Hello Photographers! This space is dedicated to a group of photo enthusiasts who will be diplaying their photography at the Fall 2011 Olympia Arts Walk. We have all studied under the guidance of Barbra Kates, and this will be our first public display capturing our learning, for some, over the last year and a half. Our exhibit is being hosted by Don's Camera, which has so graciously donated the front of the shop for our work. The Blogspot is for all committed entrants to post weekly images based on the weekly photo assignments.

Arts Walk Photo Exhibit - Post your photos on this page

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Further thoughts on printing for ArtsWalk

I see that Ritz Camera is running a 'summertime' offer of 50% off gallery wrap canvas prints with the coupon "summer50" -- although I can't find an expiration date on the website... Timothy and I were talking about taking advantage of the offer, but before we order, I wanted to see if we'd reached consensus among our group on:

1. style of presentation -- Were we going to aim for a unified presentation or 'whatever suits your pix and budget'? Then, gallery wrap? flush-mount on black or white foam-core? matted but not framed? fully framed? (I recall hearing votes for gallery wrap and unified presentation, but don't know as we settled one way or another!)

2. number of images per participant -- I think we were reckoning two, given the size of the display area at Don's Camera and the number of us involved.

3. the size of images -- No one image should overwhelm all its neighbors. Timothy would like to use the two first place photos from the Thurston Co. Fair (below), but the b&w was printed very small, only 8x10. Is it possible to set min/max print sizes as a guideline now, and then work out positions on Don's wall based on what's aesthetically pleasing the day we hang the show?

4. local/LongShot images vs pix from elsewhere -- One of Tim's two favorite photos was taken at the Viet Nam War Memorial in the Other Washington. Do we have a consensus around using only images taken in response to the LongShot challenges since May, or are we going to allow images from elsewhere/when if the photographer feels another image is stronger? 

Thoughts and views?
Many thanks!
Laura & Timothy





E-37/At the Wall




The Trail (Chehalis Trail at dusk)
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