Hi SPC Members,
It's time to prepare for our annual April show “Flora and Fauna” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts.
Opening night is “First Friday” April 6, 2018 6-9 PM. I'm looking forward to seeing your photos on display!
Here are the requirements:
SIGN UP! One per member at this time. You can sign up at one of our meetings or by replying to the club email.
We want to see something you would like to share with us and the public, something you would be proud to hang in your home, and suits the theme.
A good reason (or push) to get those special photos out of the computer, printed and on display!
Has not been in a previous SPC Exhibition.
Size: Minimum photo size 8” x 10”, no maximum size within reason.
Framed Photo, Canvas print, Board mounted or any similar format as long as it is gallery quality. It does not have to be professionally framed, a nice frame and mat is fine.
Glass should be cleaned, both sides if you are framing yourself, as smudges and dirt really show up under the Gallery lights.
Must be “Ready to Hang” with a piece of wire across the back.
Your Name and Photo Title on the back.
Must be “For Sale”. ---- Priced in consideration that The Lawrence House will be deducting a 30% commission on all sales.
You will also need to have a Lawrence House Membership in order to exhibit your work.
Your membership supports The Lawrence House and there are usually several additional opportunities for members to display their work through the year as well.
Current Membership is $20. for the year.
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Tips for getting ready for The Show
Printing Suggestions:
The suggestions here are from Carman's on Mitton St., Leonard Segall as well as myself.
There are a few members that do their own printing but most of us have it done by a photo lab.
Use sRGB colour space. It is the standard for most labs, Carman's included, and the default for cameras and most photo editing programs.
The colour space must match the printer. If your colours are way off, this may be something to check.
Save your file as a JPEG, with highest resolution or maximum quality. DPI should be around 200 – 300.
If you resize your photo smaller (which you should NOT do) the DPI may drop and the resolution will be lower. Large files- - high resolution make better prints.
Don't do unusual crops, for example 4”x4”. Stick to the 2:3 ratio. Carman's new printer will do prints sizes 8”x12”, 10”x15” and 12”x18”.
Pick the appropriate size for your mat and frame keeping in mind that some edges of your photo may be hidden.
Carman's new printer does very nice Glossy or Mat prints. I prefer the Mat finish print myself.
Print a 4”x6” sample first. Leonard requests a sample printed with no corrections and auto correct turned off. He will go back to his computer and make his own adjustments if needed before getting his print done.
I usually have a sample or two done asking them to lighten them up slightly. I allow corrections but they do very little if any on my files.
Generally prints turn out darker than what you see on your computer screen because they are back lit so you may want to lighten your file up a bit prior to having it printed.
Paul Sorenson at Market Visuals, on Christina St. does very nice custom prints on Fine Art paper with a mat finish done to any size.
You can bring him a JPEG file, or better yet a tiff file. He is very good at Photoshop and can do some editing to your file before printing if needed.
What you see on his computer screen is what you get. He has also done very nice Canvas prints for several of our members including myself.
It's best to call him first before going there. Turnaround time can be a bit longer.
Some of our members have also had Canvas printing done at Sure Signs but you will have to attach them to a stretcher bar frame yourself.
Some members have purchased a blank canvas, removed the fabric and used the frame part for this.
Another option is to make your own stretcher bar frame, time consuming but not to difficult if you have the right tools. Lots of info on line for this. The Canvas will also need a protective spray.
Canvas prints can also be ordered on line but you never know what the colours will be like.
I have had one done by Picaboo which turned out quite nice although a little lighter than I expected.
Prices are in U.S. Dollars and shipping to Canada is reasonable. They often have good sales on their products.
Framing:
There are several businesses in town that will custom frame your print. To keep costs down you do not need to have your photo professionally framed.
Michael's has a nice selection of frames, with or without mats. (be sure to wait for a sale or use a coupon).
Carman's also has a good selection of reasonably priced frames with mats. A few of our members cut their own mats to suit their photos.
Another option is to buy a frame and have a mat cut to size at Mainframe on London Rd in the old Zellers Plaza or other local businesses that do custom framing.
Pricing:
Price your photo or Canvas keeping in mind that The Lawrence House will take a 30% commission on all sales.
You may put whatever price you want on your piece, but my feeling is that you should be making at least as much as The Lawrence House does if it sells.
(multiplying your cost by 2.5 will result in 30% for yourself)
The beauty of photography is that if your print sells, you can always print it again!
More Questions? Feel free to ask!
Evelyn Buchner
Community Events Coordinator
Sarnia Photographic Club
It's time to prepare for our annual April show “Flora and Fauna” at the Lawrence House Centre for the Arts.
Opening night is “First Friday” April 6, 2018 6-9 PM. I'm looking forward to seeing your photos on display!
Here are the requirements:
SIGN UP! One per member at this time. You can sign up at one of our meetings or by replying to the club email.
We want to see something you would like to share with us and the public, something you would be proud to hang in your home, and suits the theme.
A good reason (or push) to get those special photos out of the computer, printed and on display!
Has not been in a previous SPC Exhibition.
Size: Minimum photo size 8” x 10”, no maximum size within reason.
Framed Photo, Canvas print, Board mounted or any similar format as long as it is gallery quality. It does not have to be professionally framed, a nice frame and mat is fine.
Glass should be cleaned, both sides if you are framing yourself, as smudges and dirt really show up under the Gallery lights.
Must be “Ready to Hang” with a piece of wire across the back.
Your Name and Photo Title on the back.
Must be “For Sale”. ---- Priced in consideration that The Lawrence House will be deducting a 30% commission on all sales.
You will also need to have a Lawrence House Membership in order to exhibit your work.
Your membership supports The Lawrence House and there are usually several additional opportunities for members to display their work through the year as well.
Current Membership is $20. for the year.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tips for getting ready for The Show
Printing Suggestions:
The suggestions here are from Carman's on Mitton St., Leonard Segall as well as myself.
There are a few members that do their own printing but most of us have it done by a photo lab.
Use sRGB colour space. It is the standard for most labs, Carman's included, and the default for cameras and most photo editing programs.
The colour space must match the printer. If your colours are way off, this may be something to check.
Save your file as a JPEG, with highest resolution or maximum quality. DPI should be around 200 – 300.
If you resize your photo smaller (which you should NOT do) the DPI may drop and the resolution will be lower. Large files- - high resolution make better prints.
Don't do unusual crops, for example 4”x4”. Stick to the 2:3 ratio. Carman's new printer will do prints sizes 8”x12”, 10”x15” and 12”x18”.
Pick the appropriate size for your mat and frame keeping in mind that some edges of your photo may be hidden.
Carman's new printer does very nice Glossy or Mat prints. I prefer the Mat finish print myself.
Print a 4”x6” sample first. Leonard requests a sample printed with no corrections and auto correct turned off. He will go back to his computer and make his own adjustments if needed before getting his print done.
I usually have a sample or two done asking them to lighten them up slightly. I allow corrections but they do very little if any on my files.
Generally prints turn out darker than what you see on your computer screen because they are back lit so you may want to lighten your file up a bit prior to having it printed.
Paul Sorenson at Market Visuals, on Christina St. does very nice custom prints on Fine Art paper with a mat finish done to any size.
You can bring him a JPEG file, or better yet a tiff file. He is very good at Photoshop and can do some editing to your file before printing if needed.
What you see on his computer screen is what you get. He has also done very nice Canvas prints for several of our members including myself.
It's best to call him first before going there. Turnaround time can be a bit longer.
Some of our members have also had Canvas printing done at Sure Signs but you will have to attach them to a stretcher bar frame yourself.
Some members have purchased a blank canvas, removed the fabric and used the frame part for this.
Another option is to make your own stretcher bar frame, time consuming but not to difficult if you have the right tools. Lots of info on line for this. The Canvas will also need a protective spray.
Canvas prints can also be ordered on line but you never know what the colours will be like.
I have had one done by Picaboo which turned out quite nice although a little lighter than I expected.
Prices are in U.S. Dollars and shipping to Canada is reasonable. They often have good sales on their products.
Framing:
There are several businesses in town that will custom frame your print. To keep costs down you do not need to have your photo professionally framed.
Michael's has a nice selection of frames, with or without mats. (be sure to wait for a sale or use a coupon).
Carman's also has a good selection of reasonably priced frames with mats. A few of our members cut their own mats to suit their photos.
Another option is to buy a frame and have a mat cut to size at Mainframe on London Rd in the old Zellers Plaza or other local businesses that do custom framing.
Pricing:
Price your photo or Canvas keeping in mind that The Lawrence House will take a 30% commission on all sales.
You may put whatever price you want on your piece, but my feeling is that you should be making at least as much as The Lawrence House does if it sells.
(multiplying your cost by 2.5 will result in 30% for yourself)
The beauty of photography is that if your print sells, you can always print it again!
More Questions? Feel free to ask!
Evelyn Buchner
Community Events Coordinator
Sarnia Photographic Club