I usually snap a picture at my shows of my latest booth display.The photo below is from Virginia Beach last weekend. It is the original photo (made smaller for faster uploading). I usually crop these and play with the color and lighting before I upload them to ZAPP. This summer I did not get into all the shows I wanted to. I am planning on shooting my next booth photo indoors in an empty gallery space. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can improve this for jurors? Lighting, arrangement, photo editing, etc. I have a 12 megapixel point and shoot. I can set a timer and have it on a tri-pod; and I have access to good lighting. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
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Looks good. I'd crop in on the sides to the edges of the racks so it doesn't look as much like it was taken indoors. Then a little color correction to take the cast out of the canopy.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
Larry replied while I was eyeballing an enlargement of your photo.
* Looks like you used a floodlight to light the display. So I think the color correction needs to include the center and left walls (and the left-most part of the right wall). EZ to fix this in Photoshop.
* Agree with Larry about the crop. I might even crop down more from the top (see how you like this idea).
* If you reshoot this again, I'd add a rug for a splash of color (even though you're not in the rug business. ;-) ) There are a lot of gray tones in walls of panel, bins, and back wall of the room.
* If you can, burn in the four vertical pieces on the right wall. They're a bit "hot" and missing detail.
Other than that it appears to be OK though difficult to tell without seeing the full size original.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
Thanks Larry!
I set up my booth on Friday, indoors, and made a couple changes. I hope this gets me into more shows. I like sending in photos from actual shows but it was suggested to me to set up my booth on a non-show weekend, specifically for this purpose.