LK155 Posted March 5 Author Share Posted March 5 Another chapter in this story..... Yesterday we attended the grand opening and awards ceremony for the exhibit. I suppose 'grand' is a bit of an exaggeration since the gallery is quite small. But it was absolutely jammed with people. Like crowded enough so that trying to push your way through the people to see the artwork was a challenge. The art was primarily paintings, with a few mixed media works thrown in. And four photographs. A total of 48 pieces. So speeches were given (blah, blah, blah, clap clap), and the awards were presented, third place, second place, and first place. I had absolutely zero expectations here, and I was absolutely correct. Then they started naming the honourable mentions. First one up, my Blue Guitar photo. Holy crap, what an amazing surprise. Good thing I wore a decent shirt. Fortunately I didn't have to give a speech, just stand around and look humble. One guy (an experienced photographer, in fact) asked me what kind of acrylic surface I had applied to make the guitar look 'all wavy'. None, I told him, that's just the wood. Don't think he believed me. Oh, he says, then that must be a custom-made guitar, right? I told him no, is was not. Don't think he believed me on that either. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skydog52 Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 Congratulations! Well deserved IMHO. With that type of top on that guitar I would consider it a Custom. Many guitars from that era of Heritage had excellent wood packages. Other companies would be charging extra for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Lyle, you should have told him is was custom built in a small shop in Michigan by some very talented luthiers who used top grade materials. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Oh yeah, WAY TO GO! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 I really like your Blue Guitar photo and I'm glad it was well received. I worked really hard at my own photos for many years but they never seemed to be very well received. I quit "photography" in 2016. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 That's awesome Lyle! Congratulations! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabilly69 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) Congrats on your honorable mention!!! Good thing you wore the nice shirt:) Edited March 6 by rockabilly69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scatterbrain Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Congrats! I love the blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 And, likely the final word on this one..... Yesterday, the gallery sold my Blue Guitar photo. Strange as it may sound, it appears I can now call myself a professional photographer. (yeah, right) My thanks to all for the kind words and encouragement. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gitfiddler Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 19 minutes ago, LK155 said: And, likely the final word on this one..... Yesterday, the gallery sold my Blue Guitar photo. Strange as it may sound, it appears I can now call myself a professional photographer. (yeah, right) My thanks to all for the kind words and encouragement. Did Brent buy it? If so, I call dibbs! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 No, no, no. I bought it from Brent a few years ago. The guitar, that is. Part of the deal that sent my H525 (formerly Kuz's) to Rich. I think Brent got the blue H150 20th from our friend MM in Vegas. Not sure about that, but it did belong to MM at one point. Got a nice note today from the buyer of my photo. The most interesting thing he said was that neither he nor his wife had any idea what they were looking at before they read the information off to the side detailing the image. So you guys (especially TalismanRich) were right all along....people didn't know it was a guitar. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Hey, if I bring the H-525 up, can you set up a nice portrait session. She's a sexy gal, and deserves to be give the best treatment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted March 19 Author Share Posted March 19 Sure. $250 per hour, minimum 4 hours. Plus tax. Plus materials. Plus beer. And I maintain all rights to any photos. Best I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolero Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 And you may not even recognize it afterwards! That's a good sign though: the best art transcends the subject material. Congrats again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsck1 Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Congrats Lyle. Beautiful photograph by a great guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 On 3/19/2023 at 2:25 PM, LK155 said: Sure. $250 per hour, minimum 4 hours. Plus tax. Plus materials. Plus beer. And I maintain all rights to any photos. Best I can do. Hmmm... $250 Canadian is about what.... $4 US? Sounds like a bargain to me! I can get some Iron City Premium brew. Do you take DodgeyCoins? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LK155 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Rich, that's harsh. $250 CAD is easily $4.26 USD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Congrats Lyle. It is a utterly wonderful photograph. Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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