I didn't show you these exhibitions, and it's been a long time since I even looked at them.
What they both have in common is that both are my friends, occasionally clients, and those gigs are mine favorite!
Well, they were... as the last I visited was last year and half ago, huh!
Photographing an exhibition is far more interesting than many people think. It is not a tiring event, there is no loud music, screams, or shouts, just a murmur in sync with space and art.
All I ever wanted, not saying that some party wouldn't move me and inspire, BUT as I am well known -staring at people person- this kind of concept suits me.
You can stare at people who are already staring at something, often too much busy to notice you.
Above all, people are different, their behavior, body language, everything changes the moment you step int gallery.
Do you know how to be invisible (without staring people help)?
In this case, you will have to learn it, don't tell me you expect to jump around whenever you see a good opportunity for shot, I mean why not, but that would be truly usurp the event.
No collision with visitors allowed, pick a corners!
At least in my case, that worked well every time. Most often, I came to the gallery earlier, before the opening itself, in order to take a couple of photos of the installation itself (in addition, it can serve the three galleries and the artist himself for further media distribution).
Then I'd prioritize on visitors who are coming slowly, while there's still room for casually moving around.
Look for those who really came for art!
No, I won't be looking for perfect dressed and prepared ones, it's not a fashion show, art is the main star of it, so I would look for anyone who will stay for a while in front and study the piece, exchange it's point of view with someone.
Interaction, at the end each artist want to present it's exhibition as something that got human eye.
And it is not recommended to look for wide shots as the galleries are never crowded enough to show that mass nicely. Rather, look for smaller groups, a few of them, a little bit of art, and you have a nice shot that is not burdened and does not distract from the main point.
Unfortunately, there will be someone "important" on each of them who would have to be immortalized in a photograph, so that it would be known that they were present!
I would once again focus on those who don't give a damn...
