[artshow_photo] Re: How original do your photos have to be accepted into a top fine art show?

Thanks for everyone's input!

I've been to two art shows last year just checking the types of photos that were on display and a lot of it seemed to be wildlife, macro flowers and leaves, landscapes, lighthouses, HDR, abstract, etc. Although most of the work was impressive, I can't say I found something that was completely unique either.

Nick

--- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, Constance Mettler <connie@...> wrote:
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> Lovely photos, Nick.
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> However, I juried an art fair yesterday and there were 100 photographers vying for under 20 spaces. Many of the submissions, although technically excellent, could have been interchanged with one another -- you need to not only have fine imagery you have to have something that will not get you lumped in with everyone else who is looking at that subject matter and taking its photo. Show who you are and what you do well that no one else is doing. This is the real challenge.
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> On Feb 5, 2011, at 6:05 PM, Rod Melotte wrote:
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> I'm thinking you have some sort of "theme" going on LOL
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> From my one year in Art Fairs you have no problems but what are you calling
> "decent". The $600 2 day shows? - it's more work then you think but once you
> get the logistics and art work and so forth it's much easier. That start-up can
> be stressful and VERY expensive!
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> Go for it.
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> Rod
> www.melottephotoimagery.com
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> From: Nick <nickp_63@...>
> To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, February 5, 2011 12:09:52 PM
> Subject: [artshow_photo] How original do your photos have to be accepted into a
> top fine art show?
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> To all:
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> I was seriously thinking about getting into the art show photo business, but I
> heard the jurors want original images or something they haven't seen before to
> get accepted into a high end art show. I would certainly appreciate it if
> someone who's done art shows before could tell me if my photographs are
> different enough to get accepted into a decent fine art show?
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> Thanks,
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> Nick Peeff
> www.flickr.com/photos/escapingtoparadise/
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