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06/22/2006 06:17:38 AM · #1 |
Whaaa exited.... I live in an old farm house and the back of the house are still original stables. Very rural. I'm building my photostudio in this stable. It's still very authentic. Lovely!
The surroundings are beautiful and many people come here for the holidays. Our house is on a big cyclingroute. So I want to open the stable-doors and invite them in. And show them my best photographs. Maybe I'll sell a photograph.
Now I'm picking 7 pictures for the "first Expo" and ooh is that dificult!!!! Here's one of my favorites...
I want to print the pictures at 50x70 cm and glue them on aluminum, laminate them and I have some rustic wooden panels as a frame.
Has anyone done this before? And do you have any hints an tips?
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06/22/2006 06:58:19 PM · #2 |
Nope?? no "home" expo's??
Message edited by author 2006-06-23 12:21:37.
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06/25/2006 05:53:30 AM · #3 |
Bumping up for Majanka :)
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06/25/2006 06:52:17 AM · #4 |
Hihi Han thanx for bumping! I finaly made a choice These are going to be exposed:
Both on canvas 70x70cm
These on aluminum 50x70cm
This is an overall view of al my pictures and in the future I want to take al these picures in their own expo:
Animal portraits,
Plant and Floral pictures,
Landscape,
Portraits and
Stage.
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06/25/2006 07:34:30 AM · #5 |
Great choices - I have a feeling you'll sell more than one print when people start coming through :) Wonderful photos!
Unfortunately I have no hints or tips to offer :(
Good luck ma'am!! |
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06/25/2006 07:38:36 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by alfresco:
Great choices - I have a feeling you'll sell more than one print when people start coming through :) Wonderful photos! |
But, don't expect anything. Photography is a hard thing to sell (that's my experience anyway)
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06/25/2006 07:44:58 AM · #7 |
Thnx,
Nope I don't expect much, just see what happens, and maybe people just like my work and hire me to make pictures for them.
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06/25/2006 07:45:25 AM · #8 |
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06/25/2006 08:07:54 AM · #9 |
| Bump it again in a few hours when most people are awake... Early Sunday morning (US time) can be quiet on the forums... :) |
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06/25/2006 08:08:21 AM · #10 |
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06/25/2006 08:21:25 AM · #11 |
It's the easiest thing in the world to sell something to someone who wants one...
It's the hardest thing in the world to sell something to someone who doesn't want it...
But if you just put stuff out there, you never know where it will end up... |
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06/25/2006 08:26:56 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by eschelar:
It's the easiest thing in the world to sell something to someone who wants one...
It's the hardest thing in the world to sell something to someone who doesn't want it...
But if you just put stuff out there, you never know where it will end up... |
You're quit right! I have the space, so why not fill it, that's myvision. And it's a nice promotion for my photstudio ;-)
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06/25/2006 08:34:06 AM · #13 |
If people go there for the holidays they would probably like images that remind them of there when they go home. Also, the bike riders would probably love images of people riding bikes in the area, maybe even pictures of themselves.
I've always thought it was funny how many people bought the ridiculously priced prints on cruise ships, at tourist destinations, when you are on a roller coaster...
Give people what they want and they will buy. And if you have virtually no competition... |
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06/25/2006 08:39:41 AM · #14 |
Hmm that's an idea.... call it a photo stop. i'll make some pictures of the people passing by and than send them a nice print..... Or maybe buy a dye sub printer and make them right away!
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06/25/2006 08:48:22 AM · #15 |
Originally posted by dahkota:
Give people what they want and they will buy. And if you have virtually no competition... |
You're not suggesting she should whack other photographers?!?!
I like the photo stop idea, especially the print now idea. Instant gratification works well :) ... of course if they're hard core they won't want to strap a tube to their back/bike/whatever, but you never know. Deal with peoples need to instant-gratify :) |
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06/25/2006 09:07:12 AM · #16 |
Whacking other photographers? There's a thought... ;)
I live very near DC. If I wasn't so lazy, I would go out to tourist sites and take pictures of them - the tourists and the sites, give them my card, post the images on my website for them to order or not when they got home. It would drive business to my website, net me a few more prints...
People love it when they can say they had a 'professional' take their picture (if you tell them you want to take their picture because they are so photogenic...). It would also negate the need for a professional studio. Go to where the people are rather than expecting them to come to you.
If you can supply the print immediately, even better... Not sure about the whole aluminum thing - can the image still be rolled up for a flight or stuck into a suitcase? |
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06/25/2006 09:29:44 AM · #17 |
Hmmm I'm not sure if the Germans ant the Dutch are as easy as the Americans and for example Japanese. Most tourists here are Dutch and German (Only 2 km's from the Germans border)
But it's worth trying!
The prints in the Deel (that's how we call the stables atached to the houses) will be glued on aluminum. You can't rolle them (1,5 mm thick), but the customer can get the print however they want.
I'll send it, no extra costs to their home. So they don't have to put them in their luggage. Actualy the prints will also be laminated, because de Deel is pretty moisty and dusty. The meanig of the prints ist that I don't sell that but new prints. But if anyone wants the prints the way they are, no problem. (ooow I'm sooo easy *lol*.....)
Heeey I'm not planning wacking othe photograpers... :-P
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06/25/2006 03:05:07 PM · #18 |
Whaaaa just sent some e-mails and made a cd to order all pictures!!!
Whoooo!!
I'm sooo exited and I just can't hide it, I'm about to loose control and I think I like it!!
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06/25/2006 06:40:56 PM · #19 |
I'm curious how it's gonna look San!
Hope you can get your expo done when we come visit you :)
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06/28/2006 07:11:22 AM · #20 |
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06/28/2006 12:51:11 PM · #21 |
Heej Nice to ask, and great timing. Today I got the 2 canvases 70X70 cm and they look great!!!
Today they called for the pictures and they are printed. The guy on the phone told me they look great! Now they have to glue and laminate them.
Soooo curious!
Message edited by author 2006-06-28 12:53:25.
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06/30/2006 05:44:11 PM · #22 |
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07/01/2006 04:54:01 PM · #23 |
Thanx Han! Yes they are realy great.
I guess your first canvas must be like your first tattoo, before it's pretty scary and afterwards you want to have MORE! *lol*
Now is the big waiting for the other pictures!
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07/01/2006 05:23:03 PM · #24 |
| In the meantime, you could take some photos of your barn/studio for us, so we can see where all those lovely prints are going to live. |
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07/01/2006 05:34:09 PM · #25 |
Hmm Great Idea! This week I'll make some pics and post them here!
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