Over the summer we were in a shop and saw a box of photographs for sale. These were pictures of local waterfalls and things like that. The pictures were not framed, they were matted and wrapped in plastic. Printed roughly 11x14. The quality of the images didn't seem to be any better than mine. The difference was these prints were thirty dollars.
If I could have my dream job, it would be selling photography. I would go out a few days a week taking pictures. Come back, have them printed and sell them.
Sometimes I take my photos to work and show them to a few people that have shown interest. One woman told me a while back that she would like to print them and hang some in her house. WOW! One of my pictures? At her request I filled a CD full of waterfall pictures and gave it to her. She printed some and even brought in some of the 8x10 to show me. I don't know if she hung them up or not, I didn't ask her.
Last week, I was showing her some photos from my most recent trip. She told me how much she loved the pictures. She asked for an updated CD. I jokingly said she should pay me for them. Then I told her I wouldn't give her another CD.
She isn't going to anything wrong with the pictures. I just didn't feel good about handing over my work. I did it once. I changed the conversation and went about my day. A few days ago she asked me again about the pictures. She offered to pay for them. This caught me off guard and I told her I would talk to her later about it. That conversation hasn't happened yet.
I've been thinking about this. I would really like to SELL some photos, but this is a friend at work. I don't feel comfortable asking her for an amount of money that I think the pictures should get. It's strange because I don't want to give her the pictures and I also don't want to sell her the pictures.
So far, I have decided that I would take one of the prints that is her favorite and give it to her for Christmas in a frame. Not the file on a CD, just an 8x10 print.
If I could just get everyone willing to pay for my photos, I would have my dream job. For now, I'll just keep giving it away.
3 comments:
That's awesome! As far as the pictures I've seen you take, I would imagine they could fetch a nice price. You could possibly put a web page together with the pics you have for sale. Just make sure you put an image over top of the original so they don't get copied without your permission. Something like the word "Copy" would work. Good luck with everything!
Your pictures are great. I totally agree with Robin. Yay!!! New job!!!
A girlfriend of mine loves to take photos too. She set up her own buisness and she's doing really well with it! She does have a great camera, but she had never taken photography classes. All the same, she's doing great. Her web page is www.darcyphoto.com if you want to check out her work.
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