New with questions about sales

RachRach Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
edited March 27, 2010 in SmugMug Pro Sales Support
Hi, I'm new here. :-)

I'm really desperate for some advice. I went to a photography workshop this weekend and the person from the museum that sponsored the workshop wants to buy a print of one of my photos for his wife.

I was utterly shocked at the time, so I didn't think to ask any pertinent questions then, but I just talked to him and he'd like the print to be around 10x10 (the photo itself is approximately square--very slightly rectangular horizontally).

So, my questions are:

1. How much do I charge? I am only providing it to him with the print and mat. I don't want to charge too much, but I also don't want to charge too little.

2. Where on earth do I get it printed? (I'm in Eugene, OR.)


3. Does it need a name? I'm horrible at thinking up names for my photos.


And add anything else a complete and total newbie to selling photos would need to know! :-)

Comments

  • RachRach Registered Users Posts: 4 Beginner grinner
    edited March 17, 2010
    I thought I'd update. :-)

    He's agreed to a price. I"m getting it printed at West Coast Imaging. And I came up with a name (shadow flight)!


    I'll just throw a little intro in here. I'm Rach and I live in the in Eugene, OR area. I shoot with a little Nikon D40 but really overall I like it. Most of my work is macros. I sort of my mission is to show little things that most people miss.

    It's a weird thing to go from thinking of my photography as a hobby I really enjoy to thinking "people may actually pay money for my photos". But it's pretty nice, too! :-D

    So I'll be hanging around as this looks like a good place to learn a lot.
  • deb22deb22 Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited March 22, 2010
    CONGRATS ON YOUR SALE.Charge what you believe your work is worth to you not the client.At minimum at least double your costs [matting printing effort time] If you charge to little you'll be sorry in the long run if you charge over what you honestly think you should then your sale will be that much sweeter. I do very odd photo art and have found that people will want to pay more than the lower person around it makes them feel like they have a more original photographer and are willing to pay more. DON'T BE AFRAID TO TAKE RISKS AND SHY ABOUT QUOTING PRICES,YOUR WORK YOUR PRICE. HOPE THE FUTURE GOES WELL FOR YOU!!!!clap.gifclap
    COUNTRY ROADS ARE NATURES HIGHWAY. http://dafontainewildlife.com
  • MadisonPhotographyMadisonPhotography Registered Users Posts: 56 Big grins
    edited March 27, 2010
    pricing work
    I really think that most photographers go through this internal discussion..how do I price my work and how do I tell someone that price without having to justify anything.

    Don't under price your work and always use a good lab. For highly custom work we use White House Custom Colour. Their products are outstanding and we have never had a bad experience.

    For traditional prints we use the SM Bay Photo...also good..
Sign In or Register to comment.