PHOTOGRAPHY COMMITTEE

The Photography Committee promotes a knowledge and love of gardening and the natural landscape through photography. The committee promotes member participation in Club, GCA, and NGC photography shows, provides guidance and encouragement to Members exhibiting in photography shows and assists the Flower Show committee in the planning of all Club sponsored photography shows.

HITS ON WRITING A STATEMENT OF INTENT FOR YOUR PHOTOGRAPHS

A statement of intent should address or include the following:

• A poetic interpretation of your work, supporting the conceptual and visual connections in your work.

• Self awareness of how other artists or sources have inspired or influenced you to make your work.

• A brief discussion about why you are making the work

Avoid writing a statement that simply describes how the work has been made or offers a written explanation of the visual strategies employed in making the work.  If you are not sure whether you are being too literal in your statement, consider the following guide;

• If a viewer can see it in the image, don’t describe it in your statement

A poetic interpretation of your work

This is an important part of any statement as it supports the ideas and concepts in the work.  Sometimes you may feel the need to explain why certain aspects of your work is important to you, or why you choose a particular theme, or you may want to articulate something about the background of your ideas.

A poetic interpretation can also consider how you want to support the way people experience your work.

Self awareness and inspiration

An artist statement submitted for assessment should articulate and provide evidence of your influences and sources, and how they have helped shape or inform the ideas in your work.  Simply adding a quote, may not be enough.  If you quote another source, consider forming a discussion around the content of the quote.

Why

Perhaps the easiest way to address an artist statement is to start with why.  Why are you making this work, why are you choosing, above all other things, to photograph the thing you are photographing?  Answering this question in the statement will begin to help you formulate ideas for the statement.

GCW PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW FEBRUARY 2025

Plan now to enter our GCW Photography Show “America the Beautiful” to be held in February 2025 at the Delaware Center for Horticulture. To see details and the schedule posted on the Flower Show Page, CLICK HERE.

ONLINE PRINTING RESOURCES

Bay Photo https://bayphoto.com/

Bay Photo Lab has a long history of innovative photographic printing and photo finishing services. Located in the coastal redwoods outside of Santa Cruz, California, we have been providing Professional Photographers with the highest quality printing and customer service for nearly 40 years. We are committed to providing personal attention and a wide range of products. We pride ourselves on our quality printing and fast delivery. Bring your images to Bay Photo, and join the many professional photographers who depend on us for outstanding quality, excellent value and exceptional customer service.

iPrintfromHome http://iprintfromhome.com/

Images are uploaded to iPrintfromHome.com and stored online, which allows for easy re-ordering. When placing an order in the iPrintfromHome.com traditional ordering system, click on "View/Edit Order" prior to proceeding to the checkout. When you make changes to your Printing Preferences, you will be able to see how those changes will affect your order by viewing onscreen preview images. This will give you the opportunity to experiment with different cropping and border options, to see what you like best, prior to proceeding to the checkout. Stored images can also be shared.

mpix https://www.mpix.com/

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AdoramaPix https://www.adoramapix.com/app/home/

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HOW TO ENTER A GCA PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

Consider entering your photos in GCA shows around the country. It is great practice and gives you the opportunity to get feedback and comments on your work from judges. CLICK HERE for step-by-step instructions on how to enter your photos.

GCA’s FOCUS MAGAZINE

GCA’s Focus Magazine is sent electronically to all GCW members. You can view the images from Flower Shows around the country, using a new, shortened format. All images that won a Best in Show in a club or GCA show can be viewed in a separate, online gallery. They are no longer embedded within the magazine. On page 3 of the new Focus, there is a highlighted link button that takes you directly to the gallery. You can also view the images by going to the GCA Photography Committee’s landing page where there is a new tab that takes you directly to the gallery.

You can also view the full size images in the new Focus Photo album along with the photographer's name and judges' comments. For instructions about how to view full size images CLICK HERE.

RECENT PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP NOTES

JUDGING BLUE RIBBON PHOTOS - Sally DeWees, SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 - INTRODUCTION, WORKSHOP NOTES

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