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Working on my booth shot

Posted by Amelia Kay Wall on November 21, 2012 at 4:19pm in Jurying for Art Fairs & Craft Shows

I'm trying to get my booth shot just right and have been reading the discussions here for tips.  Was hoping to get some input on what I have currently and see if anyone can offer any input.  I'm a newbie at all of this... this is actually my second try at applying for a juried art fair, and I learned from what I've read here that my first booth shot was just horrible.  Am hoping the new one will be much improved.


What you see here is my first test shot with a decent camera.  The lighting isn't right, so I will be shooting this again tomorrow when the sun is coming from the correct angle, before it angles into the front of my booth.

There are also two paintings not in the booth currently, as I am finishing those up.  They go beneath the pepper painting on the back wall and near the front of the right wall.

I would appreciate any kind & encouraging input. 

Thanks!
Amelia :)

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  • Amelia Kay Wall December 4, 2012 at 10:47pm

    Just heard today that I am invited to the art festival I used this booth shot for! :)

    • Connie Mettler > Amelia Kay Wall December 5, 2012 at 7:30am

      Congratulations, Amelia. That is good news. Good for you!

  • Amelia Kay Wall November 23, 2012 at 12:03pm

    981300203?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024Well, here's my booth shot as of yesterday morning.  This was a good learning experience, getting my work into my display to evaluate how everything looks together and what kinds of similarities I can see in my work.  (It's a little hard to do indoors, with the paintings in different parts of the house.)  The conclusion I've come to is that I need to keep painting and continue building up a body of work... which is something I already knew.  But, this was a good learning experience and something that would be good to revisit every few months as I continue to add to my work.

  • Elle Heiligenstein November 23, 2012 at 11:20am

    Amen, Geri

    I am struggling with the same thing right now.  What does unified body of work mean?  I don't do anything that is similar.  My work is all over the place and I like that. 

    • Amelia Kay Wall > Elle Heiligenstein November 23, 2012 at 11:24am

      I'm glad I'm not the only one! :)  My husband thinks I shouldn't try to pigeonhole myself on subject matter or style too much, so I'll just keep painting and see what I come up with.  And, as I continue to paint, I am seeing some similarities in my work.  So we'll just see what happens... :)

  • geri a. wegner November 22, 2012 at 5:38pm

    Robert, please explain a unified body of work to me.  When I look at her booth shot, I see the same style of painting in all the pictures; bold colors, distinct shapes.  

    If a unified body of work means that everything is variations on the same theme, then no wonder the quality of work at festivals isn't changing and artists aren't challenging themselves any more.  There is no incentive.

    And, no wonder I am not buying as much.

    • Connie Mettler > geri a. wegner November 23, 2012 at 12:54pm

      Here is a show's website that shows each of the images an artist sent in with the application, you can get some idea of the "cohesive theme", and the ones that break that rule and still work: http://www.artinthepearl.com/

      Click on Festival Artists.

    • Robert Wallis > geri a. wegner November 23, 2012 at 12:07pm
      I'm still out on the road, but will be able to answer this more fully either late afternoon or evening. I also wonder if this needs to be a separate post as it's a universal issue rather than specific to here?
    • Amelia Kay Wall > geri a. wegner November 22, 2012 at 7:59pm

      Thanks for your kind thoughts on my work.  I'm still trying to figure this all out...

      Amelia :)

  • Elle Heiligenstein November 22, 2012 at 1:47pm

    Hi Amelia

    Personally, I think it looks very good! 

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