If you intend on numbering prints then get creative about pricing too. Why
sell them for all the same price? Why not add value to the prints by
increasing price as you sell them? For example, you sell the first print, 1
of 100 for $200. The second print 2 of 100 for $210. 3 of 100 for $220.
By the time you get to 20 of 100 they will be selling for $400. The
psychology to the buyer is to buy early before the price goes up. When
buyers of the first few prints realize their prints are worth more they will
be excited and buy other early prints from you. Later buyers 80 of 100
most likely won't make any purchases but you won't care.
Otherwise, numbering prints, to me, is a waste of time.
Dave
I agree with Jim. Editioning &/or numbering is about marketing. It does not
reflect the artistic merit of the work. Depending on where and how you sell
your work you may (or may not) find considerable pressure to produce limited
editions as policy with some outlets.
Jim has also highlighted another important point - the problems of changing
your 'system'. This can be a headache and it is well worth spending time and
thought (and research) on what is to be your method as changing is not
simple.
Tim http://www.worldoflithprinting.com
-----Original Message----- From: pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pure-silver-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Brick Sent: 16 September 2006 01:10 To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [pure-silver] Re: numbering prints?
It is all about marketing! A fine line has to be reached between artist and
marketer, e.g. gallery owner. Every gallery has different sales techniques
and different customers. Some need limited editions to help make sales, some
don't want signatures on prints. So artists need to find what works for them
and their market.
None of this means anything to the art itself! What we say with our photos
is what we say, and whether it is limited, numbered, or signed, has nothing
to do with the image itself.
It does matter as to how much an artist earns. What is the best solution, to
make maximum dollars, so artists can survive and produce more art? For as
many different artists/images out there, I suspect there are just as many
solutions.
The biggest challenge is changing mid stream. So for all just getting started, make wise decisions now as re-educating your clients is very difficult. Actually, close to impossible.
For me, numbering is not something that I do, or will ever do. Just like the
other artists who hang their work on a wall (painters), I DO sign the front
of my mounted photographs, on the photograph. Those times when someone
bought an unsigned print (it does happen!), I ALWAYS got a request to sign
the print. On the print. No numbers.
Just a signature.
My $.02 worth.
Jim
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