I remember reading in Crafts Report that, if booth shots are required, it's basically mandatory that the rest of the images MUST be of pieces of your work that are prsesent in the booth slide. Have you found this to be true?
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I've never found it to be true. The style of the individual pieces should be represented in the booth. But usually the artists who do the higher end shows sell their work and constantly create new work that is photographed and then replaces older jury images. As for the booth picture, it doesn't get updated as often so the work within it may not be as current. Not grounds for being penalized though.
I work with painters who add to their jury image bank constantly as they complete new paintings, but only update their booth image once a year. And they get into the top shows without it being an issue.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
Thanks for the quick replies,guys. We do prefer to do the higher end shows; sometimes we get in and sometimes we don't. We try to make sure we don't do anything in the jury application that means an automatic rejection, which is what was said in the article. I read this article a year or so ago, and can't remember who wrote the article, but he said he was often a juror.
This may be true for some of the higher-end shows, but so far it hasn't been a factor for me. It may be more important that the style/technique is consistent between your product images and your booth shot. For example, if your images are of really cool wire-wrapped glass, but your booth shot shows mostly beading, the jury might question what you will actually be bringing to the show. A good practice is to take a booth shot at every show you do so it's always up to date with what your creating.
Robin Ragsdale
www.evenbetterimages.com