Is this creepy? If so, why?

If the room is in your home, go for it. If the setting is more public, such as a rented office space where people pass by, it may be wise to make concessions to visitors' sensibilities.

There is a fine line between devotion and obsession. If I were a client I would find it a bit odd at least that you have only one subject dominating your space.

To me the problem is not the subject as much as it is the arrangement of the photos.

It looks more like a scene out of one of the TV crime dramas where they have pictures haphazardly on the wall than the placement you typically see in a gallery.

It would be creepy if you didn't know her and you just told people she was your wife.

It's a private space; no clients.
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Nogo wrote in post #17827273
To me the problem is not the subject as much as it is the arrangement of the photos.

... the placement you typically see in a gallery.

I've never noticed a "typical" gallery; it seems to me they each have their own style. Could you give me an example?

I don't actually considered it "finished" though, it's a weird combination of some pieces hung exactly where I want them but then some of them are still being considered so I just put them up on the shelf while I ponder them, and also simply not having enough space. But I'm still interested in what sort of arrangement you're talking about.
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OhLook wrote in post #17827254
If the room is in your home, go for it. If the setting is more public, such as a rented office space where people pass by, it may be wise to make concessions to visitors' sensibilities.

Definitely in my home. I don't really know that people are finding it weird; it's just a feeling I get sometimes. And I don't think friends would be honest about it because they wouldn't want to hurt my feelings. But I don't want to creep our friends out either. That's why I'm asking here.
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gonzogolf wrote in post #17827260
There is a fine line between devotion and obsession. If I were a client I would find it a bit odd at least that you have only one subject dominating your space.

Would you find it odd that I have a wall that's covered with cat pictures?



I don't find ncjohn's display strange at all.

-js

BlakeC wrote in post #17827285
It would be creepy if you didn't know her and you just told people she was your wife.

Yeah, for sure.

ncjohn wrote in post #17827353
I've never noticed a "typical" gallery; it seems to me they each have their own style. Could you give me an example?

I don't actually considered it "finished" though, it's a weird combination of some pieces hung exactly where I want them but then some of them are still being considered so I just put them up on the shelf while I ponder them, and also simply not having enough space. But I'm still interested in what sort of arrangement you're talking about.
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A typical gallery has an arrangement. The arrangement may look haphazard or may be very organized. That depends on the style of the person who set up the gallery. What is typical is that it is arranged, however that may be. All the photographs you have setting on the counter or shelve without any type of framing is not what I would consider an "arrangement."

What your arrangement looks like to me is a work space, not a display. Take away all those lose photos and then to me it would look like a display "under construction," not a display ready to demonstrate your photography to customers or guests.

But being it is in your house and not where you are trying to influence customers or potential customers, what does it matter what anyone thinks about it?

Nogo wrote in post #17827649
A typical gallery has an arrangement. The arrangement may look haphazard or may be very organized. That depends on the style of the person who set up the gallery. What is typical is that it is arranged, however that may be. All the photographs you have setting on the counter or shelve without any type of framing is not what I would consider an "arrangement."

What your arrangement looks like to me is a work space, not a display. Take away all those lose photos and then to me it would look like a display "under construction," not a display ready to demonstrate your photography to customers or guests.

But being it is in your house and not where you are trying to influence customers or potential customers, what does it matter what anyone thinks about it?

You're right; it was originally intended to be a display but became a work space simply because of a lack of room.
When our friends who haven't been here before ask if they can have a tour of the house, it's always a question whether or not to show them this room, precisely because it has become a work space. But the original question wasn't intended to be, "Is this a good display?" It was intended to be, "Do you think it's creepy having a wall of nothing but pictures of my wife?" I think it's a great idea, but I don't want to creep out our guests, even if is in my home.
Thanks for your reply.

I think it's sweet. It's like she's your muse and I think that's appropriate for your work area.
If you two have been together a long time, people may find it unusual that you still see her in that way (just a thought).

Not creepy to me. I understanding wanting photos of your wife. The only thing that might be remotely creepy is the multiple shots of close ups that don't include all of the face. That's not a perspective most people are used to. It's intimate to be that close, so I could imagine somebody being uncomfortable with it.

To be honest at first when I saw it I thought it was more odd than creepy but then after going back and looking at it and giving it some thought I see nothing at all wrong with it. This is your wife that you love and you are proud of her. It does have a certain intimate/erotic/sexual sense to it.