Two Photos, One Small Blemish On Each. Deal-breakers To Show At Art Fair?

Honestly, I would never have noticed the blemishes if you didn't say that they were there and I do not think I would have been able to find them if you had not explained where they were. Beautiful images! (Very hard to find the blemish)

The blemish is a spot on you sensor which you will need to clean. It is an easy do it yourself fix with Sensor Swabs and Eclipse cleaner. Just need to order the right Eclipse cleaner for your camera sensor. Plenty of instruction videos online. As far as a deal breaker on the spot you need to decide that, I have sold prints that had them without my knowing but when I found out they were there for future prints I just used photoshop and fixed them.

Thank you for the information Michael! Thank you Phyllis! I really want to show these, Thye truly look amazing blown up, but I just want to be sure I wouldn't embarrass myself as a hack because of the blemishes.

For the images that are still here on FAA - you can take them back into your photo editing program and 'fix' clone them out. I would show them - of course - they may be more egregious in person than what we see on our screens.

Absolutely I will clone them out for future printings, but no small money was payed for these two, and I am hoping they are not wasted. :)

Gotta Love those sensor spots. I've learned to always look for them & cloan or heal them out. I just had my sensor professionally cleaned. I clean mine by gently blowing air with a ball syringe (baby nose thing). I was afraid to do the moist cleaning & figured it was time to take it in. It's your call on displaying them. The avg non photographer may not catch it. I personally look for stuff like that but that's bc I'm picky with my photos & know what to look for. You could sell this at a discount due to the blemish & Cc the pic & reprint. Nice photos.

Jennifer, thank you for the idea! What does "Cc the print and reprint" mean?

It is a personal choice of course but I would trash them and write the money spent to my expensive lessons learned page.

I zoom in and look at every image at 120 or 150 percent inch by inch. I still miss a spot every so often but I would never show one at an art show.

Sorry, I'm on my phone & auto correct changed it. I meant fix & reprint.

You could always have them behind the booth, and if someone is hesitant about the price, offer these at a reduced price. Some people may not worry.

Gregory,

Here's what you can do, either have "sold" on both of these and sell "new" versions, if somebody wanted these, exactly the same size, or explain these are you prints for art shows and not to be sold at the shows, unless the people want to leave with these.

If you have the print itself, a "retoucher' can fix these, as you can if you practice. But framed and behind glass I don't think this is an issue.

Rich

As long as this is not a juried show, I don't think it would be a problem. As mentioned, you can either reduce their price, keep them as examples or write them off and reprint. The loupe does show them here but they are very small. I know when I see them, being tiny doesn't matter-they might has well cover the image in our minds, but might as well make the best of it.