Semi Nude Flasher
May 13th, 2008There is a big part of me that loves reflectors. Tail lights, traffic lights, signals, light house refractors, etc. etc. Something about how the angles interact with light or some such.
I’ll be selling prints soon. I can’t decide if y’all would be interested in custom work (hey, I’d like a print of this photo) or doing limited runs. I’ve found a way to get less expensive, but sweet sweet prints from my work and would love to know if you’d prefer to pick and choose and make requests or prefer a limited edition kind of offering. Also, if you could let me know what you’d be willing to pay (this may or may not help me determine pricing) for an 8×10 (for starters) that would be sweet. o
Specs
8×10 printed on 8.5×11 (for matting purposes)
Photo Rag (308 gsm) matte finish archival paper
Museum quality, pigment based inks
Un-numbered. Signature upon request.
Price: $40 USD
Domestic purchase only.Questions? photos [at] blurbomat [dot] com
Tags: construction, flasher, macro, orange
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May 13th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
As a former seller of art, I’d really recommend doing a run of your popular photos (say, 12-20 of your favorites), but not too many (say, only do about 200 of each to start). As you get a feel for which ones are popular (and some more money coming in), get a high-quality giclee printer, which will allow your prints to last much longer–it uses higher quality ink than even the best printer and the resolution will blow your mind. Then do limited editions of the photos you see selling the most, and sign/number those, making sure that your first test print is labeled as the A/P. Try this: http://www.fineartgicleeprinters.org/
May 13th, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Limited but not numbered as such. Study up on the printing limitation technique of Brooks Jensen of Lenswork.com . His way makes each a limited edition but not a closed number. His podcasts are great and i have several of his prints 11×17 b&w for $20 each…and his portfolios are $50 - $150. You can learn much for free from his site.
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May 13th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
I’d love to see something that means something to you, signed. I have always wondered what artists like Michelangelo or Picasso thought of as their favorite. I remember doing a shot on the way to work one day, back in the film days, of a stupid barn in the rain and fog. What I really wanted was deer but 1/2 a mile from work, I realized I wasn’t going to find one. The barn was a pity shot and everyone loved it. I hated it. I like pieces that move the artist, that means something to them. Whether it matches my couch or not
May 14th, 2008 at 5:46 am
There are some ultra wicked photography printing shops that take the crappy, unsexy part of ordering, printing and mailing out of your hair, and let you set the price, and the amount of times a photo can be ordered.
All webified and lovely, you might get a kick out of it.
I’ve used printroom.com - excellent printing.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:45 am
We are about to *finally* decorate the living room of our new house and I would love to use some of your prints. I think $20 for limited editions and maybe $30 for matted and then $35-40 for custom prints.
A choice of matte or glossy would be great too.
May 14th, 2008 at 9:43 am
WOW! I would love to pick up some of your prints - either limited editions or pick-and-choose, whatever! Would it be for America only though or would you be willing to send abroad?
May 14th, 2008 at 10:04 am
It’s about damn time.
I like limited runs and the $20-$35 range for an 8X10 is reasonable. However, it would be nice to have the option to make a special request for a print if it’s not currently available in a limited edition…obviously for more $ than what a limited run print would be.
I’m looking forward to parting with my hard-earned dollars for a Jon Armstrong.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:09 am
I would love a chance to order more of your prints. I have “Budget Print” hanging in my office and LOVE IT! And you already know what I am willing to pay.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:37 am
My friend is a photographer and the following is his pricing structure:
Prints — Matted — Framed
5 x 7 — $ 15.00
8 x 10 — $ 35.00
11 x 14 — $ 55.00 - $120.00
13 x 19 - $100.00 - $200.00
May 14th, 2008 at 3:35 pm
My take on this is that there are two models for commerce - boutique or warehouse. You’re boutique, so be as boutique as possible. Offer limited editions, numbered and signed, with the option to buy them matted and framed for an extra fee. You can make the profit margin on the framing higher because it’s a convenience thing as well as a taste thing.
Offering one-offs for a higher price than the limited runs is also a way to get market research on which prints to offer runs of.
May 15th, 2008 at 11:26 am
I think the $20 mark is about right, as people have already said. I usually order big prints of photos I love (and obviously pay a lot more for bigger prints), and I’m looking around for great ideas for the upcoming redecoration of the hall in my new house, I want lots and lots of cool photos in frames all the way along it. With pedantic very ordered spacing…sound familiar?
Anyway I’ll definitely be getting some of yours. I love Heather’s work too. Chuck is just adorable. Weird, I’m not having as much luck getting my cat to balance things on his head…
May 15th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Honestly, I would drop dead from joy if you went pick and choose, because while we’re saving tons of money NOW for our Big Move in December (when my husband and I both graduate and move to Portland), after that I would definitely look into your photography and invest in some. I completely understand if you’re doing limited stuff, but it would be seriously sweet if you just had a gallery and could issue prints as ordered. But this is coming from a selfish place, because I am interested in buying your stuff!
Also, I echo Caroline–is a secret place? Because the website I’m ordering my photos from is pretty good, but if there’s somewhere beautiful, I’d love to know. My colors sometimes come out seriously skewed.
May 16th, 2008 at 6:42 pm
imagekind!
May 19th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
I wouldn’t buy it if you didn’t sign it. I also don’t think I would buy anything a weird dimension, because framing would get more $$$$$