[Jewelry making - Article 00091] - Re: [Orchid] Photography and Juried Shows

[Nanz Aalund]

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To Carla,

    This is what you wrote. 

>     I hire a professional photog who shots work for catalogs. he took 2
>     shots...he put them together to create the perfect shot of the
>     brooch. He also photoshopped out fuzz, wax marks etc. 

    Seems to me you are already heeding my advise by having a
    professional photographer do the work! You didn't have to Photoshop
    the image, you hired a professional photographer with specialized
    skills to do that work, and it sounds like he did a good job. You are
    already ahead of the game! 

    And, sorry, it is a reality that the easier you make it for any
    publisher to use your images - the more likely it is for those images
    to get published. It is not a guarantee, but to answer your 
rhetorical
    question with another rhetorical question... Who's responsible for 
the
    success or failure of self-promotion? 

    To Wayne, 

    I totally agree with your thoughtful response and agree that the end
    use for an image must be considered before sending off any image. You
    are correct that publishing an image to the internet requires very
    little of the data needed for four-color printing. However, the
    aesthetic quality of an image, should not to be confused with the 
file
    size or data quality of a digital image. Which is where so many DIY
    photographers get into trouble. 

    I think we agree that to keep photography expenses to a minimum, and
    options 

    to a maximum, an original professional quality image in the largest
    file size available would be a safe starting point for a jewelry 
maker
    and will provide the most versatility of uses. 

    As I said I didn't read all of this thread but, professional quality
    35mm slides are still the standard, recommended on the SNAG website
    for juried events, and large tiff files can be scanned from a good
    professional quality slide. 

    To Helen, 

    Thank you. You completely got the point of my post. 

As always Individual results may vary,
Nanz Aalund
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