stuck, looking for advice selling my photos
Jul 2, 2020 17:09:06 #
VeroPhoto
Loc: free forum
Did a few art shows in the 10x10 tent by the beach. Transportation, set up, potentially bad weather(wind, rain, etc. in addition, pieces get banged upon transport. Max sales 2 or 3 works at $250-$400.
max size 20"x30". seascapes, landscapes, urban, anything unusual. I am a colorist. settled in on 13x19 prints,
in a quality frame 18x24. very transportable, and large enough for impact. using quality Hahnemuhle fine art paper, Canon pro platinum, and a Canon Pro 100 printer. need a website and suggestions to attract customers.
Making ales few and far between.
JW
max size 20"x30". seascapes, landscapes, urban, anything unusual. I am a colorist. settled in on 13x19 prints,
in a quality frame 18x24. very transportable, and large enough for impact. using quality Hahnemuhle fine art paper, Canon pro platinum, and a Canon Pro 100 printer. need a website and suggestions to attract customers.
Making ales few and far between.
JW
Jul 2, 2020 17:24:43 #
I think every photographer but a few are feeling your pain. In my experiences, it seems that it is not how good of a photographer you are but how good of a businessperson you are with all that comes with that, marketing, merchandising, even focus group psychology. But still, these days its real tough in the photography medium for all kinds of reasons.
Jul 2, 2020 17:31:46 #
VeroPhoto
Loc: free forum
Yes, people say my "photos look like a watercolor"; but better and a fraction of a $5,000 watercolor. Hey its a digital Photograph! Why is it considered less valuable. I just do my thing.
Jul 2, 2020 17:47:17 #
VeroPhoto wrote:
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Hey its a digital Photograph! Why is it considered less valuable. I just do my thing.
Hey its a digital Photograph! Why is it considered less valuable. I just do my thing.
Try it with a brush..... you'll understand.
Jul 2, 2020 17:51:34 #
Jul 2, 2020 17:55:28 #
VeroPhoto wrote:
Did a few art shows in the 10x10 tent by the beach... (show quote)
Welcome aboard. Know the feeling you express. Have been there and have done that. Yes, and some days zero sales. Never had the problem with banged images as I used bubble wrap. I used Go Daddy for building my website or you can consider Fine Art America.
Jul 2, 2020 18:03:50 #
VeroPhoto wrote:
Did a few art shows in the 10x10 tent by the beach... (show quote)
Welcome to UHH JW. How about contacting businesses, restaurants, offices, etc. and see if you can hang your photos in them with info on how to contact you to purchase. I have never tried selling, but I have seen other photographers work displayed like that. Just a thought.
Good luck.
Jul 2, 2020 18:12:19 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
Why do people consider a photograph less valuable than an original watercolor - simple - it is infinitely reproducible, there is only one original watercolor. With that being said,
Selling photographs, as with any art, the value (and price) is VERY subjective. I've been entering national shows for several years and occasionally I get accepted into a show. Being part of a show is a bit of an ego boost but after matting, framing and shipping (usually both ways) it hardly seems worth it. I price my work at around $400, figuring that would give me a little profit. I haven't sold anything at one of these shows in a while.
I have come to the realization that my work is way too advanced and sophisticated for these shows and that I will only become famous after I die and the rest of the world catches up to me. My therapist calls it my "delusions of grandeur".
Selling photographs, as with any art, the value (and price) is VERY subjective. I've been entering national shows for several years and occasionally I get accepted into a show. Being part of a show is a bit of an ego boost but after matting, framing and shipping (usually both ways) it hardly seems worth it. I price my work at around $400, figuring that would give me a little profit. I haven't sold anything at one of these shows in a while.
I have come to the realization that my work is way too advanced and sophisticated for these shows and that I will only become famous after I die and the rest of the world catches up to me. My therapist calls it my "delusions of grandeur".
Jul 2, 2020 18:21:19 #
VeroPhoto
Loc: free forum
that is it! I sell limited series of 25 that should make them a bit more valuable, (at least in my own mind.)
Jul 2, 2020 18:29:51 #
MrMophoto
Loc: Rhode Island "The biggest little"
If I limited my work to a series of 25, I probably would always have at least 24 to sell. A friend said I was a legend in my own mind, he's a good friend.
Jul 2, 2020 22:21:20 #
VeroPhoto wrote:
Did a few art shows in the 10x10 tent by the beach... (show quote)
Digital images are one of the most prolific humanly produced things on the planet now and, therefor, one of the least valuable ! I cannot think of anything less valuable ....EVERYONE and ANYONE can produce an acceptable image
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Jul 2, 2020 22:35:27 #
I agree with all these comments that's why I said it's better to be a good businessman than a good photographer. Have a good product, a good idea how to market and merchandise it, good advertising, build your name, find clients, contacts, agents, etc. The photography is important but not enough by itself.
Jul 2, 2020 23:45:21 #
Fotoartist wrote:
I agree with all these comments that's why I said it's better to be a good businessman than a good photographer. Have a good product, a good idea how to market and merchandise it, good advertising, build your name, find clients, contacts, agents, etc. The photography is important but not enough by itself.
The photography by itself is less than 50% of the equation ....8-(
Jul 3, 2020 00:13:00 #
VeroPhoto wrote:
Did a few art shows in the 10x10 tent by the beach... (show quote)
Post a few of your pics here and we will tell you if they are any good.
Jul 3, 2020 06:25:42 #
Longshadow wrote:
Try it with a brush..... you'll understand.
Oh...a real artist.
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