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selling Prints at local street fairs
I am thinking of selling some of my own photos at street fairs, and
farmers market type events. I have printed and hung some of my own photos for my own enjoyment and get a lot of compliments on these and many have advised that my fiance and I should sell them to the public. The photos are mostly from a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. My fiance has quite a bit of camera experience and I am working the learning curve pretty much every day. We are doing post capture with Photo shop elements. The photos are mostly natural scenery types such as beach or mountain, a few cityscape photos also. I do not expect to sell any with identifiable people in them as I want to avoid the licensing issues that I have seen others discuss here. If anyone has any experience with this, these are the questions I have 1. How do you choose where to sell? 2. How much does it cost to rent space at a typical event? 3. What size prints sell best? 4. Pricing? 5. How many different prints do you bring for display? 5. Do you provide frames and Mat's or just sell the print? 6. Any recommendations for shops to do the prints or places to by the Mats and frames from? any general advice to get started with this would be helpful. thanks in advance Bob |
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selling Prints at local street fairs
"roadiebob" wrote in message ps.com... I am thinking of selling some of my own photos at street fairs, and farmers market type events. I have printed and hung some of my own photos for my own enjoyment and get a lot of compliments on these and many have advised that my fiance and I should sell them to the public. The photos are mostly from a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. My fiance has quite a bit of camera experience and I am working the learning curve pretty much every day. We are doing post capture with Photo shop elements. The photos are mostly natural scenery types such as beach or mountain, a few cityscape photos also. I do not expect to sell any with identifiable people in them as I want to avoid the licensing issues that I have seen others discuss here. If anyone has any experience with this, these are the questions I have I know a woman who specializes in nature and landscapes (and I knew someone who used to...), so I may be able to help with some answers. 1. How do you choose where to sell? One sells at the local Farmers' Market, the other canvassed offices (doctors, school, bank, etc.). 2. How much does it cost to rent space at a typical event? The Farmers' Market here was $300/season, as I recall, for a booth large enough for a table of trays on one side and wall displays on three sides (she also has portable gear for fairs and sells through a web page). 3. What size prints sell best? Dunno - one sells all sizes, the other sold only large ones. 4. Pricing? Depends on if bare, properly matted and covered, or framed, and on demand. (BTW, in the '60's and '70's I had about 50 museum and gallery shows - and *no* sales [it's different now], see http://www.ferrario.com/ruether/aht1.html for some samples). 5. How many different prints do you bring for display? Can be hundreds, especially if the same image is offered in different sizes or states. 5. Do you provide frames and Mat's or just sell the print? Probably not the last, but the first two are OK (and you can offer an example of a framed print and prices for services if you want). 6. Any recommendations for shops to do the prints or places to by the Mats and frames from? Probably local to you - we have some fine service places in town, though Ithaca is small. You can also do these yourself. any general advice to get started with this would be helpful. thanks in advance Bob Make prints, and try it - though it may cost much more than you make at first... -- David Ruether http://www.ferrario.com/ruether |
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selling Prints at local street fairs
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"roadiebob" wrote: I am thinking of selling some of my own photos at street fairs, and farmers market type events. I have printed and hung some of my own photos for my own enjoyment and get a lot of compliments on these and many have advised that my fiance and I should sell them to the public. The photos are mostly from a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. My fiance has quite a bit of camera experience and I am working the learning curve pretty much every day. We are doing post capture with Photo shop elements. The photos are mostly natural scenery types such as beach or mountain, a few cityscape photos also. I do not expect to sell any with identifiable people in them as I want to avoid the licensing issues that I have seen others discuss here. If anyone has any experience with this, these are the questions I have 1. How do you choose where to sell? 2. How much does it cost to rent space at a typical event? 3. What size prints sell best? 4. Pricing? 5. How many different prints do you bring for display? 5. Do you provide frames and Mat's or just sell the print? 6. Any recommendations for shops to do the prints or places to by the Mats and frames from? any general advice to get started with this would be helpful. thanks in advance Bob A lot of this depends on where in the world you live. Start by visiting local street fares, flea markets, farmer's markets, etc. and talk to the photographers who are doing what you have in mind. Most will be glad to answer your questions and give you advise. |
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selling Prints at local street fairs
On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:01:05 -0500, Shawn Hirn
wrote: A lot of this depends on where in the world you live. Start by visiting local street fares, flea markets, farmer's markets, etc. and talk to the photographers who are doing what you have in mind. Most will be glad to answer your questions and give you advise. I have tried this in my area, and found that most do NOT want to answer questions or give advice. It looks like the business is real cut-throat and that no one wants to share any tips with what they view as potential competition at the next event. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA |
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selling Prints at local street fairs
roadiebob wrote:
I am thinking of selling some of my own photos at street fairs, and farmers market type events. I have printed and hung some of my own photos for my own enjoyment and get a lot of compliments on these and many have advised that my fiance and I should sell them to the public. The photos are mostly from a Konica Minolta Maxxum 7D. My fiance has quite a bit of camera experience and I am working the learning curve pretty much every day. We are doing post capture with Photo shop elements. The photos are mostly natural scenery types such as beach or mountain, a few cityscape photos also. I do not expect to sell any with identifiable people in them as I want to avoid the licensing issues that I have seen others discuss here. If anyone has any experience with this, these are the questions I have 1. How do you choose where to sell? I've done a couple of no-cost events, such as a church sponsored art fair. My rule at present is free or very low cost, and with the expectation of being with other artists (paintings, computer generated graphics art) rather than doing craft shows. 2. How much does it cost to rent space at a typical event? Usually a table at an outdoor flea market is $10 and up around Harpers Ferry, WV where I live. Big art shows and craft fairs obviously cost more, and I'm hoping to get my sales volume up before I spend that kind of money on show space. 3. What size prints sell best? I like 11"x16" which is an oddball size. I started entering the local county fair with this size and received a ribbon in every category I entered. So far I have sold over half a dozen prints at this size. My goal is to "sell up" to a 20"x30" print, so I keep that in mind when I plan the inventory to carry. Not everything looks at these sizes. 4. Pricing? $30 for the 11x16 unframed/unmatted. $129 for the 20x30. 5. How many different prints do you bring for display? Around 20, which is a sale copy of each, plus the display. I use a 11x16 flip book which holds 48 prints. I get bags and backing boards from Clearbags.com (http://www.clearbags.com/) and have my sale copies ready to go in a bag. When I sell a print, I reorder from White House Custom Colour (http://www.whcc.com) and order 6 of the restock item to get the price per print down. 5. Do you provide frames and Mat's or just sell the print? Just the print right now. 6. Any recommendations for shops to do the prints or places to by the Mats and frames from? White House Custom Colour for prints. any general advice to get started with this would be helpful. Since I live in a historic location, I try to have prints of local landmarks. Talk to people when you are out, find out what they are looking for and shoot that. Keep the price reasonable. Be knowledgeable about the photo content so you can tell a story. Folks will be more engaged if you tell a story. You are part of their experience ... thanks in advance Bob Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Chip Gallo www.mindtography.com (work in progress) |
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JC Dill wrote: On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:01:05 -0500, Shawn Hirn wrote: A lot of this depends on where in the world you live. Start by visiting local street fares, flea markets, farmer's markets, etc. and talk to the photographers who are doing what you have in mind. Most will be glad to answer your questions and give you advise. I have tried this in my area, and found that most do NOT want to answer questions or give advice. It looks like the business is real cut-throat and that no one wants to share any tips with what they view as potential competition at the next event. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA Thanks everyone for the advice. I live in southern California so there are many many events that we could do this at. One thought I had was to try to map out the coming event and go there ahead of time and do some local shots. I guess the logic of it may be easier to sell things that have meaning to the local audience. were heading up to Yosemite again this weekend to beef up the collection. Also I will be working on a web site for display. I will post that link when it is ready. thanks everyone. I very much apreciate all your input and also any more that anyone wants to add. |
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Well, I for one wouldn't buy an inkjet print for anyone unless they offered
if it fades or shifts color I will replace it free for life warranty. There is no way I would spend any amount of money to buy a print no matter how nice or lovely the image is if it was done with an inkjet. Either have them professional printed with something that is more durable and appropriate or offer the warranty I mentioned. ljc "roadiebob" wrote in message ps.com... JC Dill wrote: On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:01:05 -0500, Shawn Hirn wrote: A lot of this depends on where in the world you live. Start by visiting local street fares, flea markets, farmer's markets, etc. and talk to the photographers who are doing what you have in mind. Most will be glad to answer your questions and give you advise. I have tried this in my area, and found that most do NOT want to answer questions or give advice. It looks like the business is real cut-throat and that no one wants to share any tips with what they view as potential competition at the next event. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA Thanks everyone for the advice. I live in southern California so there are many many events that we could do this at. One thought I had was to try to map out the coming event and go there ahead of time and do some local shots. I guess the logic of it may be easier to sell things that have meaning to the local audience. were heading up to Yosemite again this weekend to beef up the collection. Also I will be working on a web site for display. I will post that link when it is ready. thanks everyone. I very much apreciate all your input and also any more that anyone wants to add. |
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On Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:12:38 GMT, Chip Gallo
wrote: Since I live in a historic location, I try to have prints of local landmarks. Talk to people when you are out, find out what they are looking for and shoot that. Keep the price reasonable. Be knowledgeable about the photo content so you can tell a story. Folks will be more engaged if you tell a story. You are part of their experience ... Thanks for a bunch of GREAT tips. I loved this last one the most. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA |
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Little Juice Coupe wrote:
Well, I for one wouldn't buy an inkjet print for anyone unless they offered if it fades or shifts color I will replace it free for life warranty. There is no way I would spend any amount of money to buy a print no matter how nice or lovely the image is if it was done with an inkjet. Either have them professional printed with something that is more durable and appropriate or offer the warranty I mentioned. ljc There is no printing process more durable than an inkjet print on archival paper, printed with pigmented inks on a good inkjet printer. I think you are somewhat behind the times with your knowledge of print life. FYI, chemical, or 'wet' prints on the world's best paper - Fuji Crystal Archive - have a projected life of about 65 years in a protected environment. On display, much shorter. Inkjet prints with archival pigment inks from Epson, or the new pigment inks from Canon, have a projected life of greater than 100 years depending to some extent on the paper used. And, up until recently, chemical prints were doing well if they lasted 20 years. I have on my wall a chemical 16 x 20 print of our extended family, professionally produced on Kodak Lustre paper. After just on 20 years, it is reduced to little more than a pale cyan image, the yellow and magenta dyes have long gone. That print was texturized with a plastic coating which sealed the surface against contaminants and UV, despite which it has faded beyond reasonable viewing. It's still on the wall only because there's nothing to replace it. Colin D. "roadiebob" wrote in message ps.com... JC Dill wrote: On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:01:05 -0500, Shawn Hirn wrote: A lot of this depends on where in the world you live. Start by visiting local street fares, flea markets, farmer's markets, etc. and talk to the photographers who are doing what you have in mind. Most will be glad to answer your questions and give you advise. I have tried this in my area, and found that most do NOT want to answer questions or give advice. It looks like the business is real cut-throat and that no one wants to share any tips with what they view as potential competition at the next event. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA Thanks everyone for the advice. I live in southern California so there are many many events that we could do this at. One thought I had was to try to map out the coming event and go there ahead of time and do some local shots. I guess the logic of it may be easier to sell things that have meaning to the local audience. were heading up to Yosemite again this weekend to beef up the collection. Also I will be working on a web site for display. I will post that link when it is ready. thanks everyone. I very much apreciate all your input and also any more that anyone wants to add. -- Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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I can buy that
I don't plan to print these at home. I have not found that printing my own photos is economically advantageous. I have seen the more industrial printers with the inkwells outside of the printer advertised in shutterbug, but have not actually seen one in use or seen the product of one of those. There is a local shop here in Chino that does a really good job of printing for us and thats been fine when were just printing 10 or so a year for our own home, but if I start selling and need 100 prints a year or more, then I am going to look for something more economical for printing, thats why I was asking for references for print shops. One member did point me to a web site that he works with and I will probably give that a try unless anyone points me in a different direction. Little Juice Coupe wrote: Well, I for one wouldn't buy an inkjet print for anyone unless they offered if it fades or shifts color I will replace it free for life warranty. There is no way I would spend any amount of money to buy a print no matter how nice or lovely the image is if it was done with an inkjet. Either have them professional printed with something that is more durable and appropriate or offer the warranty I mentioned. ljc "roadiebob" wrote in message ps.com... JC Dill wrote: On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:01:05 -0500, Shawn Hirn wrote: A lot of this depends on where in the world you live. Start by visiting local street fares, flea markets, farmer's markets, etc. and talk to the photographers who are doing what you have in mind. Most will be glad to answer your questions and give you advise. I have tried this in my area, and found that most do NOT want to answer questions or give advice. It looks like the business is real cut-throat and that no one wants to share any tips with what they view as potential competition at the next event. jc -- "The nice thing about a mare is you get to ride a lot of different horses without having to own that many." ~ Eileen Morgan of The Mare's Nest, PA Thanks everyone for the advice. I live in southern California so there are many many events that we could do this at. One thought I had was to try to map out the coming event and go there ahead of time and do some local shots. I guess the logic of it may be easier to sell things that have meaning to the local audience. were heading up to Yosemite again this weekend to beef up the collection. Also I will be working on a web site for display. I will post that link when it is ready. thanks everyone. I very much apreciate all your input and also any more that anyone wants to add. |
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