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I suppose I should be psyched that my work made to the "last phase of the judging process" before being cut from the selection of finalists... and I am, really. I take it as an extreme compliment, especially when considering the more than 16,000 images they had to choose from. Yet, I'll admit, I am a little bummed about not being chosen for a B&W Magazine spotlight section. Below, you may read the "email flush letter" that I just received this afternoon. 
I've bought the $225/quarter page ad space in the back of this magazine on three ocassions. It generated a lot of email compliments but, no sales. It also generated a few calls from self-proclaimed gallery owners (out-of-state) who were interested in showing my work. However, I've done enough juried exhibitions and local gallery shows to know that there's, at least, a little bit of legal paperwork that comes with such proceedings. When these "gallery owners" balked at insurance and itemized lists of the images I'd ship them... I walked. I'm not decorating someone's house for free.
Alas, I'm still in search of marketing strategies and print sales opportunities. I've worked with a few local galleries... one sold very little of anything, another is out of business for not paying state sales tax, and the third is in deep poo-poo for not paying the promised commission to their stable of artists (I know one painter who is owed $4,000+). Thankfully, I removed my work from all of these galleries prior to them closing up and/or not paying. Not much of an art market in Iowa so, I'm focusing on bringing more traffic to my website. This is where the majority of my print sales come from.
Don't forget to read my flush letter...
SusanK
http://www.susankopecky.com
*****(email today at 3pm)*************************************
Dear Ms. Kopecky:
We have now entered the last phase in the judging process, and I regret to inform you that your submission was not chosen for inclusion in the ultimate group of portfolios from which the winners will be selected.
If you have kept an eye on my editorials in the recent issues of B&W, you will have learned of the enormous response: We received 935 entries, which added up to a total of 16,000 images. As you can imagine, the selection process became an overwhelming task, and this consequently delayed our ability to communicate results to entrants. I apologize for this delay.
I can tell you that the judging has been very difficult due to the high quality of the work submitted. You should absolutely not feel that your submission was in any way substandardunfortunately, in a contest with so many entries, a majority of the submissions will have to give way in order for the winners to rise to the top. So I encourage you to continue your personal photographic quest, and I invite you to submit your new work in our future contests.
With appreciation for your participation, all of us at B&W send our best wishes.
Henry Rasmussen, editor
I've bought the $225/quarter page ad space in the back of this magazine on three ocassions. It generated a lot of email compliments but, no sales. It also generated a few calls from self-proclaimed gallery owners (out-of-state) who were interested in showing my work. However, I've done enough juried exhibitions and local gallery shows to know that there's, at least, a little bit of legal paperwork that comes with such proceedings. When these "gallery owners" balked at insurance and itemized lists of the images I'd ship them... I walked. I'm not decorating someone's house for free.
Alas, I'm still in search of marketing strategies and print sales opportunities. I've worked with a few local galleries... one sold very little of anything, another is out of business for not paying state sales tax, and the third is in deep poo-poo for not paying the promised commission to their stable of artists (I know one painter who is owed $4,000+). Thankfully, I removed my work from all of these galleries prior to them closing up and/or not paying. Not much of an art market in Iowa so, I'm focusing on bringing more traffic to my website. This is where the majority of my print sales come from.
Don't forget to read my flush letter...
SusanK
http://www.susankopecky.com
*****(email today at 3pm)*************************************
Dear Ms. Kopecky:
We have now entered the last phase in the judging process, and I regret to inform you that your submission was not chosen for inclusion in the ultimate group of portfolios from which the winners will be selected.
If you have kept an eye on my editorials in the recent issues of B&W, you will have learned of the enormous response: We received 935 entries, which added up to a total of 16,000 images. As you can imagine, the selection process became an overwhelming task, and this consequently delayed our ability to communicate results to entrants. I apologize for this delay.
I can tell you that the judging has been very difficult due to the high quality of the work submitted. You should absolutely not feel that your submission was in any way substandardunfortunately, in a contest with so many entries, a majority of the submissions will have to give way in order for the winners to rise to the top. So I encourage you to continue your personal photographic quest, and I invite you to submit your new work in our future contests.
With appreciation for your participation, all of us at B&W send our best wishes.
Henry Rasmussen, editor
