One of the most asked questions by artists trying to choose which of their artwork items to photograph, or which of their images to use for jurying, is what is the definition of consistent. Is it all one color, as in    Read More…>>

As artists, our jury images are the most important asset we have in being able to get into art shows. Don’t ever forget it, and make sure the shows and application systems treat your images with respect.    Read More…>>

What Size Images Should an Art Show Use on their Web Site. This is an ongoing issue where some art shows display artist jury images at a too large size on their web site to promote the show. I’m not saying that the shows shouldn’t use the images. In fact it’s in the agreement we […]    Read More…>>

With the recent upgrade, ZAPP increased the enlarged image size that monitor jurors see from 700 to 750 pixels. My first response was it was too large for some monitors and some jurors wouldn’t be able to see the entire image. It appears I was correct.    Read More…>>

This is about squaring your images with black borders. I recommend adding black borders to square the images, because if you don’t, ZAPP will do it for you when you apply to any of the shows that project the images – the top shows.    Read More…>>

Prior to the ZAPP system upgrade,  image file names could be used to identify images and to figure out which version of duplicate images was the newest. Images were numbered consecutively as they were uploaded so newer images had higher file name numbers. the ZAPP image identification number  How to find your ZAPP image identification […]    Read More…>>