Gallery mountings? Print prices?

Angelo

Hi fellow grinners:

I attended an opening night reception of a photography exhibit (http://eyeda.com/photo/) Friday evening at a small Los Angeles gallery (http://www.eastsidestudiosla.com/)

Many of you often ask advice on pricing prints so I thought I'd share what I found here.

While this was not a well known photographer and the venue not a premiere gallery, this is still Los Angeles where most people have their heads in the clouds and eyes focused on stardom. The gallery is located on the border of two upper-end, artsy fartsy neighborhoods

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Feliz & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake,_Los_Angeles,_California)

so I was surprised to find prints somewhat moderately priced.

Hope this is helpful to anyone seeking help pricing their prints. (p.s. all b/w)

_____________Framed_______Unframed

8 x 10________$200_____________$100

11 x 14________$350_____________$250

20 x 24________$500_____________$400



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ChatKat

Good Info!
Thanks for posting that Angelo! I have a gallery interesting in putting some of my work up. I was asked about pricing and really, I didn't think 8x10 stuff so that might be a great way to start!

Angelo wrote:

Hi fellow grinners:

I attended an opening night reception of a photography exhibit (http://eyeda.com/photo/) Friday evening at a small Los Angeles gallery (http://www.eastsidestudiosla.com/)

Many of you often ask advice on pricing prints so I thought I'd share what I found here.

While this was not a well known photographer and the venue not a premiere gallery, this is still Los Angeles where most people have their heads in the clouds and eyes focused on stardom. The gallery is located on the border of two upper-end, artsy fartsy neighborhoods

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Feliz & http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Lake,_Los_Angeles,_California)

so I was surprised to find prints somewhat moderately priced.

Hope this is helpful to anyone seeking help pricing their prints. (p.s. all b/w)

_____________Framed_______Unframed

8 x 10________$200_____________$100

11 x 14________$350_____________$250

20 x 24________$500_____________$400



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bsvirginian

Thanks for the info. I'll be setting up a show tomorrow and the prices are good for comparison. I'll be one of a couple of photographers surrounded by other media artists and will probably wait to see what others are charging. My feel is that locality counts a lot for pricing. Our metropolitan area consists of about 3/4 million people. The artists in my group have their own idea concerning matting (white with big border, simple frame) and was wondering what your observation was. I personally like plain black matt's with photographs.
bsvirginian

Angelo

these prints were all in simple black, wood frames with white mattes (all oversized)

claudermilk

That's the classic photo framing/matting combo. IMHO it works best for photography, and I must not be alone. That's all I recall seeing in the museums.

Thanks for the info, it gives a good starting point for many of us. For "art" prints I wouldn't think of starting any smaller than 8x10.

Angelo

and honestly, the 8x10 frames looked dwarfed and terribly out of place.

I would never do that size unless I was showing a tryptich or other grouping or series.

The larger sizes were so much more impressive.

ChatKat

8x10
I'd only do an 8x10 if it were matted into a 11x14 frame - otherwise it's just too small. And I'd have to show more than one or two in a series as well. That being said, I have been to photo galleries (fine art) where some of the most famous of photos were sold in 8x10 format,

claudermilk

I'm planning on doing a number of 8x10's for my home soon and I will be using 16x20 frames (specifically the Bainbridge Gallery or Photography pre-made stuff--they look darn good). Gives the nice, wide mat. For larger stuff, I'll have to scale those up & DIY it.