images - Forum - Art Fair Insiders2024-03-28T20:14:45Zhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/feed/tag/imagesImages and Booth Shot Tiphttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/images-and-booth-shot-tip2020-03-09T21:42:00.000Z2020-03-09T21:42:00.000ZBarry Bernsteinhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/BarryBernstein<div><p>The difference between getting into a show and not getting into a show could be having professionally shot or edited images and an excellent booth image. I want to heartily recommend Larry Berman to all of you. Twice, now, he has fixed my booth shot with excellent results. He has shot my work in the past. Because of Larry, I have gotten in to all the major shows, St Louis, Ft Worth, Cherry Creek, Artisphere just to name a few. He is the best in the business. Thank you Larry Berman.</p></div>Subject Matter: How to Choose Images for Jury?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/subject-matter-how-to-choose-images-for-jury2019-12-11T20:47:51.000Z2019-12-11T20:47:51.000ZJay Snivelyhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/JaySnively<div><p>I'm a relative newbie to art festivals, having done just one so far. As I begin to apply for 2020's shows, I would like some input on what subject matter to choose for jurying.</p>
<p>Much of my photography is abstracts and nature details. I tend not to do much landscape or wildlife, which is mostly what I see at art fairs.</p>
<p>I've found quite a few threads here with great information on the topic of image quality with regard to jurying, but not much that addresses subject matter. One comment of note was that at one jury, the director "...opened by telling the jurors they were NOT there to curate a museum exhibit or even populate an art show; they were there to select art that would be purchased by attendees from the region."</p>
<p>Knowing that each show has its own clientele/region combination, are there some guidelines or hints as to which subject matter a given jury would be most receptive to? (I do realize my jury images need to reflect what will be in my booth.)</p>
<p>Thank you!</p></div>Booth & Jury Imageshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/booth-jury-images2016-11-21T16:43:57.000Z2016-11-21T16:43:57.000ZKurt Stauderhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/KurtStauder<div><p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>I posted this as reply a previous post but I couldn't tell if anyone one seeing it so I thought I'd repost it as a new thread and see if that works any better.</p>
<p>I have done dozens of shows in my first year and I have learned so much. After conducting lots of market research at the many different types of shows I attended, I'm shifting my business model from selling mostly small, affordable pieces, to selling mostly larger, higher priced works. Sell fewer pieces but make more money, at least that's the idea. From my experience there's a market for my bigger pieces.</p>
<p>With that in mind, I have created a new booth shot and I'm pretty happy with it. Larry, I thought about everything you said last time. I simplified things and kept them more symmetrical. It's better right? Do you think it's good enough to appeal to juries at higher end shows?</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062753048?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="750" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062753048?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024"/></a></p>
<p>Also, which other 4 images should I use in my applications? Should I include #1 and/or #2, which I feel are among my strongest pieces, even though they are shown pretty well in the booth shot? If I don't, I can include other images, giving me more chances of having an image resonate with jurors.</p>
<p>One last thing, if you had to choose would you pick 6a or 6b? My work is much more impressive in person than it is in photos. I tried to address that in the booth shot by showing the bright, saturated colors and revealing the depth of my pieces mounted on 1/2" acrylic. The perspective in 6a really shows the beauty of the process but it's so different that I worry that the extreme angle detracts from the overall piece.</p>
<p>Any feedback would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Kurt</p></div>Jury product imageshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/jury-product-images2016-04-09T03:11:14.000Z2016-04-09T03:11:14.000ZChuck Hinrichshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/ChuckHinrichs<div><p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>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. Hopefully you all can share your thoughts and advice on the questions we have.</p>
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<p>This is what was posted:</p>
<p>Submit Five (5) digital images (IMPORTANT!): four (4) of the work you plan to sell and (1) booth image. Images must be representative of the work you plan to show or you may be asked to leave. Images must be current (less than two years old) and of professional quality. Images should: </p>
<ul>
<li>be clear, well-lit, sharply focused, properly exposed, without a distracting background. </li>
<li>represent a coherent body of work by form, technique, or concept. </li>
<li>show only one work of art (or one coordinated set of work) per image; artwork should fill the image. Your name should not appear in the image. Do not model your own work.</li>
</ul>
<p>Our question regarding the above is this. If we sell photography prints, and the application requests "images" of the work we plan on selling, what do we need to send them? More specifically, do we need to send a photograph of the framed print as hung in the booth or do we submit the digital image itself for the jury purposes?</p>
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<p>Hopefully this is posted where it belongs on this site.</p>
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<p>Thanks so much for your help!</p>
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<p>Chuck</p></div>Entrythingy images are all different sizes…?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/entrythingy-images-are-all-different-sizes2014-02-28T19:15:33.000Z2014-02-28T19:15:33.000ZLinnea Lahlumhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LinneaLahlum<div><p>Has anyone had this problem with Entrythingy?</p>
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<p> For some reason after images have been uploaded I’m seeing mine in all sorts of crazy sizes. Even though I’m using pieces uploaded straight from my original JPG upload folder, and have not re-sized anything.</p>
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<p> The vertical images are showing up generally as much larger than the horizontal. In addition, all the vertical ones are different heights. I don’t have black borders, though, as I’m not using my Zapp files. Maybe I should?! </p>
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<p> I think I need to pull all these out (how?) and re-size and re-upload , but I don’t want to make work for myself, at a really busy time for applications, if it won’t help.</p>
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<p> Is there an optimal image size for Entrythingy? Image size plus file size, like there is for ZAPP? I could not find anything on their site.</p></div>Elements and its color spacehttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/elements-and-its-color-space2014-03-04T20:07:37.000Z2014-03-04T20:07:37.000ZLinnea Lahlumhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LinneaLahlum<div><p>A friend who is a digital artist using the latest regular Photoshop told me that Elements is not in sRGB space, but in 1998 (whatever that is). She said that means (for example) if I send her my images, the color she sees is not the color I see when using Elements version 8. Beyond a certain point technically, some of the terminology used in Elements and Photoshop is like greek to me.</p>
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<p>All I know is that I want everything in sRGB for submission, assuming monitor viewing (maybe some projection) so I always check before finishing. I assumed that meant I was SEEING my image in sRGB.</p>
<p>If for some reason an image is RGB (and for some unknown reason, some are), I don’t actually see a difference after I convert it (but would I?)</p>
<p>When I went to my last open jury (ZAPP conference Chicago 2 + years ago), my images looked pretty much the way I was used to seeing them on my home desktop monitor (ViewSonic E90fB). </p>
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<p>Of course, there’s the color space AND there’s also the calibration, which I don’t recall doing.</p>
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<p>So….if Elements 8 is NOT in sRGB space, how can I tell what I’m doing when I tweak colors like on my booth background? For example, my booth curtains look pinkish, which clashes with my work in copper. The actual curtains are a dark rusty burgundy, which goes great with copper, but I can’t seem to get them the real color.</p></div>Do you call it mixed media or is it still photography?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/which-media-to-choose-12013-09-25T17:51:53.000Z2013-09-25T17:51:53.000ZRobert Wallishttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/RobertWallis<div><p>I'm trying out some new pieces right now, and looking at shifting directions. It's doing photography, but more in an emotive vein, and incorporating my own poetry and text. There's a similar form out there called Haiga that is a combination of haiku and photographs or paintings. I'm a bit leery of dropping text on top of images as that could look like a giant Hallmark card, and am leaning toward a diptych presentation, either within a single matte or two separate pieces. Now the question that arises is this a true mixed media or does it still stay within photography?<br/> <br/> As an aside, using separate frames leaves the possibility of selling one or the other instead of as a combined unit only.<br/>
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Does anyone know of any artists that are doing this type of work?</p>
<p>Here's a <a href="http://works.artsig.com/works/06/80/78006-da8c11b0afee9030.jpg">link</a> to a work in progress to show an example. The paper that the text is on is a hand made Indian bark fiber paper, and the photo is on conventional ink jet paper. The matting on this example is just a web presentation. The other issue would be how to prepare this format for ZAPP.</p></div>Has anyone done the Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in October?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/has-anyone-done-the-ohio-sauerkraut-festival-in-october2013-07-23T19:51:43.000Z2013-07-23T19:51:43.000ZBarbara Pitorak Bloomhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/BarbaraPitorakBloom<div><p>We have heard this is a wonder, well attended, art focused crowd, with average attendance annually over two days of 300,000-350,000. It is in Waynesville, which is south of Dayton, north of Cincinatti.</p>
<p>We loved that the jury process was more intense, requiring descriptions, and photos of the processes of creating our work... and the few artists we have talked to who have done this event said it is predictably a good one. </p>
<p>But i would love to know your experience if you were there, and what tips you might offer. This is our first big road trip, as we have tried to stay within an hour's drive of home...</p></div>Booth shot follow-uphttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/booth-shot-follow-up2012-11-18T02:02:17.000Z2012-11-18T02:02:17.000ZBritt Hallowellhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/BrittHallowell<div><p>Here is my follow-up to my post asking how to better my booth shot. I took your suggestions, let up my tent in my family's backyard, and tried to really dwindle down my booth so it didnt look so cluttered. Here was my before shot: </p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062491702?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="450" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062491702?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="450"/></a></p>
<p>I was told it looked too cluttered and I was losing wall space with the door in the back. So here is what I came up with.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062490219?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="450" class="align-full" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1062490219?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="450"/></a></p>
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<p>So, is my new revamped booth shot a better contender? Unfortunately my camera seems to be dying, and even though it was set at the same settings, the image looked more grainy and the colors dont pop as much (I've already adjusted in Photoshop) but I thought that could be a good thing since maybe it won't distract from the actual painting images. Thoughts?</p></div>Black borders or no black borders?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/black-borders-or-no-black-borders2012-08-11T16:57:43.000Z2012-08-11T16:57:43.000ZKaren Gelbardhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/KarenGelbard<div><p>I am starting to look at application for 2013 and have noticed this highlighted image requirement:</p>
<p>"<b>We project our images at our jury using state-of-the-art projectors direct from the exact electronic files submitted by the artists."</b></p>
<p>Okay, but this year we need 1920 for the vertical side, not the horizontal side. So, will my images hang together visually if I have a mix of black borders and non- black images? Do I need to re-do <strong>all</strong> my images now?</p>
<p><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.westaf.org/MMS/P2419/S1430310-9tlfvtbiix2umwpc/160x120-fill-transparent.png"/><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.westaf.org/MMS/P2419/S659120-coxvdi7cmj9jb47b/160x120-fill-transparent.png"/></p></div>How should photographers submit images of "work" on Zapp?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/how-should-photographers-submit-images-of-work-on-zapp2012-03-01T03:17:59.000Z2012-03-01T03:17:59.000ZSteve Sawuschhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/SteveSawusch<div><p>Last year, I created virtual 3d products and added my images into the "finished products". I think that might not have been what the jurors were looking for (never got any feedback, but got into shows). I am submitting for a couple of deadlines tonight and wanted to know if I can just take the image and add the black bars and call it done.</p></div>Customizing your "My Page" and getting it to work for youhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/customizing-your-my-page-and-getting-it-to-work-for-you2011-11-22T16:44:20.000Z2011-11-22T16:44:20.000ZBarry Bernsteinhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/BarryBernstein<div><p>The thought occurred to me that most of you have not customized your "My Page" blog site that you have access to, on AFI. Consequently, you are not taking advantage of an additional marketing tool that lets you broadcast you opinions, etc. to the real world, or, at least to your Face Book friends. So, here is a little primer on what to do:</p>
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<p>1) The first thing you need to do is click on that "My Page" entry at the top of the page.</p>
<p>2) The next thing you need to do is add a picture. It could be of your work, or you, or your pet iguana or anything. Pick something that you think defines you, or your personality. It's a good first bit of info about you that you are trying to convey to others. That orange square that says Art Fair Insider is basically a turn off. It says I don't have any personality, or creativity, or any number of bad messages.</p>
<p>3) Next click on the customize button under your profile picture. This leads you to a page that lets you change the appearance of your "My Page" blog site. There are 52 different design themes. Chose one, chose any of them. They are all better than the generic one that you get when you go to the AFI home page.</p>
<p>4) The next thing you can do is tweak the page to make it truly yours. There are 3 basic levels. Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. You can easily get by with just the basic version. It gives you the option of changing the color scheme, the text fonts, and the color of those texts. I made my sides blue-green, the body black, the headers blue and the text white. The Intermediate level lets you tweak each part separately and add images to the sides and your own logo. The most advanced level lets you tweak CSS coding.Don't worry about messing things up because to keep what you've done, you have to save it. I suggest you open up a new tab to view your changes. Just remember to refresh the page after each change to see what you did.</p>
<p>5) When you are satisfied with the new style, color, and font changes, save it and go back to it. Now you can do two things. The first thing you can do is edit each module on your page. Each one has it's own set of tweaks. They are mostly about how much info you want displayed on this page. The second thing you can do is move the modules around so you can show what you want to show. I dragged that annoying text box at the top of the page all the way down to the bottom. My blog posts are at the top and right underneath I have the "My Photos" module.</p>
<p>6) The next thing you want to do is put some photos in your "My Photos" module. The coolest thing about this module is that there is a slide show feature. Anyone visiting this page can immediately get treated to a slide show on your page. Drag that module up near the top where people can see it. There are only 11,000 photos posted on this site. That may seem like a lot, except with 6000 members, that is less than 2 per person. Considering you can put up a number of photos, the number of people using this feature is very small percentage wise.</p>
<p>7) One thing I didn't mention is that you can add apps to your page. There are 22 pages of them under "My Apps." I've kind of ignored these because most of them are meaningless to me, but, you may find one worthwhile for all of us. If anybody is using, or finds, a good application, please tell the rest of us.</p>
<p>8) Now that you've made your "My Page" blog site uniquely yours, take advantage of an often ignored feature, but, maybe the most important one. Click the "share" button and share your page on Facebook. Do this for both your personal FB page and your fan page. This will give your FB friends a link to your blog posts, forum discussions and your slideshow.</p>
<p>9) I don't know if you can access my fan page on FB by just clicking on this link. I am posting it here anyways. I need people to "like" my fan page on Facebook. We all should be doing this for each other, including linking web sites to each others to optimize all of our places in the search engines. After all, it may be time to start taking advantage of belonging to this group.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Barry-Bernstein-Raku/291368420883726?skip_nax_wizard=true" target="_blank">Barry Bernstein Raku</a></p></div>Profile pics and photoshttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/profile-pics-and-photos2011-11-14T19:18:28.000Z2011-11-14T19:18:28.000ZBarry Bernsteinhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/BarryBernstein<div><p>I think everyone who is a member of AFI should be required to have a profile picture and images of their work on their "My Page" page. It would help when they are asking for advice as to which show they should be doing on any given weekend.</p></div>Monitor Settings Questionhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/monitor-settings-question2011-03-05T15:47:51.000Z2011-03-05T15:47:51.000ZLayl McDillhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LaylMcDill<div><p>I have always noticed that different monitors seem to have different settings when it comes to images looking too dark or too light but yesterday I was shocked when I saw my new images that I had put on my website and zapp on a different computer than the one I had "created" them on. I tweaked the exposure and contrast to exactly what looked great on my office computer but now on my home computer they look terribly dark. Now I realize a lot of images (from other websites) generally look dark on this home computer.</p>
<p>So my question is which computer should I use or how do I adjust settings so I know my settings match the equipment or computers that images will be juried on.</p>
<p>I'm going to attach two images to show the difference I am seeing. #1 is tweaked to look good on my "dark" home computer monitor and then #2 is tweaked to look good on my lighter office computer monitor which by the way is newer and a flat screen.</p>
<p>Any help is appreciated - this has been a worry of mine for years.</p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870875100?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xApes-House-610x531.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870876099?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">xApes-House-610x531dark.jpg</a></p></div>electronic images sizinghttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/electronic-images-sizing2011-02-04T21:45:48.000Z2011-02-04T21:45:48.000Zh. t. rodenhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/htroden<div>planning to submit to a Baltimore show in July, but confused by its electronic application images requirements: "max width of 640 (I assume ppi) but up to "250MB." First is very small , second is huge. The numbers seem unrelated and this is unlike what other shows have stipulated. Can someone decipher this for dummy me. <br/></div>Hi! Please help me through my first year appliying to art shows!https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/hi-please-help-me-through-my2010-11-10T03:46:20.000Z2010-11-10T03:46:20.000Zluisa velasquezhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/luisavelasquez<div>Hi everyone! <br/><br/>I'm so excited to have found you, I have been reading all the blogs and discussion and its so great to have this support system, mostly for newbies like me. <br/><br/>I'm open to any recommendation, suggestion, comment and advise you can give me. I have mostly work indoors so I pretty much don't have any experience in professional outdoor fine art shows. As you can see I attached photos of 2 of my art pieces and one from my booth in the only outdoor show I have done.I need to know if you think I'll have a chance at the jurying and how can I improve my booth without having to sell an eye. This is also the list of shows I'm trying to apply, please help me with any information you have.<br/><br/>St. James court Ky<br/>Central Pa festival of the arts, state college Pa<br/>Coconut Grove arts festival Fl<br/>Allentown Art Festival Buffalo, NY<br/>Alexandria Festival of the arts VA<br/>Columbus arts festival, OH<br/>Three Rivers Arts Festival,Pittsburgh Pa<br/>Rittenhouse square fine art show Pa<br/><br/>I'm in the Philadelphia area, if you have other suggestions please feel free.<br/><br/><br/>Thanks, in advance for any help and I hope im not bugging you too much!<br/>Love,<br/>Lu<br/><br/><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870873694?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">juried application format 2.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870873895?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">juried application format 3.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870874471?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">juried application format 6.jpg</a></p></div>Quality Images for Juried Applications, Scanning?https://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/quality-images-for-juried2010-01-24T03:10:53.000Z2010-01-24T03:10:53.000ZLisa Marie Crismanhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/LisaMarieCrisman<div>I've read a lot and understand the importance of having good quality images for jurying. I think all of these discussions talk about photographing your art work. What about scanning your images? Wouldn't a scanned image be as good if not better quality than a photograph? I would appreciate any and all opinions.<br/>Thanks,<br/>Lisa Crisman<br/><a href="http://www.LeftEarArt.com">www.LeftEarArt.com</a><br/></div>How NOT to get accepted into a showhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/how-not-to-get-accepted-into-a2010-02-03T18:08:32.000Z2010-02-03T18:08:32.000ZArt on the Lawn: Barbara Berneyhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/ArtontheLawnBarbaraBerney<div>I'm on a rant this morning. If this is you, please don't be offended, <span style="font-weight: bold;">be educated</span>. If it's not you, bless you, on behalf of all show directors. <br/><br/>Every year, as the applications for the shows I direct come rolling in, I'm amazed that some artists just do NOT follow directions stated very explicitly on the prospectus AND on the application, itself. The majority pays attention, but the minority that doesn't makes my job far more difficult. <br/><br/>In the six I just opened this morning, these are just a few of the things I've encountered:<br/><br style="font-style: italic;"/><span style="font-style: italic;">Check made out to the wrong payee:</span> If the brochure/application specifies to whom checks should be made payable (not the name of the show), do NOT make the check payable to the name of the show. There's a reason that's in bold type on the application. Checks made payable to the wrong payee will be rejected by the bank, and by the time you are notified and send a new check, you may miss the application deadline.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">No jury fee included:</span> No application will be considered without a jury fee. I call or email artists if the fee is missing, but many shows simply toss the application without further action. Again, by the time you get your fee to us, it may be past the deadline.<br/><br style="font-style: italic;"/><span style="font-style: italic;">No signature on the application where indicated:</span> If the application has a space for your signature AND your printed name, print your name and SIGN the application. Without the signature, your application goes to the bottom of the stack.<br/><br style="font-style: italic;"/><span style="font-style: italic;">No artist's name:</span> When the application specifically states "your printed name, not your company name," print your legal name. It's tough to make your name tag if I don't have your name, and if I should have to call you, I like to know who I'm calling.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">No phone number:</span> Hello? I understand that some people don't have email addresses, so it's OK if you leave that blank, but I don't recall knowing anyone without a phone. Your personal information never leaves my office, so even if your number is private, it's necessary in case I need to reach you for any reason. <br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">Description of images is missing:</span> If it says, in colored, bold type, "Complete the required description of your entries on the reverse. Entries not completely filled out will not be accepted," you really need to do that, because without the description, your application won't be considered, no matter how nice your art looks in the pictures.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">Images not labeled with your name:</span> When I receive an application, I put the entire contents into a clear plastic sleeve. I also make a folder on the computer for each artist, into which I load images from the CD or the images I've scanned from the prints. However, when I open a CD with images numbered straight off the memory card with DSC0039, or I get photos that are not marked (how do I know which side is up?), it's all too easy to lose track of the artist who goes with them.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">No images:</span> OK, I forget stuff, too, but without images, there's nothing to jury. When I call you to let you know that I received no images, please don't shoot the messenger. (The woman this morning was especially crabby. Must not have had her morning coffee.)<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic;">SASE:</span> If you would like your CD or larger prints returned to you, a #10 envelope won't do the job. That's why the application says, "Images will be returned to participants only if an appropriately sized S.A.S.E. with proper postage is included with entry." If you didn't send the right size envelope, or you didn't put enough postage on your envelope, please don't call me up to yell at me for not returning your images. <br/><br/>A general observation: Applications with images that represent an artist's work poorly are rarely accepted. Last year, someone sent a page printed from a printer that only had magenta and cyan ink left. We couldn't even tell what the images were. The application was rejected.<br/><br/>On to the next stack. Comments welcome, but please don't flame me. I'm an artist doing shows, too, and I have to follow the same rules as everyone else.<br/>Barbara<br/></div>Problem with Applicationhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/problem-with-application2009-12-15T18:50:44.000Z2009-12-15T18:50:44.000ZDawn Waters Bakerhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/DawnWatersBaker<div>Hey all! I have been busy applying to some of my favorite shows for the Spring here in Dallas, TX. I just got my first rejection from a show that seemed like such a good fit for my work. I walked the show several times to see if I was "out of my league" or not.
It's not that I think I'm some great artist it's just I'm wondering if my Zapp images are bad. I put together 3 of my best works and a corner image of my booth. I'm wondering if my booth slide was the clincher, i.e. I should have shown the whole thing.
I know it's been discussed til the cows come home but could you all give me some advice on what works and what doesn't? It's frustrating to work so long on paintings, get a top of the line booth and then not get into shows that seem a good fit. I know it's my fault I just don't know where.
Thanks in advance for your time.<p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870866067?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White Lightning.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870866092?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Red Cirrus 01.jpg</a></p><p class="attachment"><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/8870867067?profile=original" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lightning in the Storm.jpg</a></p></div>Online (and FREE) ZAPP image processorhttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/forum/topics/online-and-free-zapp-image2009-12-03T19:11:01.000Z2009-12-03T19:11:01.000ZGreg Burketthttps://www.artfairinsiders.com/members/GregBurkett<div>Hello all! I've been recently working on a website for an artfair that uses ZAPP standards for accepting images. I got a lot of calls from artists asking for my help resizing images to the proper specs (1920x1920 with black borders if needed) and decided I could save a lot of time by creating an online tool for folks to use in a pinch.
You can find it at <a href="http://www.RipFish.com/zapp">www.RipFish.com/zapp</a>
Now that their deadline for accepting applications is over, I thought the art fair community might get a little use out of it. It's completely free, and pretty easy to use. If you have any suggestions on how to improve it, I'd be glad to hear them!
I hope this helps somebody out there!</div>