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| Scanning your slides We use a top of the line Nikon 35mm film scanner which scans at 4000 pixels per inch and produces a file of approximately 50-60 megabytes. We also have the capability of scanning 4x5 transparencies. What we're offering to do for artists is to provide a set of color matched images that are properly sized and prepared as Jpegs for the any digital jury system. We can also set up your profile with ZAPP and upload your images. We archive the original full size color corrected scans so other size image files, like for other digital jury systems, can be ordered in the future. As we start getting closer to jury deadlines, please call 412-767-8644 or e-mail to make arrangements to send your slides. Remember, we're also doing shows on weekends. Calling is preferred because it's a faster way to contact us. |
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| If you're planning on having a local lab scan your slides, make sure that color correction, cropping and specific sizing (with canvas if for ZAPP) is part of the price that they quote you. Just providing you with raw scans is of no value if you don't have the skills to prepare the image files yourself. If you did have the skills, you wouldn't need to have them scan the slides to begin with. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| What makes my services a
good value. Larry has been involved in beta testing for Adobe Photoshop for more than four years. He's been scanning to match artwork for over six years for the web sites he's built with Chris Maher. All slides are scanned and worked on at full resolution. We give you the properly prepared and sized Jpeg based on the digital jury requirements. We maintain a back up DVD of all work files in the event that the images need to be changed in the future. And lastly, we believe in sharing the information necessary for you to do it yourself if you're capable. In keeping with this theory, Larry also started doing a series of seminars to help educate artists in preparing great digital jury images.. |
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| Consulting to both art shows and to artists In 2000 we created the first experimental digital jury system at www.ArtShowJury.com. |
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| Don't forget to send your booth slide. Please make sure slides are labeled as to top and front. A red dot on the bottom left corner would be fine and prevent confusion. Original slides will produce higher quality scans than duplicates. Please provide a link if you have images on the web that you want me to match. You can also provide material samples for color match. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Digital Jury Image Preparation
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 Click here for a detailed list of all the components of my digital imaging office updated September 2005 |
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purchased a Sony Artisan monitor (review) for Photoshop. It comes with it's
own color calibration system and is considered the reference monitor within the
graphics arts industry. Besides the dual 21" monitor computer system for
Photoshop, I use the Roku HD1000 and Dell 4100MP digital projector to
test project the images I've prepared for the ZAPP digital jury system. |
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We're starting a series of seminars on digital image preparation |
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| There have been numerous discussions about how artists aren't prepared for a digital jury. But they seem to forget that this has been in the works for at least four years. We created an experimental digital jury web site in October 2000, and at the time were informed by the director of the Cherry Creek Arts Festival that a Denver organization (Westaf) was working along similar lines and would be proposing their own variation of a digital jury system. This was posted to the NAIA forum (when it was still an open forum) but a lot of artists chose to ignore it and have kept their heads in the sand hoping it would go away. But the future is here now. What we can do is offer a few guidelines as a starting point for your learning process, understanding that it's not mandatory for you to learn anything new as there will be artists like us, and other professionals, that will be offering to prepare your images for you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you're taking slides of your work to submit for jurying, make sure to either shoot multiple in camera originals or save the originals for scanning. This is critical as duplicate transparencies have an increase in contrast which means loss of highlight and shadow detail. If you just received a digital camera for Christmas, now would be the time to learn how to get high resolution digital files from it. A few tips on taking good photographs. Always use a tripod. Be aware of elements in your pictures that don't belong. Keep it simple. Use flattering lighting. Understand that shooting digitally is no less difficult than shooting film and hire a professional if you don't think you can create the best photographs of your work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| If you're shooting digital files, make sure to use the highest resolution setting that your camera is capable of in an uncompressed mode. If you're scanning your original slides, make sure to do high resolution scans. I scan slides at 4000 pixels per inch which creates a 60 megabyte file. Do not use a slide copying attachment for your flatbed scanner as that won't give you enough detail in your image for jurying. Ask questions if you don't understand. All of your image preparation should be at full resolution of the captured file and saved. That way it can be resized in the future based on the requirements of any of the different digital jury processes or any other uses you might have for the images, like catalog reproduction. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bottom line is that everyone who wants to be proactive in the process needs to learn how to create the best quality images with their native digital camera files or scanned slides. You need to learn how to create 72 pixel per inch Jpegs at the required file size and pixel dimensions of the art show's system that you want to apply for. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Larry Berman LarryBerman.com His career in photography spans 30 years, beginning as a staff photographer for the ABA New York Nets and he has spent 20 years with The Image Bank stock photo agency. His original photographic prints have been exhibited and sold at national fine art shows for over 25 years. Working with Chris Maher, he has created over 100 fine art web sites, built an early working model of an experimental online digital jury system and wrote an article for the Smithsonian web site describing the digital jury system used for the Smithsonian Craft Show. Together they also wrote the book "50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques" (Wiley Publishing) and share a byline writing about photography and imaging technology for Shutterbug Magazine. Active on numerous forums where he answers questions about traditional and digital photography, web design and Photoshop, Larry has been involved in beta testing for major digital imaging software companies including Adobe Photoshop and the ACDSee image viewing program for more than three years. His current photographic work is digital color infrared and has been featured in three books, including the best seller "Mastering Digital Printing" by Harald Johnson. |
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| Chris Maher InfraredDreams.com He has a BFA in Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology and an MA in Visual Communications from Southern Illinois University. He has earned a living selling his original photographic prints at juried art shows for more than 20 years. Recent writings include co-authorship of the book "50 Fast Digital Camera Techniques" (Wiley Publishing, Inc) and regular columns in Shutterbug Magazine and eDigital Photo Magazine. Partnering with Larry Berman, he has designed and built more than 100 web sites for artists and craftspeople, and written numerous articles on marketing art work on the web. |
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