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Brian Demint, Thomas Dodd & Rob Provencher-The Art Within The Image…replay

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We had a great time chatting it up on the topic of art. Replay below.

SOME NOTES I wrote down during this presentation:

“Dunning Krueger”

Standards are shifting. Trends. Man Ray. Duchamp.

Print competitions don’t mean a thing. Juried shows are a foot in the door to galleries.

Self-study.

Watch movies. Brian’s fave director is Ingmar Bergman.

The more creative people, the better.

Thomas sez: “Visual vocabulary.” It includes everything you have taken in in your life. It’s a language.

Joseph Campbell, Carl Jung. Symbolism.Collective unconscious.

Brian Eno Oblique Strategies

Always being aware, art is all around.

If you can’t go out in your backyard and create art you have more to learn.

People bring their perspective into their work.

Everything your do with your camera is manipulation. All photos are a lie.

Book recommendation The Command to Look by William Mortensen

Godess in every woman.

Your art must be your best friend.

Brian: “Get your fave band’s first album, go to the third song and create a photo session based on that song.”

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Thomas Dodd is back….Thursday, May 3rd 3:00PM EST

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Thomas Dodd is BACK to discuss:

  • Marketing – what to do and NOT to do on social media to build a fan/collector base.
  • How to approach galleries ,how to get shows – how to approach the media –
  • How to get your images seen in Google image search
  • How to market in every day life, etc. etc….
  • Creativity – How intentions and influences shape our artistic style, how to be “original” as opposed to a copy – ways to “jump-start” creativity, how to overcome creative blocks
  • How to coax creativity out of models.. different forms of creativity, etc etc..

Thomas Dodd is a visual artist and photographer based out of Atlanta, Georgia who has developed a style that he calls “painterly photo montage” – a method he employs in editing software in which he crafts elaborately textured pieces that have a very organic and decidedly non-digital look to them.

His work often has mythic and quasi-religious themes that pay homage to Old Master art traditions while at the same time drawing from psychological archetypes that evoke a strong emotional response from the viewer.

Although his artwork resembles paintings, his pieces are entirely photographic in nature, fusing many images into a cohesive whole. His larger works are often presented in a mixed media form that adds a depth and texture that complements the photography beautifully. http://www.thomasdodd.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ThomasDodd

Your clients buy the artist more than the art- A webinar with Thomas Dodd

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“The more pictures you see, the better you are as a photographer.”
~Robert Mapplethorp~

Thomas Dodd Wiki entry

Fave podcast: Joe Rogan

Some quotes…..:

“Texture is critical.”

“Model selection is the most important part of an image.”

Have an elevator speech. They buy the artist more than the art. This is influenced by how you present yourself, what you say, how you look. Do you walk in looking like an artist?

This matters: “The way you talk about yourself. The way your work. The way you present yourself.”

Have multiple streams of income.

15% commission paid to affiliates who show his work.

Getting grants for art is all about being a good writer.  Reporters are lazy. They will run with the bio and the press release you give them.

Start small, ascend your way up through the ranks. It’s all about people.

Think like a rick person. They spend money on things they value. Easiest jobs seem to be the ones who pay the most.

Painters are open, photographers not so much. “What is currently popular is on it’s way out.”

Copy right and key word all your online files. Blog twice a week, even if you’re not a good writer.

Think of social media not as promoting, but as sharing.

Frontline webinar with Thomas Dodd December 3rd, 9:00PM EST

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Thomas Dodd is a visual artist and photographer based out of Atlanta, Georgia who has developed a style that he calls “painterly photo montage” – a method he employs in editing software in which he crafts elaborately textured pieces that have a very organic and decidedly non-digital look to them. His work often has mythic and quasi-religious themes that pay homage to Old Master art traditions while at the same time drawing from psychological archetypes that evoke a strong emotional response from the viewer.
Although his artwork resembles paintings, his pieces are entirely photographic in nature, fusing many images into a cohesive whole. His larger works are often presented in a mixed media form that adds a depth and texture that complements the photography beautifully. Thomas has had numerous exhibitions of his works in many cities in the USA and around the world.

He has had recent shows in Germany, Romania, Argentina, New York City, Mexico City, Orlando, Miami, New Orleans, Tokyo, San Antonio, Seattle, Paris and in his hometown of Atlanta. Dodd’s photographs have been featured in many magazines, on book and album covers and he frequently teaches workshops and webinars on photo-editing and marketing for artists.

Thomas began his career as a visual artist in 2005. Before that, he was best known as the harpist and songwriter for the 1990s musical group Trio Nocturna, a Celtic Gothic ensemble that put out three critically-acclaimed albums (“Morphia”, “Tears of Light” and “Songs of the Celtic Night”) and performed at author Anne Rice’s annual Halloween balls in New Orleans, as well as spawning an offshoot band called the Changelings. Mythic themes and their relation to emotions and psychological states continue to be his primary subjects and motivations.

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