Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/03/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I take issue with the point of view here. There is the notion of market segments. People who buy photographs costing $6,000 (like the Eisenstadt photographs on display at the Leica gallery in NYC) are not likely customers for photographs that cost $20-40. While a Gen-Yer is not a likely customer for a $6,000 photograph they are more likely to be a purchaser of a $20 photograph of a Goth beauty. Those that photograph for a living are not looking to sell their photos for $20 and thus are addressing a market of people willing to buy photographs at the price level they set. Whether or not they are willing to buy a particular photographer's photographs is a matter of the purchaser's taste and perception of the quality of the photographer's images. Kyle is establishing himself as a photographer selling his art. In the general marketplace there has not yet developed a perception of his art as being good (a different matter than the perception expressed on LUG that he does good photography), therefore he is not likely to have his photographs sell for $6,000. So, as one starting out, he's pricing himself (not that I'm aware of his thought process) at what he thinks he can sell his images for. Just my thoughts, let's see where this goes. AGS > At 03:34 PM 3/11/02 -0500, you wrote: > >I think "inhibiting" is a bit harsh, but I think that the point Tina is > >making is one that has been made here before - albiet quite a while ago - > >and that is that when folks who don't depend upon their > >photography/painting/sculpture/writing/computer programing to make a living > >price it well below the market when compared to those who do those things to > >make a living, it makes earning a living pretty difficult for the > >full-timers: particularly when the seller is someone like Kyle, whose > >photographic work is better than that of a goodly percentage of the > >full-time "pros" out there. > > > >B. D. > > Thanks, B.D. That's it exactly. > > Tina > > > Tina Manley, ASMP > http://www.tinamanley.com > images available from http://www.pdiphotos.com > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html