Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Some more ramblings on the subject: http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/01/the-print-market-.html Cheers Jayanand On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Richard Man <richard at imagecraft.com> wrote: > The real "evil," if you will, are the stock agencies that pay photog $.25 > when they take in $20. > On Jan 27, 2013 5:40 PM, "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Well, I have acquired signed, open edition prints by photographers >> like Peter Turnley and Charles Cramer at very reasonable prices. Lens >> work portfolios, basically the same model, are fantastic value as >> well, usually working out to USD 10-15 each for a letter size print, >> beautifully crafted and finished. >> >> By the way The Online Photographer's latest sale begins today (not at >> US$19.95!): >> >> >> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/01/large-format-contact-print-sale.html >> >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On 28-Jan-2013, at 4:52 AM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > If you hit the relevant link on the side, you can see every print sale >> ans >> > see what cost what. The $20 print was a Ctein inkjet to demonstrate how >> > small sesnor cameras can make great prints: >> > >> http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2012/04/print-offer-small-sensor.html >> > >> > I've been exposed to enough bad behaviour by galleries that I really >> > like >> > this model, in which galleries are the only real losers. >> > >> > Marty >> > >> > >> > On Sunday, 27 January 2013, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> > >> >> With print prices off his thing ranging from $19.95 to $395 nothing is >> >> being >> >> said. What would $19.95 buy? Its meaningless. Its just a nod to the >> >> internet way of photo commerce in which everything is a dime a dozen. A >> >> person who grew up with the galleries before the internet as he did >> knows >> >> that a photographers first show his prints go for a least a couple of >> >> hundred bucks. Now its 20 maybe!? >> >> We take off a decimal point because of what? Volume?! The internet? >> >> Its >> >> nonsense and he should have enough sense to not support the internet >> lowest >> >> common denominator of demeaning photography by people who are not ever >> >> intending to be serious about it but simply want to justify a hobby >> >> involving huge expenditures. >> >> These kinds of people certainly ruined stock we'd hate to see them ruin >> the >> >> serious gallery photo art market it may happen with people like this >> >> who >> >> should know better seemingly supporting them. >> >> 20 dollars a print is what you pay for a wedding blowup from a schlock >> >> wedding photographer. Not anything from somebody resembling an artist >> >> aspiring or otherwise. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 1/27/13 6:18 AM, "Richard Man" <richard at richardmanphoto.com >> <javascript:;>> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> I like Michael Johnston / Brooks Jensen's model. Not that I have made >> >> much >> >>> money at all, but I also run special print sales from time to time - >> $18 >> >>> for a 8.5x11" type of deal. >> >>> >> >>> Get the work out to be seen is my motto. >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 9:15 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj >> >>> <jayanand at gmail.com <javascript:;>>wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >> >> theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/01/the-top-mod >> >>>> el-for-print-sales.html >> >>>> >> >>>> Cheers >> >>>> Jayanand >> >>>> >> >>>> _______________________________________________ >> >>>> Leica Users Group. >> >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >>>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Mark William Rabiner >> >> Photography >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Leica Users Group. >> >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information