Merci, Moose D'Opinion.
--Bob Whitmire
Certified Neanderthal
On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 6/30/2015 6:15 AM, Bob Whitmire wrote:
>
>> ...
>>
>> Pricing is a sore point, or, before I retired, it _was_ a sore point. I
>> sold prints on metal and canvas. Metal were usually 16x24, unframed, and
>> canvas tended to be anywhere from 12x18 to 20x30, framed. The frustration
>> came from colleagues who had the same substrate but priced their images
>> far
>> below mine. I had a talk with a friend with whom I shared a venue about
>> this, and she told me she had to price her work according to how all the
>> other photographers priced their work, because they shared many of the
>> same
>> show venues.
>>
>> I understand this point of view, but I don't like it. It's based on a
>> mass-production mentality. My metal and canvas prints were not mass
>> produced. I think the most I ever sold of one of my metal was three, and
>> with canvas, there were one-offs. Best price I got was $900 for a 20x30
>> framed canvas, sold with the understanding it would be the only canvas
>> print of that image.
>>
>> I am avoiding specifics of comparisons between my work and hers, or
>> theirs.
>>
>
> Assuming these are the same local photographers whose prints I've seen in
> thereabouts, I'm happy to make the comparison. Bob's were significantly
> finer, to anyone with eyes who cares about photography.
>
> I only have seven, from 5x7 to 15x19, or is there another 5x7 I lost in my
> mind?
>
> Moose D'Opinion
>
>
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