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Posted by Leslie Christopher Bookout on December 21, 2010 at 10:36pm in Questions & Answers for New Members

I am about to submit my first application for a show. It is the Jackson Hole Art Fair this coming Summer. These are watercolours, all in 16"x20" formats.

What can I do about the visible signatures? Would a mask/box covering the sig be too distracting?

Or would it be acceptable to 'photoshop' it out?

 

Any comments, critiques, advice or admonishment be greatly appreciated.

 

Back Porch Blues.jpg

Don.jpg

Memorial Day.jpg

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  • Larry Berman December 21, 2010 at 10:49pm

    If those are your jury images, get rid of the black border with white stroke. I assume you've included the mats? Only submit images of the art, not the matting or framing. Clone out signatures so they are not visible and not noticeable either.

    Your booth contains a person and too much white canopy.

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

    • Leslie Christopher Bookout > Larry Berman December 21, 2010 at 11:00pm

      Thank you, Mr. Berman!

      I was wondering about the mats.

      Should I Find another booth photo altogether? Or would a mask over my image work? maybe with a note: "Image redacted for jury purposes"

       

      • Larry Berman > Leslie Christopher Bookout December 21, 2010 at 11:08pm
        What do you mean by mask? Never give the jurors anything that will distract them or have them consider giving you a lower score. If they spend two seconds wondering what you've done, you may have lost 10% of the time they look at your work.

        Larry Berman
        Digital Jury Services
        http://BermanGraphics.com
        412-401-8100
        • Leslie Christopher Bookout > Larry Berman December 21, 2010 at 11:52pm
          I see. I guess I'm not clear about what they are looking for in a booth image. Is it to see the body of work? Or is it the design of the booth? ie. canopy colour, homemade vs. manufactured elements, etc. I mean with 3-D displays, I can see the concern, but with framed artwork, it seems kind of simple (tent + walls = nothing extraordinary), unless it is to focus on what several paintings lined up looks like.
  • Leslie Christopher Bookout December 21, 2010 at 10:40pm

    Two more,,, and a Booth Shot

     

    Rockers.jpg

    Wagon.jpg

    lcbookout_booth_wc.jpg

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