I recently, for the first time, received some feedback from a jury on a show I had applied to. The feedback was very helpful, and it ended up highlighting an issue that I have been struggling with for a while.
In most applications there is a requir
Read more…How to photograph a lamp, or any object that is lit from within.
The lighting set up is nothing out of ordinary. I shoot with two studio strobes bounced into oversize white umbrellas for diffused light. Sometimes I add a small softbox directly overhe
Read more…The most difficult type of artwork to photograph is jewelry. That’s because of it’s small size and that it can have many reflective surfaces. And because of it’s small size, it’s very difficult to keep the entire piece in focus. Also the jewelry medi
Read more…I am probably in a minority on this board, a member who is both an artist traveling the show circuit for 11 years and a director of a fine art show, An Occasion for the Arts (AOFTA), held in October in historic Williamsburg, VA. We are a show that
Read more…No, I haven't gone over to the dark side and still recommend using a real camera to photograph your artwork or booth for jurying. But I have been investigating getting better quality pictures from my iphone camera. And by better quality, I don't mean
Read more…I'm new on this site and the art fair circuit. I'm so glad to have found this site and so appreciate all the info given by seasoned artists. I have spent the last 3 days, seriously 3 full days, devouring all the info I can find here about shows revie
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Once upon a time there was an artist who sold his paintings every weekend at art shows. He took a few pictures of his paintings, and for the few shows that required it, hung his paintings on the fence next to his house and took a “displa
I just started down this online art show application process. I am a mixed media & jewelry artist. I use the similar materials and techniques in both of these mediums and feel like they make up my body of work. In the 2 shows that I have applied f
Read more…I am a landscape photographer that generally just does shows regionally. Given that, many of the places with shows I'm applying to are places I have landscape images of.
I will certainly be selling those local images at the festivals if I get in to t
Read more…The title of the group on fb is Juried Artist. You canclick this link to visit the open group on facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1193198550770238/
Read more…I understand the importance of submitting good images for jury, in order to get in to shows.
My concern is giving "high Quality" copies.
This is not the booth shot. It is the work samples.
Jewelry, fabric, sculpture woodwork, metalwork etc are medium
Read more…I'm new to Art Fair Insiders, and fairly new to art fairs (last year was my first season. I am getting ready to apply for some really big shows (ACC Baltimore, Smithsonian, Cherry Creek, Krasl) and would love some feedback on my artist statement and
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I am a jewelry artist and am in the process of improving some areas of my business, including the description of my designs (for application/Jury purposes), photographs and booth layout. Today I am focusing on the description of my
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I am a jewelry artist and am working on improving my product description, photographs, and booth layout. For this discussion, I am looking for feedback on a few of my images. From what I understand, when submitting jewelry photograp
Read more…Hi, all, especially Connie - thanks so much for yesterday's podcast. EXTREMELY helpful!
I have a conundrum in presenting my artwork to jurors in that the absolutely unique feature of my paintings is that I incorporate poems and stories directly into
Read more…So....How bad is it to send the same set of jury images to the same show, two years in a row?
I guess I can't really have an answer until I get the particular show's jury results, but I was wondering how commonplace this is for the rest of you to do?
Read more…When completing an application within ZAPP, I am looking for the groups help in determining the best answer for the "description" when adding jury images.
For photography, I have listed two examples of how i can see this being filled out per image.
Read more…Have a new booth photo for 2016 and looking for suggestions and opinions. My media is Wood. This was an indoor shot and don't know how many festivals will only take outdoor shots.
Does that apply to a set? I have a brooch and earring set that are pictured together, and offered for sale together. I did not have my photographer shoot them separately. I think they come off better as a set, as they impact each other visually. If t
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In learning as we go, we are trying to determine the exact meaning of some of the requests for images when filling out and submitting applications. Listed below is what was posted on a recent show we were interested in attending. Hope
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