 Lisa |
Displaying Photos for Art Contest My daughter is planning to enter an art contest for high schoolers. She wants to do a collage of her nature photos, and the instructions say that the art must be "ready to hang". My question is: How does she go about mounting her photos? Is there a standard way to do this? What do you put them on - canvas, foam board, something else? I appreciate any information or insight on this. She's very interested in being a photographer one day, but we are new to all this.
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BetterPhoto Member |
By collage, I assume this is more than just a few images mounted on the same mounting surface, that they will be, in fact, mounted in an overlapping fashion? Chris Walrath http://home.comcast.net/
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Lisa |
I don't think she is going to overlap them. The maximum size is 24" x 36", and she was going to use about 10 - 12 photos, probably 5 x 7 size. Once we get whatever she's going to mount them on, she will play around with it to see what looks best. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks!
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John P. Sandstedt |
Unless the rules specifically indicate that collages are acceptable, I'd recommend entering individual images. Secondly, are the submittals to be framed or on mat board (or foam core, etc.)? If they are not to be framed, then in all probability, they'll be judged in a "pass-through" competition of some sort - possibly using a print box display device that the judge(s) will sit in front of to assess the entries. In this instance, frames might damage another's entry - that's why they'd be disallowed. If framing in requested, it's because all entries will be hung on a wall and the judge will be able to assess an image from varying distances. The general rule is "bigger is better." Your daughter should plan on 8" X 10" prints [MINIMUM,]and mounted on 11" X 14" boards. Use white [first choice] or black mat board. [Of course, you can buy board in a variety of colors. If that's her choice, the colored board should not overpower the print.] In many competitions, judges will not score [or they may down-score] prints that are not on white board. Why do I suggest staying away from a collage? Because one or two of her images will, most probably, be superior to some/all of the others. So, take advantage of that superiority! Good Luck to her.
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Wendy |
Hi Lisa, I think your daughter needs to check first with her teacher about what is required and then do her artwork accordingly. She will then be assured that it conforms to requirements. Ready to hang means that it will be hung for judging and will probably be part of a show. Presentation will more than likely be part of the judging criteria. Many collages are mounted on foam coreboard and then have frames that do not intrude on the artwork. It depends on what the final work looks like to what sort of framing would be appropriate. However given that she is laying them out as you stated above, I would get them into position and then go and have a custom matte done for them, and then a simple frame (black works well)
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