Pricing Matted Photos To Sell

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Pricing matted photos to sell.

He produced wonderful archival prints and worked the craft shows and art shows trying to sell maybe an 11x14 matted to 16x20 for around 50. I threw on some mats from amazon on them and suddenly 20 is a steal of a deal and it only cost me around 1 extra. Standard size mats are cheaper than custom cut mats. Put a frame on it if you are in a gallery.

I ve sold prints in a tourist shot before. I have settled on pricing them at 15 dollars each and the 8x10 s will probably be at about 30 each. I mat prints for the bins and will frame a few to sell. You can then apply each pricelist to galleries or individual photos with a click.

I m matting the 5x7 to 8x10 with the mid range mats acid free but not conservation museum quality and they will be mounted to the backing board using photo corners. Offering packages is a great way to price your prints. If you see an artist with mediocre 9 12 matted images for 20 and you think yours are better set your prices a little higher. I have sold cards for 2 50 each or 10 a pack.

The first thing every new smugmug pro should do is set up pricing. The biggest selling one was an 8x10 matted and framed for 70. Matted prints unframed sizes and prices matted prints can be ordered with or without a frame and are available with single windows or multiple windows in various configurations depending on the overall finished size. Prices below include lustre color corrected print mounted on 1 4 foam board.

I have both on the wall framed photos and matted bin art. I have found matted framed prints sell well. Show some confidence in your work. In the photography world that means sell your prints matted.

Depending on a few factors consider how your own work might fit in with those around you. I was selling my pictures without mats and people thought 15 was an exorbitant amount for a picture. I have been doing only originals and am now looking at reproductions to acheive a lower price point for budget minded. Eventually somebody told him he was pricing the photos too low.

Smugmug s pricing tool allows you to create different pricelists for different products. And my bin art is marked down to exclude the cost of. For example selling one matte 5 7 print for 29 00 two for 49 00 and three for 55 00 will encourage bulk buying. Price your prints in a way that will encourage customers to buy more.

He sold an occasional picture but not enough to cover his costs. Mats are often used in custom framing projects to back photos posters or images and provide an appealing display. For 50 it s just a picture.