When I went to pick up my Spring Show pieces that weren't accepted there were tons of still unclaimed photos in the room that I had to sift through to find my work, which hammered home two things.
I'm right, group shows are a crap shoot, as there were plenty of rejected images that were amazing.
Presentation matters. Photographers are taught to look at every detail of their photo. Are the highlights right? Do the shadows have details? Are the blacks black? angles just right? A stray hair in that perfect fashion photo? Is the image tack sharp? We spend time and money on techniques, researching the best, sometimes expensive, lenses and learn how to use them at their sharpest. Yet it seems like people forget the presentation.
Flipping through the images I was amazed at how many were matted with a step up from white construction paper and taped with blue painters tape on the back. Others were sleeved with sheet protectors and they didn't even go through the trouble to cut the brand and binder holes off. Not only does it shout unprofessional it also says that they don't care enough about their work to present it in a nice or proper way, and yet I know many photographers in school that practically fall in love with every shot they take.
Treat your work like you are proud of it, otherwise how can you expect cynical judges to care.
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