{"id":2107,"date":"2018-05-11T12:16:31","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.zapplication.org\/?p=2107"},"modified":"2024-03-13T13:41:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:41:32","slug":"what-makes-the-perfect-booth-shot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.zapplication.org\/?p=2107","title":{"rendered":"What Makes a Good Booth Photo?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In preparation for a session at the 2015 Arts Festival Conference, artist and show director Carla Fox (<\/span>Art in the High Desert<\/span><\/a> – Bend, OR) and artist <\/span>David Bjurstrom<\/span><\/a> surveyed the field to learn the general consensus about what makes for a strong booth photo. Pairing together their many years of experience in the art fair industry with these survey findings, Fox and Bjurstrom created recommendations for preparing the best booth photo.<\/span><\/p>\n

As we\u2019re coming upon festival season, we know many artists will have the opportunity to take new booth photos. If you think yours could use some work, keep reading for guidance on how to improve your photo \u2014 and maybe even your chances at getting invited to shows!<\/span><\/p>\n


\nThe Importance of Booth Images
\n<\/b>Booth images matter more than you may think.<\/span> Jurors probably comment and react negatively to booth images more than anything else in the jury room. For many artists, booth images are the Achilles heel of their applications. The booth image is the last image that the jurors see, and thus, your last impression. As an artist, your booth image should convey to jurors that you are a professional at the top of your game. It\u2019s in your best interest to give them a strong, accurate booth image to help them make their decisions.
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Above all else, you want the jury to glance at your booth shot, understand it immediately, and then return to the images you submitted on the application. If anything in your booth photo distracts a juror or raises a question, you may have lost your chance of being invited to a show.<\/span><\/p>\n

Many jurors will tell you that often the difference between getting into a show and being placed on the waitlist or, worse, not being invited, lies in a mediocre booth photo that causes your score to be lower than another artist whose work may be equal, but who has a better booth shot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nBooth Image Considerations<\/b><\/p>\n