Newbie puzzler

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Permalink Reply by Larry Berman on October 26, 2011 at 1:10pm

My forum would be much better for asking a question like that. But to answer, you need to walk shows and look at what other photographers are doing.

Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100

Permalink Reply by David Kachel on October 26, 2011 at 1:20pm

I was hoping to use the keyboard rather than shoe leather.

Permalink Reply by Larry Berman on October 26, 2011 at 1:34pm

But people don't just share their jury images without good reason. Check some of the web sites of major shows and see if they have a gallery of exhibitors images.

Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100

Permalink Reply by David Kachel on October 26, 2011 at 2:04pm

Why? Are they secrets? Are people that paranoid?

Permalink Reply by Jim Parker on October 26, 2011 at 2:25pm

Pretty much so, yes. Unless a show publishes one, artist tend to keep their jury slides close to the chest..

Permalink Reply by David Kachel on October 26, 2011 at 2:34pm

Slides??? Do they still demand slides?

Permalink Reply by Jim Parker on October 26, 2011 at 2:52pm

All the best ones do.

Permalink Reply by David Kachel on October 26, 2011 at 3:10pm

Has the disappearance of film cameras and slide films not tempered the demand made by art fairs to see bad slides of good print photographs?

(This one puzzled me back when there was no such thing as a digital camera, but now???) 

Permalink Reply by Jim Parker on October 26, 2011 at 3:57pm

Joking here. Thought for sure you'd see through my jest. Suggest that you take a look at http:www.zapplication.org and / or http://www.juriedartservices.com

Almost all shows nowadays use one of these two major online application processors. 

One other thing you may find puzzling is that it's almost a universal requirement that photographers limit their editions to 250 or fewer prints. It's the major reason that many show togs number prints.

Permalink Reply by Robert M. Wallis on October 26, 2011 at 2:26pm

The competition is very stiff in photography, with almost as many photographers as jewelers. Jury images are not very likely to be shared. When a show may have 100+ photographers vying for maybe 15 spots, there isn't any sense in giving away any advantage or ideas. Ideas are what  we succeed on, but only for a litle while as there are entirely too many people willing to copy ideas.  You have to constantly do new work and have a high turnover in your images from year to year, something like 20-25% new work each year. Just do your own work and don't worry what everyone else has. As Larry said above, you're better off walking shows to see what gets in. Some shows will have sample galleries of artist's work and you can check those out.

Permalink Reply by David Kachel on October 26, 2011 at 2:40pm

This is getting to be an education already. Why someone would want to do someone else's work is outside my capacity for understanding.

You have all mis-read my interest though. I don't care in the slightest what "gets in". I wanted to see what level of work current art fair, er, um, "fare", is.

That I got in spades, and in less than an hour. Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Robert M. Wallis on October 26, 2011 at 8:55pm

I didn't misread it, that's what I said :-) What "gets in" will show the level of work.

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