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| Posted: Wed Nov 11th, 2015 17:24 |
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richw
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well done and a lovely image.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 20th, 2015 21:44 |
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62nd Post |
ArcticRick
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Fine Art America, 2 years of loading and sharing, doing contests etc. 2 sales. BOTH from family members I found out. I wasn't happy. It was actually the point where I gave up and decided to just play with my cameras for myself. Too many pros on their masquerading as beginners. I know I will never get a photo in print its too cut throat for the working pros let alone a hack like me with too much money and no schooling
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| Posted: Fri Oct 28th, 2016 18:30 |
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Graham Whistler
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Up date no more sales so trying a sale: https://www.artfinder.com/artist/graham-jr-whistler/artworks/?in_sale=on
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2016 01:40 |
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Robert
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Good luck with it Graham, a sale at reduced price is better than no sale at all! I do wonder what generally the footfall is at this site you are selling from and specifically to your images, you need some way to publicise them. They are outstanding, I'm sure they are well worth buying for somebody who is in that market. A thought... Is there any way of tagging your still sales to your movie sales? "By the same author/artist" sort of thing, that might be an approach worth considering?
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2016 05:36 |
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65th Post |
Graham Whistler
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Hi Robert, it may just be that as an old f***t 76 yr old photographer I have little or no idea for what makes the so call fine art photo world of today tick. I do have links on my http://www.gwpmultimedia.com website to my http://www.gwpvideo.com but in recent years both web sites do not do very well. Another of my Kingfisher pix did well at our local camera club comp with a 1st on Tuesday evening. Attachment: 01 Kingfisher.jpg (Downloaded 46 times)
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| Posted: Sat Oct 29th, 2016 08:01 |
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66th Post |
Robert
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Wow, what a super photo!
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2016 09:36 |
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Eric
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That's a lovely capture Graham. But here's the question...would you hang it on your wall? I wouldn't. That is not a reflection on the quality and skill, but more a question of where would it look right on my walls? We tend to have 'restful' images that don't necessarily grab attention so much as harmonise with their surroundings. I think this is the problem with selling photos. People are buying to hang on their walls and as such the image has to fit, more than have strong visual impact. That is not to say it can't have impact. But I suspect the impact must come from composition more than subject matter? That's just my feeling...which of course could be way off the mark. I understiood why your photo of the people on the beach sold. A lovely capture, just like the kingfisher, but a more restful and 'usable' image to my mind. I haven't had many images that I would class as saleable in this context ...which explains why I have never tried.
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2016 15:12 |
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jk
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I would be happy to have the kingfisher on my study wall but not my living room one. Like Eric says it is about fitting with decor and harmonising with the room.
____________________ Still learning after all these years! https://nikondslr.uk/gallery_view.php?user=2&folderid=none |
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| Posted: Mon Oct 31st, 2016 19:17 |
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Graham Whistler
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Thanks for your interesting comments, sale still not drawing any interest at all!
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| Posted: Tue Nov 1st, 2016 04:34 |
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70th Post |
Eric
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jk wrote:I would be happy to have the kingfisher on my study wall but not my living room one. Like Eric says it is about fitting with decor and harmonising with the room. Well, yes, I take your point. It would hang nicely in a private space like a study, where you can look and marvel at the detail. It's a well crafted image. What I was trying to say was that I believe most people don't buy pictures to sit and admire the photographic technique. They buy to adorn their living space and that's why i found the beach scene more saleable. It would reach more people, have greater versatility and succeeded in what someone once told me ... a wall picture "needs to draw the viewer into it, to have continuing interest". Like most things it's about tailoring your wares to suit the buyers needs. I for one, have always found it hard to create images that fulfill this requirement...because I am too often just trying to perfect the technique. It's also why I have never tried to sell my IR work...because people look at it, perhaps marvel at the unusual nature of it, but wouldn't hang it on a wall. EVEN I don't have any IR shots on my walls at home! They just don't fit or hold attention beyond the first appraisal. This critique is not about image quality, it's about saleability. 
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