Selling prints

[andreasphotography]

Just had a look at your website Tazzer and its much better then mine, I also use photobox i have set the price myself so a 10x 8 is £15.00 that way i am not in charge of printing

I get some test images printed first as photobox seem to print up a tad dark so the images need to be about +10 brighter for them to print
you have some wonderful images

[GraemeMather]

I agree with a lot of what has been said, but there are some other things that you have to consider when you price your work, and that is the kind of audience that will see your work in the places that you sell it.

If you are at a craft fair, people might be happy to spend £25-50 for a decent sized print. If you go down the displaying somewhere then you might want to up the price, but also frame the prints.
One of my local bistro/cafe-bars displays work that is framed and ranges from £80-250 and it seems to change quite regularly because they sell so much. Just frame a couple of prints and use it as an advert to go to your website. A little business card in the corner of the frame will work wonders.

I would say to raise your prices, but offer a deal to encourage more sales. something like: £30 each or £50 if you buy 2, £65 for 3 etc. This means that if you sell 1, you get a higher markup and if you sell more then you get the volume profit.

Many fine images in your gallery and fairly non-specific which means they can be sold anywhere. Good luck with the sales.

[bmorrisdavies]

Hi,
About selling prints:
What I am doing is I will be having some prints up for a sale in a small local cafe in my town. Becaus my photographs will make their walls look pretty and nice, they will not charge me for having my photographs up there. They will be for sale there (in MG's caffe) just as soon as I get my prints and frames e.t.c done. It is easy, and with little local cafes, free!

Visit my website and my full portfolio!

[Dulz]

ok, really stupid question, but what do you mean by 'mount it'??

[ether]

Originally Posted by bmorrisdavies

Hi,
About selling prints:
What I am doing is I will be having some prints up for a sale in a small local cafe in my town. Becaus my photographs will make their walls look pretty and nice, they will not charge me for having my photographs up there. They will be for sale there (in MG's caffe) just as soon as I get my prints and frames e.t.c done. It is easy, and with little local cafes, free!

Visit my website and my full portfolio!

most cafes, pubs and public places will ask for commision on any sales they make and if they dont someone else will soon offer some, to take your wall space.

the normal rate I have found here in the wilds of Somerset seems to be 15 to 25%

I would be interested to hear what others pay

Ed

[Jez22]

I also sell mounted prints,am I right in that I stick my photo to the backboard and stick this to the mount

[swan lover]

I was told stick to mount then back board, when sticking to mount I was told only the top of picture leave sides and bottom free, this was from a commercial mount/framing company, try and see what you think

[ether]

Originally Posted by swan lover

I was told stick to mount then back board, when sticking to mount I was told only the top of picture leave sides and bottom free, this was from a commercial mount/framing company, try and see what you think

I stick just the top of the picture to the mount with masking tape and as the backboard is the same size dont find the need to stick the two together, I just put it in to a cell bag or mount it in the frame.


Ed

[Jez22]

Many Thanks

[ptimpa]

The less you physically attach the pieces together, the better, because the photo, the mat, and the backing all expand and contract individually with variations in temperature, so you want them to be fairly "loosely" attached to prevent warping. I use two small pieces of tape to attach the photo to the top of the mat, and then a small strip of tape which joins the top of the mat to the top of the backing board, like a hinge. This allows everything to move around as necessary inside a frame, as the temperature and humidity fluctuate.

Regards,
Paul
http://www.timpaphotography.com/
http://www.timpaphotography.com/blog/