p.1 #1 · Question about cost of photography, landscape prints for instance
Long story short,
I walked in into a shopping mall north of SF, clothes store, on a wall I spot a photograph of a familiar landscape, I get closer and I find out it's a very common photo of an island by the gulf of Napoli, Italy, maybe long side 16 or 20 inches, I spot a label with the price and it was a little over 2.000 US$; now I am sure the photo is still hanging there and that if it ever gets sold the author probably gets less than half of the label price but I wonder, since I have seen more of this stuff around, is it really like this, is there really people who would buy a so and so photo that size for 2k?
My best friend works into a world top photographer's gallery and you won't get out of there with anything for less than 4-000-5.000 US$ but you have a signature, a resale value and an amazing printing process which might or not account for the price but, still, how do photographers without a name find a way to sell their art?
p.1 #2 · Question about cost of photography, landscape prints for instance
I think a lot of people buy prints simply because the image resonates with them. Possibly they have been looking for a piece to complement a room for a long time and when they see one that works, they just pull the trigger and purchase it even if the photographer isn't well known. Of course having a reputation and being a high profile artist is going to help, especially to get eyeballs on the work in the first place.
p.1 #3 · Question about cost of photography, landscape prints for instance
Thomas Mangelsen has made a good living do just this for many years. The larger the image the greater its value on the market. Wall size prints often sell for tens of thousands of dollars.
