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02/25/2006 08:42:32 AM · #1 |
| if you are wondering what to price an image, you should ask yourself, "is the image really worth less than half the price of the frame they are going to put it in..." |
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02/25/2006 10:18:52 AM · #2 |
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02/25/2006 12:12:38 PM · #3 |
I agree completely.
I've seen/heard 3 points of view on the pricing of prints:
1. A lot of people look at prints as "posters", ie: they should be cheap. Also, most people know how much it costs them to get a certain size print from their printer, or from a lab, and balk at paying more than that, failing to take into consideration ANYTHING other than the print.
2. Most photographers view their prints as photographic prints, a custom piece of work, and feel they should price accordingly. (I agree)
3. Some photographers view all or some of their work as "fine art prints", and price them outrageously. (Of course, if someone is willing to pay the price, then why not?
just my thoughts... |
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02/25/2006 12:17:03 PM · #4 |
I usually apply pricing option #1, since I have a hard time justifying #2 or #3 when I have no part in the actual making of the print -- that is automated or controlled by others -- and I never even see the image before it gets to the customer.
I was going to note that you can buy a blank CD-R for about 15 cents, while the paper sleeve or plastic box you store it in costs closer to 30 cents -- overpackaging is the American Way after all ...
Message edited by author 2006-02-25 12:29:26. |
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02/25/2006 09:04:01 PM · #5 |
Good point Skip but....
Another consideration in this day and age, (when every 2nd or 3rd person owns a dslr), is that alot of work is easy to reproduce at home.
Why pay exhorborant prices for prints when you can take more pride in knowing you shot it yourself. Even if it is a copy of an original I'd rather hang my own work on the living room walls but thats just me.
cheers,
bazz.
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02/25/2006 09:28:23 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by sir_bazz:
Good point Skip but....
Another consideration in this day and age, (when every 2nd or 3rd person owns a dslr), is that alot of work is easy to reproduce at home.
Why pay exhorborant prices for prints when you can take more pride in knowing you shot it yourself. Even if it is a copy of an original I'd rather hang my own work on the living room walls but thats just me.
cheers,
bazz. |
You're not part of the target market for fine art prints. The typical art buyer does not have the tools, skill or interest to reproduce a quality work of art on his or her own.
Also, a very small percentage of the general population owns a DSLR. Maybe every 2nd or third active DPC user owns one, but we're hardly a representative sample in that regard.
~Terry
Message edited by author 2006-02-25 21:29:20.
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02/25/2006 09:47:41 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Originally posted by sir_bazz:
Good point Skip but....
Another consideration in this day and age, (when every 2nd or 3rd person owns a dslr), is that alot of work is easy to reproduce at home.
Why pay exhorborant prices for prints when you can take more pride in knowing you shot it yourself. Even if it is a copy of an original I'd rather hang my own work on the living room walls but thats just me.
cheers,
bazz. |
You're not part of the target market for fine art prints. The typical art buyer does not have the tools, skill or interest to reproduce a quality work of art on his or her own.
Also, a very small percentage of the general population owns a DSLR. Maybe every 2nd or third active DPC user owns one, but we're hardly a representative sample in that regard.
~Terry |
Not only that but it's not like it's easy for someone to reproduce something they saw on sale just because they own a camera. Everyone owns pencils that doesn't mean they can draw.
Message edited by author 2006-02-25 21:48:27. |
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02/25/2006 10:18:15 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by ClubJuggle:
Also, a very small percentage of the general population owns a DSLR. Maybe every 2nd or third active DPC user owns one, but we're hardly a representative sample in that regard.
~Terry |
Thats true Terry.
I was referring specifically to the visitors to this site with the assumption that we are the primary market at DPCPrints.
cheers,
bazz. |
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