling on.</p>
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