Booth Picture in Snow
I'm not going into details about how your booth picture can effect your jury score. That's been discussed over and over. It's important to know that it does. I guess a lot more artists are waking up to...
View Article64 and Counting
Tomorrow is my 64th birthday and I wouldn’t have written about it except that the picture we took was hilarious. I set up the camera remotely and it caught Xena eating the birthday cake Read...
View ArticleThe Uniform Body of Work
A uniform or cohesive body of work makes a strong set of jury images. For artists who create work with a common theme or style, it’s relatively easy to choose which pieces to photograph for a set of...
View ArticleThat Pesky Indoor Booth Picture
A great many of us have been there at one time or another in our career. An art and/or craft show in a convention center type facility where only pipes and drapes separates the booths Read...
View ArticleAre You a Picasso
Occasionally I get a phone call asking about a photograph someone found when Read More...>>
View ArticleThe St Louis Workshop
My workshop and the image evaluation jury for the St Louis Art Fair was Feb 1st and 2nd. The Friday evening workshop was about how to photograph artwork for jurying. It went four hours because I...
View ArticleLast Minute Larry
even slightly passive aggressive artists know that someone needs to be there at the last minute Read More...>>
View ArticleFixing Jury Images 07
Wearable fiber booths always are a challenge to photograph for the booth picture Read More...>>
View ArticleCollaborating on the Booth Image
How much work goes into creating a good booth image. Some artists take a picture of their booth set up at an art show, sometimes with a cell phone camera, hoping it comes out good enough to use. For...
View ArticleCotton Fibers on Jewelry
Jewelers sending jewelry to be photographed would be better off using small pieces of bubble wrap instead of cotton inserts Read More...>>
View ArticleDorseyville vfd
After an accident in front of my house, the volunteer fire people agreed to have me take their picture for my visitors to my house gallery. Read More...>>
View ArticleImproving Jury Images and Art Photography
Examples of my artwork photography, before and after examples of jury images I've improved, and the new ZAPP color logo and what it means when Read More...>>
View ArticleNew Work and New Jury Images
My wife has been telling me I shouldn't apply to shows until I have new pictures. I even had a show director tell me not to apply anymore until I had new work. Read More...>>
View ArticleFlower Gallery
High key flowers photographed using diffusion filters and backlighting as the only light source. Traditional photographic techniques. Read More...>>
View ArticlePhotographing an 8 Foot Quilt
I've been doing photographs for Pittsburgh quilt artist Patty Kennedy-Zafred for a few years. Her latest piece is a vertical 8 foot quilt.. Read More...>>
View ArticleHow to use a Tripod
The use of a tripod is critical when photographing your artwork or your booth for jurying because it eliminates camera movement. Read More...>>
View ArticleSpeak Softly
I've titled this picture "Speak Softly" because it reminds me of Theodore Roosevelt's foreign policy quote. Read More...>>
View ArticleInexpensive 4×6 Business Cards
I’m a big fan of getting business cards printed three up on a 4×6 print from Sam’s Club. Sam’s charges 17 cents for a 4×6 print and 13 cents if you’re willing to pick them up the next day. To get that...
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