I have a feeling that many artists and makers are confused about the different digital images.

 Are you confused about:

• RAW
• PSD
• TIFF
• JPG
• GIF
• PNG…

Craft Forward, an amazing title that attracted my attention when first announced. I wouldn't have missed this symposium -- and only an hour from my house. 

A symposium about CRAFT moving Forward.  Despite the upheavals and economic struggles for all artists and makers, I anticipated a…

 Friday afternoon (April 1) is the opening event for Craft Forward, the reception for Manufractured and the keynote address by Glenn Adamson. These two events are the high points of Craft Forward for me!…

Recently I spent hours and hours trying to figure out if my computer monitor was giving me an accurate color image.…

Most 2.0 sites allow tags for images including Crafthaus. Tags are an important tool to assist search engines to find your art or craft, but unfortunately this tool is under utilized.

Do your own test! Go to the search box at the top of…

Images on the Internet can not speak for themselves because search engines can NOT see images, they only read text.

Images must have text titles and descriptions for search engines to match your images with  search queries. If you want your images to be found, they need titles, and…

Search Engines can not see your images. They can not see color, black and white, in focus, out of focus, or pixelated. They are completely blind to images.  They have no vision.

To the right is what Search Engines…

"What should I use for a tag line?"

A very common question posed to ASK Harriete.  Tag lines are popular, and like Tagalong Girl Scout cookies, somewhat over rated, and not really good for you.

Sorry to be so harsh, but I am kind of bemused. It seems that tag lines are something that…

Harriete,

Should I have a business name?  I’m stumbling and struggling on how to come up with a name.

Signed,

A reader in search for a name!

While this question is a condensed version of questions from readers, it represents a fairly frequent issue. It also highlights concerns that are relevant to the…

The Professional Development Seminar is sponsoring an hour of discussion about Niche Marketing.

Questions for our speakers include the following:

• How to discover a Niche Market?
• Should you use your…

Have you looked at your web site on a mobile phone and iPad (or similar device)?

 …

Three are three new options for your Facebook profile that use the series of photos at…

Time to get your business taxes ready.

For artists and makers, running your business in a manner compliant with I.R.S. rules can make a BIG DIFFERENCE between being declared a "business" instead of a "hobby".…

CRITIQUE GROUP GUIDELINES

A Critique Group can offer friendly feedback and helpful perspective to artists and makers on a regular basis. Scheduled meetings also help you stay motivated with external deadlines (for each Critique Group meeting) and a break from the isolation of the studio.



The…



Photo Styling - "Reality" or Getting Real - an Authentic Opinion about photography of art and craft…

Sharing Quality Images for Critical Writing and Discussion was the post on ASK Harriete Tuesday, November 30. This is a really important issue. Artists and Makers are the foundation of the arts and crafts community. Whether for personal benefit or for community support, the images of your work provide a crucial mode of…

Photo Permission & Copyright Issues - Is this hampering a dialog?

The previous post on ASK Harriete discussed the lecture by Garth Clark at SOFA Chicago and his tour of Metalsmith Exhibition in Print: Neo-Palatial…

SNAG has just published two NEW PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES…

Coming up is my "anniversary" of my I.R.S. audit. Three summers ago, I was "invited" for a morning visit with the I.R.S. What a petrifying experience! Coffee was politely offered but my adrenaline was pumping already. Everything turned out fine...but perhaps you may gain some insight from how I survived economically unscathed and on

excellent terms with the I.R.S.…