I just moved this to the jurying information forum. Additionally, it's not just photographs, but artwork in all mediums has to be named on ZAPP or JAS.
I'd love to hear how artists in other mediums name their work.
I pretty much agree with Larry. However, if, just maybe if, a juror has the time to see and read a title and reflect on the meaning, perhaps it could help your application just like a fine booth shot. I'm into gaming all the possibilities for improving chances of getting into a show.
What to name them? What do you call them? Do you have a more or less "working title" that you use when you are working on them? You certainly can use that...or, after looking at your images, and seeing the otherworldly look of them you could use a title that was more metaphysical or mysterious or referential to literary ideas: "Camelot Today", "Island at the Edge of the World", "Apocalypse Now"...
My husband was a photographer and we always had titles or names for the photos. When someone would buy one we'd tell them the name. Eventually someone suggested we write those titles on the mats, which we did and it was a topic of conversation with customers. Me, I see words before I ever see images, so this really works for me.
I'd like to see a poll of jurors whether they pay attention to the names of individual images. I don't think jurors notice or read the names of the images they see. For projection jurying, all they see is the image projected and scoring takes place in under 20 seconds and sometimes under ten seconds.
For monitor jurying the name is there but it's probably not considered because what's important is the impact the image itself in the short time they have. Now if your work was humorous with clever titles, that might add to the impression if the jurors actually think about the name and how it relates to the image. But I wouldn't count on having anything other than strong images for the jurors to consider. Your statement or description of the image is more important than the name. And I don't think giving the image a name gives you any more chance than if you name them image#1, image#2, etc.
Jim Parker > Larry BermanMarch 28, 2011 at 11:31am
I'd love to see that poll.
Interesting. Many artists use titles to help tell the story -- in my case, the names are very important to understanding the context of the image. If the jurors aren't paying any attention to the name of the image, they are missing the point. Visual impact is great, but if an artist has contemplative work, it's not always about high impact, but about thoughtfulness.
What about including the title of the work in the description itself? Is that more apt to be read or noticed?
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I'd love to hear how artists in other mediums name their work.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
I pretty much agree with Larry. However, if, just maybe if, a juror has the time to see and read a title and reflect on the meaning, perhaps it could help your application just like a fine booth shot. I'm into gaming all the possibilities for improving chances of getting into a show.
What to name them? What do you call them? Do you have a more or less "working title" that you use when you are working on them? You certainly can use that...or, after looking at your images, and seeing the otherworldly look of them you could use a title that was more metaphysical or mysterious or referential to literary ideas: "Camelot Today", "Island at the Edge of the World", "Apocalypse Now"...
My husband was a photographer and we always had titles or names for the photos. When someone would buy one we'd tell them the name. Eventually someone suggested we write those titles on the mats, which we did and it was a topic of conversation with customers. Me, I see words before I ever see images, so this really works for me.
For monitor jurying the name is there but it's probably not considered because what's important is the impact the image itself in the short time they have. Now if your work was humorous with clever titles, that might add to the impression if the jurors actually think about the name and how it relates to the image. But I wouldn't count on having anything other than strong images for the jurors to consider. Your statement or description of the image is more important than the name. And I don't think giving the image a name gives you any more chance than if you name them image#1, image#2, etc.
Larry Berman
http://BermanGraphics.com
412-401-8100
I'd love to see that poll.
Interesting. Many artists use titles to help tell the story -- in my case, the names are very important to understanding the context of the image. If the jurors aren't paying any attention to the name of the image, they are missing the point. Visual impact is great, but if an artist has contemplative work, it's not always about high impact, but about thoughtfulness.
What about including the title of the work in the description itself? Is that more apt to be read or noticed?