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Posted by Jeanne Steck on February 25, 2011 at 6:12am in Jurying for Art Fairs & Craft Shows

Let me start by saying I know my booth shots are terrible. (Now Larry doesn't have to say it) Yes, I shot them myself. Unfortunately, it's all I have. The application has to get into the mail today, tomorrow at the latest.

I'm applying to a local chamber of commerce arts and crafts show in The Hamptons. Tents are not required. They stress that everything must be hand made by the applicant.

So - that said - I'm not sure if I should send a staged set-up. (in my driveway or my living room) or will a shot from a show be better.

I'm sure there will be plenty of criticism. But I would appreciate any input that will help me work with I have.

Thanks!

Jeanne

Indoor show in NYC.

vineyard show

in my living room

my driveway

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Karen Seymour-Ells March 3, 2011 at 2:34pm

I got a juror comment that I should have used a booth shot that had the work from my slides in my booth shot. 3 out of the 4 slides I used as jury images WERE in my booth shot! I have decided that I will set up really early at a May or June show and place pieces that I may use to jury in a very prominent place. Of course, what does this do to the whole "your shot needs to represent all the types of items you will be selling?"

Total disconnect between the jurors desires and the show organizers in some cases, I would totally bend over backwards to make everyone happy if I only knew what they wanted.
Robert Wallis March 3, 2011 at 10:38am

"I am still having trouble grasping what can be done to photographs nowadays"

Heh, It's amazing what was done in the old days. A guy named Oakar Reijlander was doing composite photographs back in 1858 that were 20-30 images that were literally cut and pasted together to make a complete image. He would make large prints, assemble the pieces together, and rephotograph them. Darkroom trickery isn't anything new. I'll have people ask if my photos are the way things really looked, and I'll tell them if it isn't, it's the way it should look ;-)

I just got through cleaning up my old booth slide by cloning out stuff hanging from the bars in the back where you could see straps hanging down, getting rid of some superfluous frames, tub lids showing behind the booth, some small signage, and straightened up the bottoms of the tarps. It's just little things that can add up if you're not careful.
Jeanne Steck March 2, 2011 at 4:24pm

Thanks again Larry. With the help of gimp I was able resize the photo and clone out the sign on the wall and did my best to get rid of the black jacket on the chair to the left of the mirror. I know it's still not ideal, but I'm hoping it's usable.
- Larry Berman > Jeanne Steck March 2, 2011 at 5:09pm
  
  The table skirting looks much better without wrinkles and the blue cast has been taken out of the covers. I've also taken the distracting black line out of the right hand corner.
  
  Larry Berman
  http://BermanGraphics.com
  412-401-8100
  - geri a. wegner > Larry Berman March 2, 2011 at 8:26pm
    
    Larry-you photoshopped (or whatever program) the top picture and created the second? Wow.
    
    Can I send you a picture of myself and could you shave off about 20 pounds, 20 years and whiten my teeth?
    
    I will never trust a photograph again. This is a little discouraging.
    - Robert Wallis > geri a. wegner March 2, 2011 at 11:49pm
      
      You mean you believed those jackalope pictures from the 1920's were real? ;-)
      
      Think of it as being able to do a good starch and iron job, and booth cleaning in the virtual world that will help pay the bills in the real world.
      - Marjorie S Rawson > Robert Wallis March 10, 2011 at 7:27am
        
        This picture is hilarious!
      - geri a. wegner > Robert Wallis March 3, 2011 at 9:34am
        
        Robert-I missed the jackalopes while I was snipe hunting. ;-)
        
        Jeanne, I never meant to make you feel defensive. I know that the jewelry is real but I am still having trouble grasping what can be done to photographs nowadays.
        
        MICHAEL ALAN STIPEK > geri a. wegner March 3, 2011 at 10:33am
        
        Jackalopes ARE real! Why else would you see them in gift shops, restaurants, bars and homes all over the West? Geri, you don't see them while snipe hunting, because snipe prowl at night, whereas jackalopes hop around during the day. Geez, weren't you ever a girl scout and got sent out at night with a flashlight and a burlap bag? As a boy scout, I was honored to have this chore. Once. Then I got to hand it off to the newbies in the troop. One guy even caught a skunk, thinking it was a cat. I think he switched to dogs as pets afterwards.
      - Jeanne Steck > Robert Wallis March 3, 2011 at 5:38am
        
        Thank you for your comment Robert. The photo put a smile on my face. :) Geri had me feeling a little defensive. Unfortunately I can't go back and starch and iron (even though I believe I did that. - btw- I will not use those cloths again)
        
        I see it as a little corrective make-up. The jewelry display was left untouched.