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06/19/2002 10:23:19 AM · #1 |
Has anyone here ever sold prints of any of their work? I have never done this before but I am interested in trying it. I am trying to decide how to get started in this and what to do to get it off the ground.
If you have sold prints before, do you sell them matted, framed, plain jane, all of the above? What do you charge? I'm sure that pricing would be quite different for framed prints based on what type of framing is used... I would love to hear from anyone who has dabbled in this before and would like to share some ideas...
Is anyone dealing in stock photography? Does anyone have that book on places to sell photography?
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06/19/2002 11:53:21 AM · #2 |
I''m getting interested in doing this myself. Luminous Landscape has an article about selling your work, which includes ideas about pricing. Theispot is an online place for selling stock photography. (I haven''t tried them.)
I think you can sell prints in any form (matted, framed, plain), but they look better at least matted if you are going to do shows. Unless you are going to crop your photos to standard sizes, you will probably need to have mats custom cut, so your customers can''t just pick up a standard-sized mat. Framing makes the print ready to hang, but the customer might not like the frame you pick. It also makes photos bulkier to transport.
I got my own domain name about two weeks ago, and I am working on a site to sell my stuff, but I keep getting distracted by taking photos for this site. ;-) I have an idea of how much work it would involve, but it would be cool if DPC set up something to allow us to sell the stuff we submit here (and maybe other stuff too).
What I would love to find is a place like CafePress for photos. They have a selection of products at a fixed price, and you tell them what price you want to sell them for once they are printed with your art. They handle printing, shipping, returns, etc. and send you a check once a month. They focus mostly on things like clothes, mugs, and mousepads. A photo site could offer different sizes, framing and matting or not, and things like greeting cards or other non-standard ways of selling a print.
Then I wouldn''t have to hassle with the selling part and could just take more photos. That''s my dream anyway. ;-)
* This message has been edited by the author on 6/19/2002 11:54:21 AM. |
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06/19/2002 01:33:12 PM · #3 |
John check out this guys site I found it really informative and he is an amazing photographer. [link}http:www.danheller.com[/url]
* This message has been edited by the author on 6/19/2002 1:33:14 PM. |
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06/25/2002 12:19:31 AM · #4 |
Try Printroom.com - sounds like they have the features you are looking for.
Tina
Originally posted by Amphian:
I''m getting interested in doing this myself. Luminous Landscape has an article about selling your work, which includes ideas about pricing. Theispot is an online place for selling stock photography. (I haven''t tried them.)
I think you can sell prints in any form (matted, framed, plain), but they look better at least matted if you are going to do shows. Unless you are going to crop your photos to standard sizes, you will probably need to have mats custom cut, so your customers can''t just pick up a standard-sized mat. Framing makes the print ready to hang, but the customer might not like the frame you pick. It also makes photos bulkier to transport.
I got my own domain name about two weeks ago, and I am working on a site to sell my stuff, but I keep getting distracted by taking photos for this site. ;-) I have an idea of how much work it would involve, but it would be cool if DPC set up something to allow us to sell the stuff we submit here (and maybe other stuff too).
What I would love to find is a place like CafePress for photos. They have a selection of products at a fixed price, and you tell them what price you want to sell them for once they are printed with your art. They handle printing, shipping, returns, etc. and send you a check once a month. They focus mostly on things like clothes, mugs, and mousepads. A photo site could offer different sizes, framing and matting or not, and things like greeting cards or other non-standard ways of selling a print.
Then I wouldn''t have to hassle with the selling part and could just take more photos. That''s my dream anyway. ;-)
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06/25/2002 01:00:40 AM · #5 |
//www.danheller.com
* This message has been edited by the author on 6/25/2002 1:00:27 AM.
* This message has been edited by the author on 6/25/2002 1:01:08 AM. |
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06/25/2002 02:15:05 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by tjuneau13:
[i]Try Printroom.com - sounds like they have the features you are looking for.
The only downside seems to be the $99 per year fee and the 13% commission. I don't mind doing a commission or a fee, but I hate getting hit with both. Still, this is worth looking into some more. Thanks!
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