I have a new set of tables, that turn into boxes for my stuff. I'm not happy with the walls, it was what I had in my sewing room and I thought I could make it work, but the dark green is taffeta and it wrinkles, a lot.
The idea with the dark green was to frame my new vertical banners that have me on the torch playing with glass.
The jewelry stands are really cleared out and it's not really how I sell my jewelry, I have more stuff out, ear ring rack and bracelets. But I all the examples I've seen for juries look really sparse.
So, what needs tweeking? I have another week or so before this become critical.
Kristi
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The First thing I notice are the curtains. What if you had a simpler white or black curtain to make it look more sleek and gallery-like? I don't mind the boxes, although they look top heavy. What if you took the picture on pavement to give it a cleaner look as well. I would take the picture with sparse jewelry and then some with jewelry how you would normally sell and see which photos you like best?
The boxes are overpowering the jewelry at this point. Either add more work, or find a higher angle that lets you minimize the boxiness of the displays themselves. Chris' suggestion of using a L-shaped configuration might help the boxiness. You might even want to lose one of the three boxes for the shot. The color seems too masculine for jewelery too, and plywood isn't exactly upscale. You could countersink the screws and fill them with wood filler of the same color as the screwheads.
The closeup banners will definitely help some, too. But they should be of the work, and not of you making the work, as that could be construed as artist identification.
I would square things up rather than the odd angle circle made with the three tables. Shoot from one opening so you can see three walls. I think it would be nice if you could add a two or more large prints, close up’s of you work on the walls. Also, maybe a piece of velvet or something laid at a 45 degree angle on the tops of the tables with the corner hanging down off the front. I think it would help pull things together.
You also need to set you camera a little higher so you are not seeing so much of the frame work at the top of the photo. When I did my shot I stood in the back of our trailer (it was in the way) ended up to be just the right level for the photo.
Oh, I would suggest taking some brown paint to all the screw heads so they don’t stand out so much.