FStop Group at MPC
FStop 2013 Call for Entry
Photos: Tom Arndt
Work and Play are two dominant themes in the history of photography. Lewis Hine, Lee Friedlander, Bernice Abbott, Dorothea Lange are some of the photographers who have made great images around the idea of work. Helen Levitt spent her life photographing kids and families at play, she didn't really have an agenda other than responding to her neighborhood. Leonard Freed made wonderful photographs about play. There are many other examples of these ideas about work and play. Work and Play have been a large part of photographer’s bodies of work. Think about how to construct your images in terms of light, what time of day you are working in, how does the light affect the mood of the photograph. There is a summer of work and play that is about to start.There is plenty for everyone to photograph.
Call for Entry Opens: May 19th, 2013
Cost for Entry: $20 - 3 images
Submission Deadline: August 30th, 2013
Results Announced: September 8th, 2013
On Exhibit: November 8th through December 29th, 2013
Opening Reception: November 8th, 2013
Exhibit Jurors: Tom Arndt and Sally Mars
Submitting Your Entries: Submit your work via the online tool, Smarter Entry System. To submit click on Account Login to begin. Create an account if you don’t already have one. Simply pay online then upload your images.
All entries are submitted via our on-line system. When you see the image thumbnail under Submitted Images, you image has been received for the show/contest. You will be able to change an image or add additional information regarding that image, at no cost, by logging into your account. Changes may be made up to the appropriate deadline.
All entries are submitted via our on-line system. When you see the image thumbnail under Submitted Images, you image has been received for the show/contest. You will be able to change an image or add additional information regarding that image, at no cost, by logging into your account. Changes may be made up to the appropriate deadline.
When preparing images for uploading, please adhere to the following file specifications:
• sRGB or RGB color space (standard) - NOT CMYK (typically used by printing industry)
• Save files to 72 ppi resolution; flatten layers, 8 bit JPEG files (16 bit will not upload.)
• Sized to 1,280 pixels on the longest side, the other size width or height proportional
• JPG format, compression level 8 (medium). Compression level will not
affect the quality of viewed images.
• Use period preceding jpg in the file name. Characters (!@#$%^&*()_+) will result
in uploading problems.
Because this Call for Entry is limited to just FStop members an exclusive code of (wp)
must be entered when regustering.
While everyone registering and submitting images will be in the exhibit, this Call for Entry is limited to the first 70 entries, so don’t wait to long to register.
By submission to this Call for Entry, artists grant Mpls Photo Center the right to use their images for the purpose of marketing of the exhibition, publication of exhibition book, and subsequent display on the Center’s website of exhibitions. Artists grant the use of their images as stated without
further contact or compensation from the Center. Artist’s recognition is provided with any use.
Exhibit Prints: Mpls Photo Center will only accept framed prints with a bright white mat and traditional black wooden or metal frame (nothing ornate). Printing, framing, and shipping/ repacking fees are the responsibility of the exhibiting artist. For your convenience offer optional fine art printing and framing services at an additional cost to the photographer. For additional artist information, please contact us at exhibitions@MplsPhotoCenter.com.
Acceptance: All entrants will receive an e-mail notification with your selected image. Your accepted image will be posted on the Mpls Photo Center website at the FStop link.
Last F•Stop Meeting Until September
Wednesday June, 19th at the Mpls Photo Center: 6:30-9:00pm
Photo: Mike Dvorack
About the F•Stop Group
The F•Stop Group is a community of photographers that meet on a monthly basis, September through June, and are dedicated to critiquing and supporting each other's work. The mission of the F•Stop Group is to promote aesthetic and technical growth in each person's photography. Tom Arndt hosts the group and new for 2012/13 Sally Mars will co-host.
Starting with its new season Mpls Photo Center will continue that support for the F•Stop Group, sponsoring and hosting the meetings at the Mpls Photo Center the third Wednesday of every month, except for the months of July and August.
Anyone can join the group. If you choose to attend one of the meetings, the cost is $5 per meeting, and goes toward special guest speakers, physical space to facilitate the meeting, snacks and beverages. You may sign up by emailing FStop@MplsPhotoCenter.com
Benefits of Attending F•Stop Meetings
Group benefits include:
- Discussion/conversation
- Peer review and critique
- Annual F•Stop group exhibit - 2013 exhibit will be opening November 8th - Watch for Details
At each monthly meeting, five presenters show their work. The work must be made in the last year and each presenter may show only once per year. The work should be shown in print form, and in print color or black and white. Critiques last approximately 15 minutes. The presentation begins by the presenter introduce themselves and shares a bit of information about the work. We ask that you keep it brief so there is ample opportunity for conversation. Tom Arndt provides his insight into the work and is part of the critique process. All F•Stop members are asked to respect each other in the critique process by offering ideas that help better realize the photographer's intent. Not all FStop members are at the same level of accomplishment, but everyone can benefit from thoughtful comments. This idea creates an atmosphere that is different from meeting to meeting.
If you would like to show your work at the next meeting, you may sign up by emailing FStop@MplsPhotoCenter.com, please tell us the date you would like. Please bring prints.
FStop Meeting Dates For 2013
- June 19 Amanda Hankerson, Jerome and State Arts Board recepient will share her project with the group.
Along with critique, there may be guest speakers or videos as part of the meeting. The heart and soul of The F•Stop Group is community. One of the special events is an annual "field trip" to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA), hosted by David Little, Curator of Photography and Head of the Department of Photography.
For more information on the F•Stop group or to join, please email: FStop@MplsPhotoCenter.com
