Okay so I walked into a small gallery last month with a physical portfolio like it was 1998 and the woman at the desk was SO nice but I totally fumbled it. I'd brought 12 prints, all different sizes, no list, no prices, nothing with my contact info on it (I know. I KNOW). She asked "so what are you looking for from us" and I said "um, exposure?" and immediately wanted to evaporate.

I've been rebuilding the thing since. Right now it's 8 pieces max, all from the same window series so it reads like a body of work instead of a greatest hits, a printed sheet with titles/sizes/prices, and a little card with my site and instagram. Still debating whether the prices belong in there at all or if that scares people off before they've even seen the work.

So, people who've actually done this and had it go somewhere: what was in yours? How many pieces, did you bring originals or prints, prices or no prices? And did anyone ever hand over something weird that WORKED, because I'll take any excuse to feel less like a mess about this.