Why “300DPI or Greater” is Not an Image Size. and How to Ask for Digital Images without being Confusing. How many times have you seen, “send your digital images, 300DPI or greater. The higher the resolution, the better to see your artwork.” That seems to be the most commonly asked for image specifications by art […]    Read More…>>

I’m a big fan of getting business cards printed three up on a 4×6 print from Sam’s Club. Sam’s charges 17 cents for a 4×6 print and 13 cents if you’re willing to pick them up the next day. To get that price, choose “ready in days” instead of “ready in hours” in the console […]    Read More…>>

The most difficult type of artwork to photograph is jewelry. That’s because of it’s small size and that it can have many reflective surfaces. And because of it’s small size, it’s very difficult to keep the entire piece in focus. Also the jewelry medium is the most competitive. Most art shows receive more jewelry applications than any other medium. That’s why it’s important to have excellent images of jewelry that make the pieces pop when viewed by the jury.    Read More…>>

The next mock jury is scheduled for Tuesday January 7th, 2025    Read More…>>

Over 100 Examples of my artwork photography and before and after examples of jury images I’ve improved.     Read More…>>

If you’re reading this, it’s because you’ve looked for an art show to apply to and my name and phone number are listed on the show’s web site for artists that need help with their application or their images. Among the art and fine craft shows that list me as a resource are Paragon Art […]    Read More…>>

A link to download the juror comments, images and jury scores from the 2015 St Louis mock jury    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…>>

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…>>

How much work goes into creating a good booth image. Some artists take a picture of their booth set up at an art show, sometimes with a cell phone camera, hoping it comes out good enough to use. For other artists it involves setting up the booth at home for the picture, and be willing […]    Read More…>>

A uniform or cohesive body of work makes a strong set of jury images. For artists who create work with a common theme or style, it’s relatively easy to choose which pieces to photograph for a set of images to jury with. It shows vision and growth within your medium. For other artists though, it’s […]    Read More…>>

There have been many recent comments from artists about being rejected from shows they’ve applied to. I feel that the difficulty of getting into art shows starts with the jury    Read More…>>

A few quirky jury images that may cause comments that slow the jurors down while they look at your work    Read More…>>

Photographing mirrors for jury images presents a challenge because what’s reflected in the mirror is a distraction    Read More…>>

ProPhoto RGB is a color space that should never be used for jury images, for the web, or for    Read More…>>

The unremarkable turned into the remarkable. The orance feather and beads make a great looking jury image once color corrected    Read More…>>

I had photographed a tea set for a ceramicist a few months ago. She wanted to submit the image for a calendar but there needed to be some kind of food in the picture.    Read More…>>

Juried Art Services (JAS) how the jurors see your images and how the jurors score.    Read More…>>

How much white is too white. Any amount of white that draws your eyes and makes it difficult to see the detail within the few seconds the jurors may spend evaluating your artwork.    Read More…>>

Here’s an example of an improved booth image.     Read More…>>

From time to time I’m going to post examples of either my jury slide photography or jury images I’ve fixed. Here’s an example of a glass vessel that was photographed in an art gallery    Read More…>>

Despite what we artists see in our profiles when enlarging the images, the jurors see it differently. And actually the jurors see it almost exactly like they’ve seen it before except for one difference. That being the enlarged size of the images are now 750 long dimension instead of 700 long dimension. They see our […]    Read More…>>

  Outdoor art shows usually prefer you submit an outdoor booth picture with your application. And one of the top art shows actually requires it. Not in so many words, but they contact each applicant that doesn’t have an outdoor booth image in their application asking if they have one they can substitute for the […]    Read More…>>

I created the JuryImages.com web site as a free resource for artists applying to art shows. It’s a two part web site offering free ZAPP or JAS image formatting in one part, and a way to test and compare different image presentations in the other part.    Read More…>>

Someone has been making really bad decisions about our jury images, the only thing we have between an application and an acceptance. Non squared horizontals are appearing almost twice the size as squared and non squared verticals or squared horizontals.    Read More…>>