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Larry Berman replied to Melissa miller's discussion 'Curtain problem'
Drape them over the top and clip them or use safety pins.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com412-401-8100
22 hours ago

Sausalito Juror Discusses Photography

For photographers. I just came across this pod cast on itunes. It's an interview with Alla Tsank, a painter and one of the jurors for Sausalito in 2010. She's being interviewed about how she chose the photographers in this past years show. http://whenderson7742.libsyn.com/webpage/episode-12-sausalito-art-festival-judge-alla-tsank-talks-photography Larry Berman…See More
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Larry Berman replied to Mark MacKinnon's discussion 'Oklahoma City/TX/Brookside'
At OKC, we used to park at blocked off meters across the street from the end of the show. And leave the vehicles there for the entire show. The community is very supportive of the show and the artists. Call the show and ask to be sure. Larry Berman
Thursday
Larry Berman commented on Connie Mettler's blog post 'Deadline extended: Summerfair in Cincinnati'
All artists will waste is their Cincinnati jury fee if Columbus is late in reporting. It's a cheap insurance policy.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com412-401-8100
Thursday
Larry Berman replied to Ron & Liv Colbert's discussion 'St. Stephens/Coconut Grove Parking'
Try behind the convention center. Call the show and ask. That's where artists parked with motor homes the last time I did the show.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com412-401-8100
Thursday
Larry Berman replied to Ruth Finkenbiner's discussion 'Shows frequented by Snowbirds - Spring or Fall - which is better?'
Jan to mid March is the best Florida show season. It's locals that attend the fall shows.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com412-401-8100
Thursday
Larry Berman replied to Larry Berman's discussion 'Open Juries this week'
Thanks Warren,The problem with the system is that only the artists who apply are notified of open juries, but anyone can attend. For years I've been asking ZAPP to send out bulk e-mail announcements of open juries and treat it as an educational…
Wednesday
Sara Shambarger replied to Larry Berman's discussion 'Open Juries this week'
Greetings: The Krasl Art Fair on the Bluff in St. Joseph, Michigan has "Open Jurying" and I want to extend an invitation to to any artist to attend. All of the information is available in the attachment. Thanks and hope to see you…
Wednesday
Warren Townsend replied to Larry Berman's discussion 'Open Juries this week'
Digital Jurying! Over 900 artists have applied to the art fair this year! We use the on-line application service ZAPP®, a division of the non-profit arts group, Weststaff. The Jurying is open to the public. Please plan to stop by! (Visitors; no…
Wednesday
Larry Berman commented on Robin Ragsdale's blog post 'My First Experience as a Jury Member'
Actually that isn't uncommon. There have been a number of times I've been asked by artists for whom I've uploaded images, if they want the pixel dimensions of the picture of the piece.Larry Berman
Wednesday
Ann Marie Crosmun replied to Larry Berman's discussion 'Open Juries this week'
Larry-when you hear about any open juries, could you please post them here? Thanks
Wednesday
Larry Berman commented on Robin Ragsdale's blog post 'My First Experience as a Jury Member'
Unless the shows change the setting from the default, it's now 200 characters for the artist statement on ZAPP, which means about fifteen words instead of about eight. Not much better. The real question is whether or not the jurors read, or…
Wednesday
Larry Berman commented on Don Mabry's blog post 'Two Missouri Shows'
Let me add something about Laumeier. I did it a few times in the mid 1990's and they offered spaces within their own large tents as well as to be able to use your own tent. I made the mistake of saving a few dollars by using my own tent and…
Wednesday
Larry Berman commented on Colin Murray's blog post 'How to build a customer email/postcard list'
Here's a link to the page with the form:http://artshowphoto.com/pages/emailform.htmLarry Berman
Wednesday
Larry Berman commented on Colin Murray's blog post 'How to build a customer email/postcard list'
It takes time to build up a mailing list. And for some reason people are more inclined to give out their street address than their e-mail address. You say that you put a book and pen out. Where in the booth was it located? I got much better results…
Wednesday
Larry Berman commented on Don Mabry's blog post 'Two Missouri Shows'
Hi Don,Look into Springfield (IL) Old Capitol also. It can be combined with at least two of the other shows.Larry Bermanhttp://BermanGraphics.com412-401-8100
Tuesday

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Years in the Art Fair Business
33+
First show ever
Over thirty years experience doing over a thousand art shows. Now I do consulting with artists helping them improve their jury images, booth slide and presentation. Jury slide photography of artwork.
http://BermanGraphics.com

A forum for photographers selling their work at art shows:
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Workshop on Photographing Art

Posted on January 19, 2012 at 6:55am 3 Comments

Kind of late making this announcement but I've been really busy for the last few weeks and haven't had time to send out a newsletter.



I'm going to be teaching a workshop on how to photograph different types of artwork at the Orlando ACRE show on January 20th at the Orlando Convention Center. It's going to consist of an extensive Powerpoint presentation with over 125 example slides. Afterwards I'm going to do a live demonstration of photographing a few objects using both a point and…

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Looking for free information and angry not to get it

Posted on January 13, 2012 at 10:22pm 12 Comments

Looking for free information and angry not to get it

Not an art show issue.



Most people have heard the expression that everything should be free on the internet. Well here's one I've never experienced before.



I received a phone call earlier today from someone who was looking for information. He had read my web site article on how to set your camera to photograph art and wanted to know how he should set his bottom of the line CoolPix.



His first question was…

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20% Discount on my Imaging Services for November

Posted on November 4, 2011 at 7:30am 2 Comments

20% Discount on my Imaging Services for November



I usually don't advertise but I'm trying something different this month. I posted this to my Facebook page and I figure I'll post it to ArtFair Insiders also. And since I'm a moderator of this forum, Connie had given me permission to advertise over a year ago but I never took her up on.



20% discount on my imaging services for the month of November. …

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Art Festival iPhone Apps

Posted on November 2, 2011 at 9:00am 4 Comments

I guess I should have posted this as a blog as there were no responses to my tech forum post. This is a great way of checking out the jury images of your competition.



   

If you have an iPhone or iPad, there are a few shows that have free apps in the iTunes store. I found (now) ten shows and did a review of their apps as to how artists images are displayed.…

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Is there a secondary market for your artwork?

Posted on October 13, 2011 at 9:30am 16 Comments

Is there a secondary market for your artwork?



About ten years ago, my neighbor at Ann Arbor created ceramic houses in great detail. Her work was collectible and there was even a secondary market for her older pieces that had been sold.



From yesterday

  I received a telephone call from someone who found a few of my matted prints in their mother's drawer when she passed away. They wanted to know if the prints had any value.



I received an e-mail about an Allan… Continue

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I like your page background Larry - even if the rest of AFI isn't ready for it ;)
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Thank you, Larry, for referring Francine Ruth to Art Fair Insiders.
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Congratulations, Larry, the members of AFI have chosen you as Member of the Year. We all send you many thanks for all your kindness, generosity and sharing of information. You make the community zing!
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At 10:33pm on November 13, 2010, Connie Mettler gave Larry Berman a gift…Connie Mettler
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Thank you, Larry, for referring Louise Coulson to Art Fair Insiders.
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At 11:49pm on November 06, 2010, Connie Mettler gave Larry Berman a gift…Connie Mettler
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Thank you, Larry, for referring Reid Watts to Art Fair Insiders.
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Tahnks, Larry, for referring Franki Martin to Art Fair Insiders.
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