JUSTICE, ONLINE Juried Competition and Exhibition

JUSTICE, ONLINE Juried Competition and Exhibition

by | Jul 8, 2020 | Homepage

Call to Artists: JUSTICE, Online Juried Competition and Exhibition
Deadline: August 3
On view: August 27 – September 12, 2020
Artists Awards & Reception: August 27, 7:30 pm

Download printable form here

The Art Guild invites all artists, high school and older, to submit artworks for consideration for “JUSTICE” a Juried Competition and Exhibition. Artwork can say what sometimes words cannot. During these difficult times, we have been inspired to look within ourselves, find ways to “speak out,” and express solidarity and compassion. Show us those emotions and what has empowered and inspired you to address social justice.

 

CRITERIA All styles from abstract to realism are welcome. All works must be original and have been created in the last five years. References used in the creation of the submitted work must be the artist’s own, or copyright-released for use in this work. The curating committee’s decision is final.

 

DEADLINE: AUGUST 3

 

MEDIUMS Including but not limited to photography, acrylic, oil, watercolor, digital art, pastel, mixed media, collage, encaustic, etching/prints, or sculpture. (NO MASTER COPIES OR FAN ART)

 

JUROR OF AWARDS: Seung Lee is a Korean-American contemporary artist. He is currently Director of Fine Arts and Graduate Studies and a professor at Long Island University, Post Campus. He received a BFA in Drawing from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland and an MFA in Painting from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.
His paintings, drawings, and large-scale installations have been exhibited extensively in the US as well as internationally:  China, Italy, France, Japan, and Korea. He has received numerous reviews in the New York Times, Newsday, Kyoto Times, Korea Daily News, Art Word Magazine, Art in Culture Magazine, Art Price Magazine, and Art and People Magazine. He has been featured in “Artist Profiles of Korea and Japan” several times.
Seung Lee has received awards from the New York State Governor, Nassau County Supervisor, Suffolk County Supervisor,  New Jersey City Mayor; and in 2011, Seung was awarded as “Best International Korean Artist” from the Korean Art Association. Seung Lee was invited twice to give a lecture at the National Art Educators Association Conference in NYC: “NY Artist Series: Seung Lee”.  Seung has been a judge in Decentralization Grants for New York Artists, International Documentary Film Festival, Islip Art Museum’s Cottage House Project, and International Nature Art Biennial, Mill Pond House, and many more.
For more information on Seung Lee, visit www.leeseung.com.

 

ENTRIES Digital submissions of up to three (3) images via email to artshow@TheArtGuild.org or uploaded to our website, should be between 1MB and 3MB each. To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as possible. These will be the images that will be displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, be sure that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.
For tips on photographing your art, please click here for a tutorial by TAG member Steve Silberstein.

Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered.

Fill out the form below, upload images and pay below. If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. Download the form here.

Label your images as follows: artist’s lastname_firstname_entrynumber_title.jpg (ex: smith_john_1_beachsunset.jpg). Do not use the # or other symbols in the file name. You MUST change the actual name of the image file. Images CANNOT be named “image.jpg” or “fullrender.jpg” or similar – our database overwrites these images. If you email the images, you must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.  

 

ENTRY FEE(S)  Registration is required and non-refundable. 

  • Members: $20 (1-2 pieces) or $30 (an additional piece).
  • Non-members: $30 (1-2 pieces) or $40 (an additional piece)
  • Student members: $10 (1-2 pieces) or $20 (an additional piece)
  • No more than 3 works per artist

 

FINALISTS The Selection Committee will review all entries and notify each artist as to the acceptance of the submitted work. The Art Guild has the right, in its sole discretion, to choose which eligible entries will be accepted to be exhibited. All decisions are final. Artists whose work has been selected will be notified after August 11, either by email or here on the website.

AWARDS 1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100.

LIABILITY & INSURANCE The Liability Waiver on the entry form must be signed by the artist submitting images for consideration. It is the responsibility of the participating artist to insure or self-insure any work submitted for inclusion in this exhibit.

AWARDS

1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100

CALENDAR & IMPORTANT DATES

CALENDAR

DEADLINE: August 3 at midnight EST – Application, images and payment must be received.
ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION NOTIFICATION: After August 11

ONLINE EXHIBIT
• August 27 – September 12, 2020

ONLINE, VIRTUAL  Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony
• Thursday, August 27, 7:30 pm

QUESTIONS & TROUBLESHOOTING

QUESTIONS Call 516-304-5797 or email artshow@TheArtGuild.org with “JOY OF COLOR” in the subject line. 

If you have problems with the uploader, please email your images to artshow@TheArtGuild.org  – with ALL contact information, image titles and mediums. We will invoice you for payment. Submission will not be included in curating without payment. Download the form here.

Emailed images must include your name, contact information and the title, medium, value, and size in your email.

To resize or compress your images, go to PICRESIZE.com

Please be aware that the digital images you send should look as good as they possibly can. These will be the images that will be displayed in our online gallery. Try to photograph your image in natural light, that the image is straight and that there is no glare on glass or varnished surface.

SELLING YOUR ARTWORK

Artwork may be sold directly by the artist with a suggested donation of 20% of the selling price from the artist to The Art Guild. Note, however, that sales may not be made at the exhibition. All work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit.

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Using a Fill Flash Outdoors with Daniel Kasle

Using a Fill Flash Outdoors with Daniel Kasle

by | Apr 14, 2020 | TAG at home

Using a Fill Flash Outdoors

with Daniel Kasle

Many new and indeed some experienced photographers are skittish about using a flash in an outdoor setting.  Maybe it just isn’t intuitive to bring more light to a brightly lit situation but the simple illustration below shows just how useful a little fill flash can be even in bright sunlight.

 All three featured images were taken at 1/200 sec, f4.5 and ISO 64.

 On a bright sunny day, the harshness of the light, especially around midday, can make creating even a simple portrait a real headache.  Should I have my subject facing the sun?  Back to the sun?  Side angle?  As you move around and try each angle, you may just give up after a few shots of each because none of them look just right.  Waiting for a cloud to pass in front of the sun or finding a shady area may be best but sometimes its just not available and, even if it is, the light might be dappled causing light and dark spots across the subject.

Take for instance image #1 here.  The subject is facing directly into the sun.  First problem is that the harsh light causes parts of her to look blown out (overexposed) while the hard shadows cast uneven light across her face.  Her shirt reflects the sun too, rendering its color to be much less rich than it really is.  Remember the farther away from the light source, the harsher the shadow and the sun is, well, pretty much the farthest light source we have.  Also, any time you have your subject looking directly into the sun, they can’t help but squint and that isn’t going to please them when you show the image.

So, we try turning our subject so that she is backlit by the sun.  Our camera is likely to have a light meter that averages the illumination of a scene and creates an exposure that balances bright and dark areas. 

We can see from image #2 here that our subject now is underexposed and the background is overexposed.  Clearly, not a good combination.  One positive effect though is the highlight that the backlighting has on her hair.  In our final product, it would be nice to keep that element in the image.

The solution…

This is where a fill flash comes in handy.  You can use the built-in flash of your camera or a separate Speedlight either mounted on the camera or handheld to the side but the trick here is to add just enough fill to make the image pleasing and well balanced.  Many current digital cameras have very capable automatic shooting modes that will properly incorporate the camera’s built-in flash with a daylight exposure. 

Image #3 was shot on manual mode (I selected the shutter speed, aperture, and ISO) with a Speedlight mounted to the camera.  I took several exposures with the only difference being varying the power of the flash.  If you have a Speedlight, it pays to spend some time learning how it works and how you can adjust it to provide the right light for the image you are trying to capture.

In Image #3, we now have a good balance of light on the subject and in the background.  We retained the very nice backlight effect on her hair and the fill flash added enough even light to her face to eliminate any shadows.  Also, as she is facing away from the sun, her eyes are open and bright.

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About Daniel Kasle:

  Dan Kasle has been a photography enthusiast for over fifty years.  He enjoys travel photography and portraiture and has studied at International Center of Photography over a number of years.  Dan and his wife Annette have been residents of Port Washington for 38 years and raised two sons here. His work can be viewed at www.danielkaslephotography.com

Instagram  @danielkasle


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Photographing Art with Steve Silberstein

Photographing Art with Steve Silberstein

by | Apr 1, 2020 | TAG at home

Photographing Art

with Steve Silberstein

 

Follow Steve Silberstein’s step by step instructions for photographing art using an iPhone and Snapseed. Watch the video here 

1. SET UP 

  • Turn on grid lines on camera screen in settings/Camera
  • Turn off Live View on iphones
  • No digital zooming (don’t pinch) – use 1x or 2x camera setting
  • Download “Snapseed” phone photo editor
  • Wear dark colors (you reflect)

2. THE SHOOT

  • Find, diffuse, indirect light, especially for oil paintings
  • Check for reflections
  • Place a piece of white paper in the frame for white balancing later
  • Zoom with your hands, not the screen
  • Square the picture in the frame and gently touch, not HIT, the shutter button

3. POST PROCESSING

  • Use the “white balance” tool in Snapseed and adjust “white balance”
  • Crop
  • Export

4. CHECK FILE SIZE (not included in video)

Many galleries limit the file sizes that can be uploaded. To reduce the size of a photo:

  • Install Compress Images App from App Store
  • Select the image that you wish to compress
  • Select the level of compression
  • Tap on compress images
  • The app will automatically save the images to your camera roll

Don’t forget to change the name of the files to include your name and the title of your work. Enjoy!

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About Steve Silberstein:

  Steve Silberstein is a New York based photographer focused on portraiture, live entertainment and street photography. He first picked up a camera as a 12 year old and has never put it down, even while raising a family and working in finance. Steve is a member of the Soho Photo Gallery and the Art Guild of Port Washington. His work can be seen @silbersteinphotography on Instagram and www.stevensilberstein.com

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Photography Exhibit: Everything Old is New Again – Feb 1-23, 2020

Photography Exhibit: Everything Old is New Again – Feb 1-23, 2020

by | Jan 9, 2020 | Past Exhibitions

Photography Exhibit: Everything Old is New Again
Juried Photography Competition & Exhibition
On View: February 1 – 23, 2020

It’s all about Old – Old faces, old places and antiquities of every variety.  Show us the old-fashioned, the out of date, the broken, worn and dilapidated that still pleases our eyes.  Give us images that fill us with nostalgia, give us a smile, or amaze us as timeless art. We’re looking for creativity and originality – work that reflects your unique approach and style. 

Congratulations to the artists listed below!
Your name and the piece(s) accepted are listed.

Pratibha Agdern, The Old Bowl
Maria Batas, Chios Pirgi Greece
John  Bennett, Unfinished Church – Bermuda
Jayden Chow, Layered
Barbara Crane, Keep Machine Clean
Abigail Davila*, History Revamped
Valerie DeBiase, Decrepit Old Car and Hidden in The Woods
Tristan deBrauwere*, Contemplation
Sofia Dempsey*, Eddie’s Sweet Shop
Joshua Duryea*, Adam and Eve
Judith Feinman, Beach Bar
Caitlin Fracasso*, The Mysterious Unknown
Richard Froman, Electric Seltzer
Carol Goldstein, Antique Car
Phyllis Goodfriend, Texaco
Madison  Governale* Old Type of Way
Bill  Grabowski, Without Vision-Auschwitz and
Star Crossed
Pam Grafstein, God Forsaken
Sandra Herrera, My New Eternity
Richard Hillman, Watching Degas
Jeffrey Holtzman, Mortimer Snerd
Randy Ilowite, 280ZX Turbo ’81
Annette Kasle, Heritage Thrapsano, Crete 2019
Dan Kasle, John Connors
Bruce Laird, What is Old is…
Laurie Levine, A Gas from the Past
Diane Luger, Telephone
Mark Mancher, Mom & Dad
Naomi Mankowitz, A Rose is a Rose
Katherine Melissinos*, Summer Nights

John Micheals, Shed Some Light
Natalie Morales*, Jukebox
Alyssa Nicolo*, A Whole New Vision
Denise Ortell, Antique Shop
Natalie Pacher, Worn Out
Ann Parry, The Three Graces
Eli Rabe, Radiator Plus
Marc Reubins, Baker in Agra
Kara Lee Reyes, Windmill, Baiting Hollow and Made In America
Alan Richards, The Rowing Stones
Emma Romano, D.S al Coda
Elizabeth Salerno, Swirl
Zoe Scrivener*, Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman
Philip Sievers, Medieval Dungeon – Prague Castle
Steve Silberstein, Pegasus Prances
Susan Kozodoy Silkowitz, Man With Dog and Street Sweeper
Hannah Siskin*, Sideshow
Eric Smalkin, Quilting and Prayer
Evin Spanier*, Roaring ’20s
Barbara Spivak, Shaker Village Garden Shed
Alan Stein, Homeward Bound
Janet Susin, Final Days
Lucy Temple, Precious Junk
Susan Tiffen, Vermont Waiting Room
Leo Tujak, Decrepit Izmir II
Debra Wallace, Broken Windows
Joan Weiss, The Carney at Coney
David Wollin, Whitefish Junction

JUROR OF AWARDS: Harold Naideau is a photographer, artist, author and educator based on Long Island. He teaches photography at Suffolk County Community College, Briarcliffe College and Stony Brook University. His photography blends traditional fine-art photography with digital imaging and printing and utilizes a changing array of modern  material and processes.  You may see his work at: www.naideauphotography.com 

Works previously exhibited at The Art Guild Gallery will not be considered. Contact us at 516-304-5797 or info@TheArtGuild.org with any questions regarding uploading or emailing your images.

SIZE AND FRAMING: For uniformity of the exhibit please follow the guidelines below

  • Minimum photo size is 8” x 10” excluding the mat.
  • The mat must be all white, and the frame must be a dark color.
  • Frame size must not exceed 36” on the longest side. 
  • Frame MUST be wired securely for hanging, with the wire attached via screw eyes or D-rings to the frame, NOT the backboard. Sawtooth hangers are not allowed. No tape or string on the back. No gallery wraps.
  • Matting and framing of your work must comply with the above OR IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED at drop off.
  • Work must be labeled with the title, photographer’s name, street address, phone number, and email address.  
  • Please note: Absolutely no watermarks on printed images.

DELIVERY OF ARTWORK Selected artwork, (ready for display), is to be delivered on the dates indicated below. Please provide a typed bio or artist statement, printed on one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet of white paper.

AWARDS 1st Place $300 • 2nd Place $200 • 3rd Place $100 • Honorable Mention certificates and Student Award/s (if applicable) will also be awarded.

SALES Artwork may be sold directly by the artist with a suggested donation of 20% of the selling price from the artist to The Art Guild. Note, however, that sales may not be made at the exhibition. All work must remain on view for the duration of the exhibit.

LIABILITY & INSURANCE The Liability Waiver on the entry form must be signed by the artist submitting images for consideration. It is the responsibility of the participating artist to insure or self-insure any work submitted for inclusion in this exhibit.

QUESTIONS Email photoshow@TheArtGuild.org. Please put “Photo Show” in the subject line.

CALENDAR
• Acceptance/Rejection notification after Thursday, January 16
DROP OFF  Entries must be delivered to The Art Guild, 200 Port Washington Blvd, Manhasset, NY 11030, at these times.
• Sunday, January 26: 3-5 pm
• Monday, January 27: 1-7 pm

EXHIBIT
• Saturday, February 1 – Sunday, February 23, 2020
Gallery open Saturdays & Sundays 1:00 – 5:00 pm & by appointment
• Saturday, February 1, 3-5 pm – Artist’s Reception & Awards Ceremony

PICK-UP
• Sunday, February 23: 3:00 – 5:00 pm (Exhibit Closes)
• Monday, February 24: 1:00 – 7:00 pm

Refining Your Vision: Moving from Automatic to Manual Camera Mode with Linda Nutter – Class Full

by | Oct 23, 2019 | Past Classes and Workshops

Refining Your Vision: Moving from Automatic to Manual Camera Mode with Linda Nutter
8 Weeks • Mondays • Jan 27, Feb 3, 10, 24, Mar 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2020 • 10am-11:30am
Class Full – Please contact us for Wait list
$180 M/$215 NM

This class is for you if:

•  You are a beginner photographer 

• You have a DSLR but you shoot in auto mode and want to take control of the aperture and shutter settings.

• You often get photos that are over or under exposed…and you don’t know how to fix it.

• You have some type of software on your computer to view your photos.  (Can be just the consumer software that comes with your computer or camera.)

Requirements: Any DSLR camera with manual, (print it from the website or a link to the manual on your phone.)
(Ex: Canon Rebel/EOS, Nikon D5600/D3400/D3300 and many others.)
DSLRs have interchangeable lenses. Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
(Please, no Canon Powershots, Nikon Coolpix or similar.)

You do not need Photoshop. You can use any software that will allow you to upload your photos to your computer.  

Max 12 people

As a photographer, Linda Nutter works at the intersection of art and technology.  Her class at the Art Guild gives her the opportunity to combine her extensive background in the arts with her love of cameras and their technical intricacies…intricacies that, when mastered, allow a photographer to become fully expressive.

 

Although she specializes in artistic and business portraiture of people, she also enjoys photographing landscapes, sports, still lifes.

She holds a BA in Theater, an MA in Choreography and Dance Education, and a Ph.D. in aesthetics. In addition, she is a Certified Movement Analyst (CMA) and spent the first part of her career as a choreographer. She has taught at the University of Nebraska, New York University, Marymount Manhattan College, and the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies. She studied photography at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh and looks forward to helping students refine their photographic vision by employing a thoughtful and measured approach to experimenting with the manual and semi-manual modes of their cameras.
She lives in Port Washington with her husband, a documentary film distributor, and her two children.  You can see her work at www.lindanutter.com or on Instagram at Linda Nutter Photography.

Class is full. Please call for waitlist.