Frank Colson on fri 8 feb 08
Digital is the cat's meow! I exhibit an average of 4 to 6 internaional
invitational shows a year. Without digital imaging available to send
to the source of request, I would rarely meet a submission deadline. A
recent case in point was the matter of an exhibition in Australia which
would have never received slides or prints if mailed, even by FedEx.
On another level, while I am developing a new piece of work, my digital
camera documents the progressive development of that work. I do the same
when formulating new glazes with a visual index after sample pieces have
been fired. I can store
more than 250 top quality images on a chip no larger than my thumb! Thank
god for digital everything, hurray!
Frank Colson
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mayssan Shora Farra"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Digital vs. slides Opinion?
> On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:52:03 -0700, Cbaker wrote:
>
>>This has been discussed before, but I'm curious as to what the latest
> info is on the use of digital for images to enter shows and prepare
> portfolios.
>
> Hello Carol:
>
> The problem with Digital is that it makes it possible for many more people
> to take their own pictures and process them:) (put on a disc)
>
> I am a show applying addict and the trend is towards degital more and
> more , and those who accept both will charge extra for slide submissions.
>
> Also more shows are going to Juried Art Services and Zapp, with also added
> fees for accepting mailed in applications.
>
> And the few shows that want slides I fix my degital images the way I like
> then send to Slide Plus to get my slides.
>
> I think he is just trying to protect his business
>
> Mayssan,
> Who learned and is learning so many things just to be able to make and
> market her clay things.
>
> htt://www.clayvillepottery.com
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Mayssan Shora Farra on fri 8 feb 08
On Fri, 8 Feb 2008 12:52:03 -0700, Cbaker wrote:
>This has been discussed before, but I'm curious as to what the latest
info is on the use of digital for images to enter shows and prepare
portfolios.
Hello Carol:
The problem with Digital is that it makes it possible for many more people
to take their own pictures and process them:) (put on a disc)
I am a show applying addict and the trend is towards degital more and
more , and those who accept both will charge extra for slide submissions.
Also more shows are going to Juried Art Services and Zapp, with also added
fees for accepting mailed in applications.
And the few shows that want slides I fix my degital images the way I like
then send to Slide Plus to get my slides.
I think he is just trying to protect his business
Mayssan,
Who learned and is learning so many things just to be able to make and
market her clay things.
htt://www.clayvillepottery.com
Lois Ruben Aronow on sat 9 feb 08
Digital imaging/slides are not just for entering shows. There is a whole
world out there! Even if you never apply to a show, you will need images.
The majority of my images go to the press, the web (my site and others),
galleries and customers, my catalog, Etsy, you name it.
It is such a huge timesaver, as I am not sitting around labeling and
relabeling slides. When you have postcards printed or need to send stuff to
the press, would need an original slide, not a duplicate. Keeping track of
them was a huge task. With digital, it takes a few seconds to rename
something, and there is no degeneration in copies.
I keep both hi and low res copies on my computer. $249 got me a 1TB
external hard drive at Costco last week. Now I have room for everything,
and can keep a historical record of my work and career, as well as find
things easily.
As for the slide projector: does anyone else here watch "Mad Men"? It's
one of the best shows on TV, and the finale episode centered around: the
slide projector. The show is set in 1960. That should be the answer of
where slides are going.
Lee on sun 10 feb 08
On Feb 9, 2008 4:52 AM, Cbaker wrote:
> "....said that he thinks digital entries will only be a flash in the pan since they are too easy to manipulate
> and come up different on different projectors. He says that film is here to stay and also that NY, the east
> coast and Europe are having nothing to do with digital images."
This person knows nothing about photography. You can digitally
manipulate film images, and then have slides made of those images.
As someone else posted, they don't make film slide projectors
any more. Everything is being moved to the computer and digital
projection. In time, only digital entries we be accepted.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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