Larry I have had the same thoughts & reaction to our local Saturday
crafts fairs. One very good local pro offers about 20 different photos
all done in exactly same style (sorta Instagram look.) As the summer has
gone on her inventory has dwindled so she is selling. I do think people
may like one photo and buy a different one as they are looking more for
something to go with their decor more than they are looking for art to
treasure.
I have been told it is difficult to sell large matted prints.But if you
want to sell, your best bet is 5 note-cards with photos wrapped in a
ribbon and priced around 15-20 bucks. Everybody needs greeting cards or
knows someone who does.
Someday when I retire I may like you set up and find out for myself.
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Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 10:25:24 -0700
From: Larry Colen<l...@red4est.com>
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Subject: I went to a street fair Saturday afternoon
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There was a little street fair in Santa Cruz this weekend, and while
I was downtown I took a few minutes to peruse the booths. There
were a couple of photographers there selling prints. I didn't talk
to them, and can only assume that they've been selling at fairs long
enough to tune their inventory to what sells. Based on that assumption,
if I tried to make a living selling prints at a street fair, ether I,
or my self respect as an artist, would quickly starve to death.
When I was in high school, the father of one of my best friends would
sell his paintings at art shows. He basically had three paintings
that he'd do, with minor variations on the boat, the dock, and maybe
the sky. He found what sold, and that was what he painted.
I suspect that it would be educational sometime to print up a bunch
of my photos, and set up a booth at a street fair sometime, just to
see what photosi, if any, people liked well enough to spend money on.
I'm sure that I would learn a lot from such a weekend. I just don't
know whether I'd learn more about my photography, or the artistic
tastes of the American public.
-- Larry Colen
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