Is it safe to be a Fine Art Photographer, I don't think so, I've busted my butt more than one occasion. Other than that, the scariest thing I've done is call myself an artist.
I've visited exhibitions and art shows, and I'm seeing that Fine Art Photographers are not reveling in the fact they are artist. The work does speak for its self, but the photographer has to create it and that takes artistic talents and a lot of efforts and hard work.
There are a couple of ways you can tell if someone thinks of themselves as an artist. The words used to describe their work and their selling prices.
I'm not getting into pricing here, but I feel a lot of artists are simply not asking for their fair share. I'm feeling they forget about the biggest element in the artwork that should be the most expensive, and that is the element of themselves.
Artist create art, not the cameras, paint brushes, tools, or whatever. If it wasn't for the photographer thinking, learning, planning, sweating, investing, loving and giving all of themselves we wouldn't have the art.
Take an inventory of all the time and money invested into creating the art. Call your sales an "Investment," your customers "Collectors" and factor what would be pricing of a great piece of "Art" and "Stand Tall."
David is a NC based photographer. Please subscribe.
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