[Jewelry making - Article 00570] - Re: [Orchid] Zapplication

[Noel]

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On the subject of jury slides and backgrounds, etc--

    At the Professional Practices Seminar at this year's SNAG
    conference, there was a panel of gallery-owners acting as jurors for
    a group of slides submitted by SNAG members in a mock jury. The
    "jurors" gave comments to the crowd about what their reaction was to
    the slides and why.

    For what it is worth, questioning revealed that this group, anyway,
    was willing to overlook such "flaws" as images that didn't fill the
    frame, inconsistent backgrounds, and less-than-stellar slides if
    they liked the pieces that were shown. They clearly were going
    primarily on gut-reaction-- after all, in a real jury, there really
    isn't time for much of anything else.

    I found this both reassuring and disconcerting (this last, at least
    in part, because they were not excited about my slides). It is good
    to think that great work will pop out in spite of handicaps;
    disconcerting to see that there is really not a lot the individual
    can do to influence the capricious nature of the process. I confess
    I was baffled by some of what these folks got excited about.

    All this being said, it still only makes sense to try to make the
    "ambience" of the slides serve rather than distract. Graduated
    backgrounds seem to be the order of the day, and it makes sense to
    go with that, or solid black, unless there is a good reason to do
    otherwise. Good focus, no wasted space, only make sense. But, bottom
    line, I'd say, pick your best-looking slides (not necessarily your
    best work) and go for it. I always say, if you don't apply, you for
    sure won't get in!

--Noel


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