Could you take this idea and use it to boost perceptions of a skill that you're not good at by introducing yourself with some other, completely unrelated skill

Could you take this idea and use it to boost perceptions of a skill that you're not good at by introducing yourself with some other, completely unrelated skill that you are good at. Say for example I want to get a job programming Erlang. Now my Erlang isn't very good, and let's say I'm not much of a programmer at all, but I'm an excellent photographer. When I apply for a job, instead of leading with my technical skills, I start with my hobbies and include some really nice 8 X 10 glossies of some of my work. I then talk about my technical skills. If the recruiter is impressed with my artwork, would they see my other short comings in a better light? What do you think - is it worth an experiment or two?