Exhibition Open till January 6th 2013
Juror: Joe Baraban
There are principles of good design that when used properly, will make a good image much better, and a great image dynamite. With an understanding of how to apply these principles in making your images, you’ve got a excellent chance at elevating even dull subject matter to visually enticing, and in some instances, simply persuasive.
Does your image use point, line, color, form or shape, space, texture, and/or pattern to effectively communicate your intent? Does the image portray a sense of unity, balance, proportion, rhythm/repetition/similarity, hierarchy/dominance/emphasis/figure to ground. Let’s also add a few of the gestalt principles into the mix: Closure (our tendency to see and assume something which is not technically there/to fill in the missing pieces), C
ontinuance (our tendency to follow a visual or suggested path), and Proximity (the two-dimensional relationship of objects to each other within the frame). For more on these Gestalt principles and others, visit our Juror’s article mentioned below. Exhibit Calendar
(subject to change) Exhibit Opens 13-Dec-12 Artists Reception 16-Dec-12 Exhibit Closes 6-Jan-2013 
Photography by Design Exhibit Catalog now available at VioVio
If you have images that clearly illustrate one or several of the above mentioned elements and/or principles of design, we would love to see them. Our Juror Joe Baraban is prepared to apply his expertise to choose work that is both alluring and exemplar of the design standards we expect in graphically successful imagery. You don’t need to be able to label your work with the appropriate element/principles - if you’ve got one or more images that pops with visual success, submit them – they may the mark of great design that we’re looking for.
| Juror's Statement: I based my decisions on how much was created in the camera, and how much was created in front of a computer. If this was a competition and the criterion was how well someone knew how to manipulate his or her original photograph, this would be an entirely different show. I didn’t want to mix the two genres. Well composed and designed photographs stand on their own with little or no help. There were several entries that I liked and would have fit in this classification if left alone, but were immediately disqualified when I felt too much post processing was applied and no longer looked like photographs. The same goes for incorrect exposures of an otherwise well thought out picture. There are photographers, then there are computer artists and for me, I’d rather see good pictures that were created at the moment when the shutter release was depressed. Then, I have no problem with some enhancement using Photoshop. I considered my “juror’s pick” based on what I considered best fit in my thought process when I first started viewing all the images. I was very impressed with the level of expertise in the submissions, and there are several in this show that I would put my name on. Joe Baraban |
| jon Juror's Choice lauren mazzotta manchester center, VT USA | Crowd in Mauerpark Honorable Mention  Erin Audry Hoffstetter covina, ca USA | Remembrance of Things to Come (Proust's Dinette) Honorable Mention  Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA USA |
| 308 Honorable Mention  Peter Marx Marburg, Germany | My Balloon Honorable Mention SOLD  Vo Anh Kiet HCM City, HCM City Vietnam | Juxtaposition Honorable Mention  William Horton Boulder, CO USA |
| Pitcher With Blinds People's Choice  Steven Millman Boynton Beach, FL USA | This Way al garber San Francisco, California USA | Life is Good al garber San Francisco, California USA |
Is this Seat Taken Alix Passage Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA | Incoming Outgoing Alix Passage Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA | Tulip Buds Bert Halstead Belmont, MA USA |
Rails Bert Halstead Belmont, MA USA | Raindrops on Lupine Bill Rowley Florence, MA USA | Over There David Quinn Setauket, NY USA |
On the Rocks David Quinn Setauket, NY USA | On pride. Dominik Dunsch Frankfurt / Main, Germany | A Beacon In The Night Ericka Markley Fort Wayne, IN USA |
Homes in Siemensstadt Erin Audry Hoffstetter covina, ca USA | Relativity Gary Mitchell Dayton, Ohio USA | The Myth of Argus Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA USA |
| Low Hanging Fruit SOLD  Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA USA | Je Suis le Voyeur Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA USA | Palimpsest II Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA USA |
Yes Geoffrey Agrons Kensington, CA USA | One Way Glenn Fay, Jr. Essex Jct., VT USA | Orgone Vapors Glenn Fay, Jr. Essex Jct., VT USA |
| Thunder, Iguazu Falls SOLD  Hugh Jones Arlington, VA USA | Weeding The Palms Ingrid Lundquist Granite Bay, CA USA | Longing Isabel Batteria San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Bike Rack Jeff Seltzer Sherman Oaks, CA USA | Dos Lagos Bridge Jim Moss Wrightwood, CA USA | San Diego Trolley Yard Jim Moss Wrightwood, CA USA |
Belushi Masks_Parade NYC Len Speier New York, NY USA | Dance_Tango Tattoo_NYC Len Speier New York, NY USA | Saranac Lake  Lou Borie Richmond, VT USA |
Above the Fog Lou Borie Richmond, VT USA | Untitled 2 Michael A McCullough Biglerville, PA USA | Garden Gate Michael Havice Whitefish Bay, WI USA |
Abandoned whaling boat Deception Island Antarctica Michael Leggero Carthage, NY USA | Homage to Wyeth Norma McGehee Woodward Fredericksburg, VA USA | Layers Norma McGehee Woodward Fredericksburg, VA USA |
Red top Peter Marx Marburg, Germany | Ideal Rana Nicole Young Portland, OR USA | Shoulder Season Roger Leege Venice, Fl USA |
Galata Steps, Istanbul, Turkey ROSS ANDERSSON Minneapolis, MN USA | Untitled 02 Sandro Tedde Sassari, Sassari Italy | Homage to Constructivism I Sonia Melnikova-Raich San Francisco, CA USA |
Homage to Constructivism II Sonia Melnikova-Raich San Francisco, CA USA | Plants by Design Sonia Melnikova-Raich San Francisco, CA USA | Retirement Incarceration Steven Millman Boynton Beach, FL USA |
Napa Valley Vineyard Suzanne Engelberg Tiburon, CA USA | Vineyard Suzanne Engelberg Tiburon, CA USA | Havana Pool Suzanne Engelberg Tiburon, CA USA |
Memories of Spain, Santander, 2012 Wil Scott Annapolis, MD USA |
All selected entries are exhibited in our gallery and included in a full color exhibit catalog. Juror's Choice receives a 30x48" vinyl exhibit banner featuring their image.
People's Choice gains free entry into a future exhibit. We offer free matting and framing of accepted entries for the duration of each of our exhibition, subject to standard sizes. Photographers set their own prices if they wish to sell their work and retain all rights to their photographs.
Juror: Joe Baraban Joe Baraban has been photographing since the age of 24, where he took a job as a Medical Photographer at the Methodist Hospital in Houston (there aren’t many of us who can brag about a field entry like that!) He became Freelance soon thereafter, and over the next forty years built a commercial portfolio including work for clients from Coca Cola to Hennessy, Cessna to Boeing, and IBM to Microsoft. His resume also includes most of the Fortune 500 companies. He has photographed the full line automotive brochures for Acura, Saturn, and Range Rover, not to mention campaigns for Jaguar, Ford, Toyota. Although he’s rather famous in the auto industry, you’ll see his work spans portraiture, travel, industrial, and general commercial with a visual voice clearly seated in eye-popping design. Visit his portfolios at www.joebaraban.com. Mr. Baraban has been subject matter for feature articles in Communication Arts Magazine (including the cover), Photo Design (including the cover), Design, Japan’s Premier magazine (including the cover), and Studio Magazine. Joe’s images are often seen in Communication Arts, Graphis, and The Mead Annual Report Show. You’ll also find Joe imparting invaluable knowledge as guest speaker from East to West Coasts. He offers enlivening seminars at venues such as Photo East (the national convention in New York), Photo West in San Francisco, and Viacom (Canada’s national convention). You’ll also be motivated in workshops Internationally. |
