Our holiday card for 2013. Happy Holidays from Mary, Larry, Elvis and Baby    Read More…>>

Artists, and especially photographers, should be aware of this issue. Apple screwed up big time. They used what appeared to be a different technology on the mini 2 retina display and the colors look muted and somewhat washed out.    Read More…>>

The open jury for the 2014 Artisphere art show was Saturday November 16th, 2013. Artists got to see their jury images projected, and it gave them the opportunity to see how their images compared to the jury images of their competition. Artists who attend an open jury should take away something that can improve their chances of getting into art shows.    Read More…>>

Happy Halloween 2013 from Elvis and Baby    Read More…>>

On Friday October 18 we took the puppies and went downtown to see the big yellow 40 foot tall rubber duck    Read More…>>

The best resource web site for artists (well, second best to BermanGraphics) is http://juryimages.com. It offers two things; free image processing for ZAPP or JAS and a way to visually test and compare your jury presentation. Because of the complexity of the different types of code used on the web site, everything broke last week […]    Read More…>>

The Glossary of Digital Art and Printmaking from the Digital Art Practices & Terminology Task Force (DAPTTF) is now being hosted on BermanGraphics.    Read More…>>

Photography is a medium of multiple originals and should not be confused with the word reproduction, which means the original already exists before it is printed. Painters who reproduce their originals shouldn’t use the term “print”, but instead should use the term    Read More…>>

Some issues about licensing art you want to address. Some suggestions on how to find companies interested in your artwork and how to price your licensed artwork or photographs.    Read More…>>

The chair pod is a tripod like camera support connected to a chair, so I call it a chair pod.    Read More…>>

Playing by the Numbers. Understanding the image sizes used by the ZAPP and JAS application systems    Read More…>>

In all cases, you have to wonder what, if any, instructions were given to the jurors by the show directors    Read More…>>

As an artist, I wondered why they need a booth shot because I assumed that artists presented their work professionally. Well, I was wrong.    Read More…>>

It’s not whether or not the orphan rights bill passes, it’s the selfish attitude that “everything is free on the internet.” Case in point. One of my most popular photographs of Julius Erving is a shot I took of him from the back with his hands on his hips. Aside from the many prints I’ve […]    Read More…>>

For years I’ve been hearing from other artists about the guy who ripped off one of my most popular images. About 30 years ago while doing the Virginia beach Boardwalk Art Show, my wife and I set up a picture on the beach    Read More…>>

Bill Snyder specializes in astrophotography He was an emerging artist at the Three Rivers Arts Festival last month. I mentored him through preparing    Read More…>>

Kevin Kaye’s booth at the Rochester Hills show in 2009. A humorous look at why you shouldn’t shoot a booth slide at an art show.    Read More…>>

Contrary to what you might think or have heard, it’s not that easy to get into an art show. One of the first things I learned that helped me get into the better shows with my own photography was the importance of having    Read More…>>

The use of a tripod is critical when photographing your artwork or your booth for jurying because it eliminates camera movement.    Read More…>>

I’ve titled this picture “Speak Softly” because it reminds me of Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy quote.    Read More…>>

My wife has been telling me I shouldn’t apply to shows until I have new pictures. I even had a show director tell me not to apply anymore until I had new work.    Read More…>>

I’ve been doing photographs for Pittsburgh quilt artist Patty Kennedy-Zafred for a few years. Her latest piece is a vertical 8 foot quilt..    Read More…>>

After an accident in front of my house, the volunteer fire people agreed to have me take their picture for my visitors to my house gallery.    Read More…>>

Jewelers sending jewelry to be photographed would be better off using small pieces of bubble wrap instead of cotton inserts     Read More…>>

Wearable fiber booths always are a challenge to photograph for the booth picture    Read More…>>