I don't think 200 pounds is a lot for this level of craftsmanship.. Also it's very nice to be so honest and transparent with the pricing and how you came up with that number.
Just ordered mine in A3. I'm going to enjoy so much looking at your first print in my photography room in Australia. It will inspire me every time I look at it. I feel proud to own one of your first prints as it is a work of art. Its stunning Thomas.
So interesting, first time I saw the prices I thought WHAT!!! But then as per other comments people have made, as well as how you conducted explaining how you get to that figure, that made me think and does make much more sense to me now, so thanks to everyone the pieces of the puzzle come together so I understand these now much better. :)
Interesting, I was thinking "what!!!" as well, but in the opposite direction. Pricing is always a challenge, and so much goes into creating a strong image / print - a process that most people are never aware of, nor consider. For the US market, the pricing would be quite low in the professional art realm. However, as tmjcbs stated below, market forces will let you know if your pricing is on target. In which case, one may either adjust their pricing accordingly, or, adjust their target marketing :-).
THIS IS AMAZINGLY HELPFUL. I've tried talking to sooo many people in the art community and no one wants to talk actual numbers how to do things and how it may vary! i appreciate this video
+Thomas Heaton I get that but believe me, I get to see some terrible sales techniques in my job so I stand by my comment, it's well executed in my opinion 👍🏼
Just bought one. I've been watching photography channels on RUclips for years and I think your videos and photos are outstanding. Love how the story behind the print is on RUclips.
I hit like, as soon as you said you refunded all your sales. Now that is what I call customer service! You will go far in life because you have the most important thing on this planet! ETHICS!
+M!MO He's works as a studio photographer, landscape is more of a hobby he's said, but hopefully if he starts getting recognition as a landscape photographer he might be able to transition!
love the monologue about pricing art at 6:41- "you're not selling a piece of paper and a bit of ink, you're selling... the thought that went into it, the vision you had, the journey you went on,...". Very well stated.
Hello Thomas, and other RUclipsrs ... what I don't get is why anyone gives a thumbs DOWN. Your videos are educational, essentially not-for-profit, and seek to be edutainment. The business side, as you describe it here provides an insight that many of us I'm sure are unaware of as far as high quality printing is concerned. Rather than give a thumbs down, I'd much rather see 'their' take on the subject ... it's so easy to click a button ... it ain't so easy to actually do some work. Chris in Phoenix, AZ. (Actually from Leicester .. what a great week :)
Hi Thomas, really enjoyed this video, as usual very honest. Trying to price your work is a quagmire I have found it impossible. So it was great to see someone else do it and have the same difficulty. Hope the print sell well for you - all the best.
The seller can determine his costs, add his mark up, and shipping and all that. But in the end it is the buyers that determine the price. There is no way to quantify the subjective valuations of a buyer. In reality your costs have nothing to do with the market value of your art. There are many less talented photographers selling art for much higher prices than you. You will know when you can raise your prices. If after selling your limited edition run there is still a queue of people begging for more you will need to raise your price. I learn a lot watching you fine videos and hope you sell a million pounds worth of your images; you probably will because you have talent.
Good to see the background to the prep and marketing - limiting supply and ensuring high quality and leveraging your profile all make this a value proposition.
Thomas you're unbelievable! What an inspiration you are! When I watch your videos I just motivates me to go and shoot. I might not be able to go places you go but if with a little thought and planning composition you can come up with some great shots. Get out and shoot!
Interesting. I wrestled with all the same pricing questions that you have articulated and agree - there is no consistency out there but your cost+ and value-based assumptions seems reasonable and very similar to what I came up with.
Yes Mr. Heaton, you can never regain the total cost we endure when producing a print. The best bet is to sell maybe 100 copies and spread the cost among them. Then, and this is super critical, you have to market your work and yourself, which you have a head start on. You have lots of subscribers and you are a talented communicator which your audience connects with, something many talented photographic artists do not have. I do photography because I love it and it is an expression I need to produce, so I do it for myself and what few friends appreciate my work. Good luck, and I do enjoy your work and videos.
I think you are underselling your work. As you said, this is art and art's value is a "perceived value' - people will pay 4 figures easily for a unique ltd piece of art like yours.
Happy to follow you, But just now noticed & watched this video. Pricing is such a difficult decision. I have printed, framed & sold some of my own work....but using opposite sizing. I print very small....5 x5”. Just now getting into printing 8x10 & 11x14. You opened my eyes to just selling the print.....maybe matted but unframed. You’re one of the really good guys on RUclips!
I just want to say thank you, I really enjoy watching your videos! Im just an amateur usually using a a6000, but recently bought a 5d mark I which i really like. Im learning so much from your great videos!
I appreciate the honesty about your pricing. Loved the image when I saw it in one of your videos and I'm glad to be a future owner of one of the prints :) Keep up the great work! Your videos always inspire me to go out and shoot!
The time and passion you put in all your video is easily noticed. The "final image" shown are more an art piece. Capture an technical well put together image is doable after some practice but creating a image with vision and thought put into it is hard. When I look some of your image shown I can just pause the video and stare at it for some time just to take it in. For providing a source of free content for viewer, no one can blame you or other content creator wanting to make money and fund further projects or just making a living where you are comfortable, stable and able to go do what you do best with out worries. In some of your video you talk about pricing or the percentage kickback of the links are always very clear and I finally how much that percentage is. Cost nothing extra for the viewer of your channel so it is good alternative to support you or other content creator we appreciate. Wish you all the best and love your work. Wish you good health and lets hope the value of the limited print is a long term investment and enjoyment for all the person having bought it or buying the next print you sell. Kind regards Terry.
Dude... I can't pay the price of 200 pounds, but I must to say to you... THIS PRICE IS ABSOLUTELY CHEAP!!! I was really waiting for something like... idk... 2000 pounds, because you are good and a kind of Star Photographer haha. But... you are a honest guy, congrats my friend, I am from Brazil and I really would like to meet you one day!
Well, the last two week have been very hard without any video....but today has been special! Great video and thank you for speaking about printing! Too often we don't print our images. Good luck for the selling.
Lovely work. I hope I catch one of your future prints when they're for sale - your approach to photography has been really inspiring to me recently. Appreciate the honesty as well, not just about pricing, but also about your photography.
Hi Thomas, Make sure that you do a follow up post to report on your success or otherwise. I would be really interested too in where you advertise etc and what the final number of sales were in this experiment. Keep up the great work!
Thomas, you should look up Chase Jarvis and listen to some of his ideas about pricing creative work. You're selling yourself short, Mate. Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
Years ago I was a new remodel contractor; I was 25 years old. I was only selling about 25% of the jobs I bid so l lowered my price and things got worse. I went to talk to an older retired contractor; "Son", he said, "you ain't chargin' enough. People like to pay good money for quality work so they can have braggin' rights." I raised my prices above what the average contractor was charging and was swamped with work. You can sell ten images for 50 pounds each or two images for 250 pounds each.
Great Video, I have always had the same problem with pricing as when you seem to go over £50 people start to cringe but they don`t realize the costs and time. People just see an image in a frame and think to themselves "it cant cost that much". Then there is the family circle and they think that you are having a laugh with cost even after they get their discount.
Great idea doing this video, a brief talk about the proses and pricing!! I would love to see your editing proses next! Keep up the great work and excellent videos!!
Evening Thomas - Love your videos, you are my go to YT channel! Looking forward to more... especially your Lake District trips! I'm based there and you've inspired me to get out with the camera more!
I've been watching a lot of your videos recently and I finally figured out what it is I like compared to others. It's not your drone or your B shots, ..... it's your personality. I find myself cheering for your success because you seem like a decent bloke. I'm a pro musician and what I've learned is being a great musician is vital BUT being a great entertainer is much more so. You have both. Well done. Much success. PS. (Some vids IMO r a tad long)
Hey Thomas, loved the video and your honesty! I am a great fan of your images & story telling. You gave me courage to Print and Sell wall calendars with my Australian landscape images. Thanks very much.
This is one of my favorite images of yours, great choice on selling this one. Another great video as well, its nice to hear someone explaining their process on how they do it. Thank you for being such an inspiration Thomas!
Thanks Thomas for all your videos. I can see and appreciate all the work and passion you put into what you do. I'm slowly starting to build by presence on RUclips, testing the waters you might say. One thing I'd like to know that you left off on this video is the actual ecommerce process. What do you use to handle payments, take orders, package and ship (I think you do that yourself) and so on. Thanks again, looking forward to many more videos.
Appreciate how upfront and honest you are about the pricing, didn't conceive that an A1 print would be that expensive. I'm really torn as to whether to get the A3 print, I absolutely adore the image and have since I saw the video where you took it and as broke as I am I'm seriously considering it. Guess that shows you've hit the sweet spot pricing wise
I love hand made things and over time I realised that by going on a journey through the process of how something was made whether it's a Swiss watch, a piece of clothing, wedding ring or a piece of art. My appreciation of the effort increases the value of that thing and what am willing to pay for it. So if it was possible to curate a video of how you take a specific photo whenever you want to make it limited edition, the passion that goes into it. Then pricing that reflects the proper value won't be a problem coz people won't see it as only a photo on paper but Art.
Thomas, you are my favorite Photo-RUclipsr. You take us on adventures and show us the technical part as well (Settings etc.). I hope you keep up the very good content and show us many other cool places. All the best, Leo
It's a logical process to come up with that price, but in the end it's simply a matter of demand: if there's much demand you can easily increase the price. If there's little or no demand, you can reason all you want, but you'll simply not sell as many as you'd like.
You're well within your rights to upload a sales pitch mate. You do enough legwork You need to receive something in return for the great work that You do. I've just watched this video in February 2017 else I'd be buying one just so I could show some appreciation. You should never do something You're that talented at and not be rewarded for it. All the best and keep the videos coming, good work.
Thanks Thomas, I really (underlined) appreciate this video! And your down to earth, open style. Am sure a ship ton of other people do too. Go well mate and stay well :D
I don't like the idea of selling prints within a time frame because, as a buyer, I won't know how many prints is out there. I like the limited edition better with each print numbered. But your video encouraged me to look at the option of selling some prints. Thanks!
Very informative! I like your equation for coming up with your pricing! I'm looking forward to watching additional videos of yours! Keep up the great work!
Enjoyed the video, refreshing and well presented as usual. I'm fortunate to be selling prints at a local library in South Shields, however my work is priced to be competitive within that selling environment, as my main objective is the exposure. I'm sure the kick for selling a print is the same if it's £15 or £200.
I like your formula :) I think it's perfectly reasonable, and an A1 of that shot is well worth Ł200. Fantastic image, anyone would be proud to have it on their wall. Congrats to those who didn't miss the 10-day window :)
Great video, always a tough subject. Good food for thought there. These things tend to be hard to decide on in the beginning. It is great that you talk about what goes in to every image because many people don't really put that all together. We do this out of love for the subject, process, travel, whatever. So often, the rest is simply guessing.
I just wish you gave us a choice Thomas! I will buy one of your prints. I really like this one, but I kind of feel that I want to wait for another one.
Hi Thomas, I love the way you describe your passion and the feeling when you are out in nature. That reminds me of what comes short in the "normal" working time. As a Biologist, I become impatient to get out there, just when I see your Videos. If you plan to take photos in Germany - especially in the Area around the "Eifel National Park" - then just contact me.
Hello Thomas. I heard about you on a previous PetaPixel podcast, having found Peta... by accident and started watch and listening to their various daily links. They mentioned your "Selling Photos Online", but found this one first. I am about to watch Selling Prints and then look for selling photos online. Thanks for -all- your postings.
@9:20 "I could die next week and that might increase the value a bit." HAHAHAHA. You should win salesman of the year for that line. LoL. Great video and print by the way.
Such a great description and explanation. You definitely do great work and go to some extreme places to get "that" one shot. I also would be more inclined to buy something from you because I know the value that goes into the print itself as you explained.. I've seen some photographers or artist who just seem to throw up a price that is outrageous and you just don't seem to get why it's worth that much. Keep up the good work.
Hi Thomas, I'm going to be printing my photos for sale soon for an artwalk that I'm participating in. I learned a lot about pricing my photos from this video! Thanks Thomas :) +1 sub
Keep doing what your doing Thomas and you will be a famous photographer 🙂 love you videos on here and your photographs 🙂 gives me ambition and knowledge on my own journey 🙂👍
I don't think 200 pounds is a lot for this level of craftsmanship.. Also it's very nice to be so honest and transparent with the pricing and how you came up with that number.
+Radu Andreyi That's very kind, thanks.
@@pixelside Jimmy Nelsons images and prints are in a VERY different LEAGUE! Of course he can price his images higher, since he is a true artist.
Yes I agree
Just ordered mine in A3. I'm going to enjoy so much looking at your first print in my photography room in Australia. It will inspire me every time I look at it. I feel proud to own one of your first prints as it is a work of art. Its stunning Thomas.
+Christine Bilby Again... thanks a lot for your order. One of the first :)
+Thomas Heaton Now that's exciting!! Planning to collect all future prints you release and have a wall dedicated just to you... no pressure lol
You're a famous photographer in my book Thomas. Best of luck with the sale.
I love how he makes a video about selling prints and then pitches his prints. It's not even annoying and it's super informational.
So interesting, first time I saw the prices I thought WHAT!!! But then as per other comments people have made, as well as how you conducted explaining how you get to that figure, that made me think and does make much more sense to me now, so thanks to everyone the pieces of the puzzle come together so I understand these now much better. :)
Interesting, I was thinking "what!!!" as well, but in the opposite direction. Pricing is always a challenge, and so much goes into creating a strong image / print - a process that most people are never aware of, nor consider. For the US market, the pricing would be quite low in the professional art realm. However, as tmjcbs stated below, market forces will let you know if your pricing is on target. In which case, one may either adjust their pricing accordingly, or, adjust their target marketing :-).
I enjoy your honesty with the pricing mate!
+AlexBensonAlex Honesty is king.
Very honest about the pricing, will be interesting to see how many you sell
+Jack Hunter I love it when people present their pricing system , it makes you realise that the price isn't high at all.
THIS IS AMAZINGLY HELPFUL. I've tried talking to sooo many people in the art community and no one wants to talk actual numbers how to do things and how it may vary! i appreciate this video
Wow, you sold 53 in 10 days! That probably covered all of your costs including flights!! Well done!
Yeah, it did. I was so shocked, I couldn't believe it. I seriously thought I would sell about 10 at the most. I need to do this again!
JaeSwift - That's if all were A1. ;)
Thomas Heaton if you do I'd buy your work. I wasn't a subscriber back then
@@ThomasHeatonPhoto you should! you're knowledgeable, so candid with it and your work is great. One can't but wish you all the continued success.
Two videos in 24 hours ;-) I'm feeling spoilt. Love your work
+Tony Neat Thanks, but this is a total sales video. I released it immediately after the previous video so people didn't get too annoyed.
+Thomas Heaton I get that but believe me, I get to see some terrible sales techniques in my job so I stand by my comment, it's well executed in my opinion 👍🏼
I agree with your pricing process, it's not just the end product but what goes into making it.
Just bought one. I've been watching photography channels on RUclips for years and I think your videos and photos are outstanding. Love how the story behind the print is on RUclips.
I hit like, as soon as you said you refunded all your sales. Now that is what I call customer service! You will go far in life because you have the most important thing on this planet!
ETHICS!
"I could die next week."
Please don't. Think about your dog. And us viewers.
+AGH331 Hey, i'm just thinking about you guys. Have you any idea how much commodities go up in value when the creator dies.
Thomas Heaton So the clue to becoming wealthy is ... suicide?
+AGH331 It did work for Vincent Van Gogh. I'm pretty sure it isn't the only example.
+AGH331 Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain.
+Thomas Heaton Can I keep you Distagon for $500? :)
Could you make a video on how you make a living from photography please. I think that would be a really good video
+Elliot John
Yes would love to know as well!
+Elliot John second this! Was always wondering how you are able to pull that off as a Landscape Photographer!
Yeah same I would love this!
+M!MO He's works as a studio photographer, landscape is more of a hobby he's said, but hopefully if he starts getting recognition as a landscape photographer he might be able to transition!
Elliot John YES PLEASE
love the monologue about pricing art at 6:41- "you're not selling a piece of paper and a bit of ink, you're selling... the thought that went into it, the vision you had, the journey you went on,...". Very well stated.
Love the honesty, thank you for taking your time and explaining this process.
Hello Thomas, and other RUclipsrs ... what I don't get is why anyone gives a thumbs DOWN. Your videos are educational, essentially not-for-profit, and seek to be edutainment. The business side, as you describe it here provides an insight that many of us I'm sure are unaware of as far as high quality printing is concerned. Rather than give a thumbs down, I'd much rather see 'their' take on the subject ... it's so easy to click a button ... it ain't so easy to actually do some work. Chris in Phoenix, AZ. (Actually from Leicester .. what a great week :)
+Chris Underhill Thanks for your support Chris :)
Hi Thomas, really enjoyed this video, as usual very honest. Trying to price your work is a quagmire I have found it impossible. So it was great to see someone else do it and have the same difficulty. Hope the print sell well for you - all the best.
The seller can determine his costs, add his mark up, and shipping and all that. But in the end it is the buyers that determine the price. There is no way to quantify the subjective valuations of a buyer. In reality your costs have nothing to do with the market value of your art. There are many less talented photographers selling art for much higher prices than you. You will know when you can raise your prices. If after selling your limited edition run there is still a queue of people begging for more you will need to raise your price. I learn a lot watching you fine videos and hope you sell a million pounds worth of your images; you probably will because you have talent.
"Everything in the world has the same exact price... as much as someone is willing to pay."
Good to see the background to the prep and marketing - limiting supply and ensuring high quality and leveraging your profile all make this a value proposition.
Thomas you're unbelievable! What an inspiration you are! When I watch your videos I just motivates me to go and shoot. I might not be able to go places you go but if with a little thought and planning composition you can come up with some great shots.
Get out and shoot!
Interesting. I wrestled with all the same pricing questions that you have articulated and agree - there is no consistency out there but your cost+ and value-based assumptions seems reasonable and very similar to what I came up with.
Yes Mr. Heaton, you can never regain the total cost we endure when producing a print. The best bet is to sell maybe 100 copies and spread the cost among them. Then, and this is super critical, you have to market your work and yourself, which you have a head start on. You have lots of subscribers and you are a talented communicator which your audience connects with, something many talented photographic artists do not have. I do photography because I love it and it is an expression I need to produce, so I do it for myself and what few friends appreciate my work. Good luck, and I do enjoy your work and videos.
I think you are underselling your work. As you said, this is art and art's value is a "perceived value' - people will pay 4 figures easily for a unique ltd piece of art like yours.
Happy to follow you, But just now noticed & watched this video. Pricing is such a difficult decision. I have printed, framed & sold some of my own work....but using opposite sizing. I print very small....5 x5”. Just now getting into printing 8x10 & 11x14. You opened my eyes to just selling the print.....maybe matted but unframed.
You’re one of the really good guys on RUclips!
Landscape master, great presenter/video maker and genuine guy, all the best to you.
I just want to say thank you, I really enjoy watching your videos! Im just an amateur usually using a a6000, but recently bought a 5d mark I which i really like. Im learning so much from your great videos!
Total respect for how honest you are with your pricing :)
I appreciate the honesty about your pricing. Loved the image when I saw it in one of your videos and I'm glad to be a future owner of one of the prints :) Keep up the great work! Your videos always inspire me to go out and shoot!
+Daryl Maquiran Thanks a lot.
The time and passion you put in all your video is easily noticed. The "final image" shown are more an art piece. Capture an technical well put together image is doable after some practice but creating a image with vision and thought put into it is hard. When I look some of your image shown I can just pause the video and stare at it for some time just to take it in.
For providing a source of free content for viewer, no one can blame you or other content creator wanting to make money and fund further projects or just making a living where you are comfortable, stable and able to go do what you do best with out worries. In some of your video you talk about pricing or the percentage kickback of the links are always very clear and I finally how much that percentage is. Cost nothing extra for the viewer of your channel so it is good alternative to support you or other content creator we appreciate. Wish you all the best and love your work. Wish you good health and lets hope the value of the limited print is a long term investment and enjoyment for all the person having bought it or buying the next print you sell. Kind regards Terry.
Love seeing your thought process through this video
This helped loads. I just did my first framed print to test the water and see if its a path i might take. Time will tell but the pricing helped loads
Dude... I can't pay the price of 200 pounds, but I must to say to you... THIS PRICE IS ABSOLUTELY CHEAP!!! I was really waiting for something like... idk... 2000 pounds, because you are good and a kind of Star Photographer haha. But... you are a honest guy, congrats my friend, I am from Brazil and I really would like to meet you one day!
Well, the last two week have been very hard without any video....but today has been special!
Great video and thank you for speaking about printing! Too often we don't print our images.
Good luck for the selling.
Not charging enough in my opinion. Beautiful!!!
Great to see a photographer who values their work 👍
As someone struggling to price prints, this is really useful. Thanks!
Lovely work. I hope I catch one of your future prints when they're for sale - your approach to photography has been really inspiring to me recently. Appreciate the honesty as well, not just about pricing, but also about your photography.
Hi Thomas,
Make sure that you do a follow up post to report on your success or otherwise. I would be really interested too in where you advertise etc and what the final number of sales were in this experiment.
Keep up the great work!
Awesome video mate! Brilliantly filmed as well! Please keep them coming!! Love the work
Thank you so much for this. I'm in the beginning stages of my journey towards selling a print so this video couldn't have come at a better time!
+Isaac J. Dean Good luck, I wish you all the best.
After watching this video I did my first print and it's was really awesome than I expected !
Thomas, you should look up Chase Jarvis and listen to some of his ideas about pricing creative work. You're selling yourself short, Mate. Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
I will do this in time for my next print sale. Thanks.
Years ago I was a new remodel contractor; I was 25 years old. I was only selling about 25% of the jobs I bid so l lowered my price and things got worse. I went to talk to an older retired contractor; "Son", he said, "you ain't chargin' enough. People like to pay good money for quality work so they can have braggin' rights." I raised my prices above what the average contractor was charging and was swamped with work. You can sell ten images for 50 pounds each or two images for 250 pounds each.
Great Video, I have always had the same problem with pricing as when you seem to go over £50 people start to cringe but they don`t realize the costs and time. People just see an image in a frame and think to themselves "it cant cost that much". Then there is the family circle and they think that you are having a laugh with cost even after they get their discount.
That image is sooooooooo damn good. Learnt about selling prints and the whole work you out into the videos. Thank you
Despite you saying this was a sales pitch, it was as intended, really very useful & informative. Many thanks for posting.
Great idea doing this video, a brief talk about the proses and pricing!! I would love to see your editing proses next! Keep up the great work and excellent videos!!
Evening Thomas - Love your videos, you are my go to YT channel! Looking forward to more... especially your Lake District trips! I'm based there and you've inspired me to get out with the camera more!
I've been watching a lot of your videos recently and I finally figured out what it is I like compared to others. It's not your drone or your B shots, ..... it's your personality. I find myself cheering for your success because you seem like a decent bloke. I'm a pro musician and what I've learned is being a great musician is vital BUT being a great entertainer is much more so. You have both. Well done. Much success. PS. (Some vids IMO r a tad long)
Hey Thomas, loved the video and your honesty! I am a great fan of your images & story telling. You gave me courage to Print and Sell wall calendars with my Australian landscape images. Thanks very much.
Perfect timing for this video! I've been trying to figure out some sort of plan so I can sell some prints the right way.
+dan jodrey This is just one way of doing it. There are a ton of different approaches to selling prints. Good luck.
05:00
signing a print
* 5 sec later
holding a print up and making a crease on it
Great job!
pricing in photography is usualy such a taboo topic, great to share your take on it
+Jan Kocjan I know, the best way is to keep everything as transparent as possible.
Thanks for this +ThomasHeaton. It was nice to hear you go through your pricing thought process.
This is one of my favorite images of yours, great choice on selling this one. Another great video as well, its nice to hear someone explaining their process on how they do it. Thank you for being such an inspiration Thomas!
Thanks Thomas for all your videos. I can see and appreciate all the work and passion you put into what you do. I'm slowly starting to build by presence on RUclips, testing the waters you might say. One thing I'd like to know that you left off on this video is the actual ecommerce process. What do you use to handle payments, take orders, package and ship (I think you do that yourself) and so on. Thanks again, looking forward to many more videos.
Keep doing what your doing. Goodluck with it all mate, your definitely up there with the best I hope you keep getting the exposure you deserve
Appreciate how upfront and honest you are about the pricing, didn't conceive that an A1 print would be that expensive. I'm really torn as to whether to get the A3 print, I absolutely adore the image and have since I saw the video where you took it and as broke as I am I'm seriously considering it. Guess that shows you've hit the sweet spot pricing wise
I love hand made things and over time I realised that by going on a journey through the process of how something was made whether it's a Swiss watch, a piece of clothing, wedding ring or a piece of art. My appreciation of the effort increases the value of that thing and what am willing to pay for it. So if it was possible to curate a video of how you take a specific photo whenever you want to make it limited edition, the passion that goes into it. Then pricing that reflects the proper value won't be a problem coz people won't see it as only a photo on paper but Art.
Thomas, you are my favorite Photo-RUclipsr. You take us on adventures and show us the technical part as well (Settings etc.).
I hope you keep up the very good content and show us many other cool places.
All the best,
Leo
+LeoGTPA Thanks. I'm moving in to a new studio this month. Im debating whether or not to do a video on ho i'm setting it all up.
+Thomas Heaton Please do :) This would be very interesting for many people.
+Thomas Heaton Yes please do. I think this will interest many
It's a logical process to come up with that price, but in the end it's simply a matter of demand: if there's much demand you can easily increase the price. If there's little or no demand, you can reason all you want, but you'll simply not sell as many as you'd like.
From one photographer to another, your pricing makes logical sense; landscape photography isn't easy, Cheers.
Very useful. As a struggling Tog it was very educational and not boring.
+obxama That's good to hear. Thanks.
A famous photographer, Thomas..., Thank!
You're well within your rights to upload a sales pitch mate. You do enough legwork You need to receive something in return for the great work that You do. I've just watched this video in February 2017 else I'd be buying one just so I could show some appreciation. You should never do something You're that talented at and not be rewarded for it. All the best and keep the videos coming, good work.
Another great video, Thomas ! I too am drawn toward misty mountains, lakes and glens. Must be my Scots/Irish ancestry.
I think your thought process is very reasonable. :)
Loved this. Just an amateur with a mid range camera but you have inspired me to look at printing. Thanks for sharing
Your Philosophy is great,impressive.
Thanks Thomas, I really (underlined) appreciate this video! And your down to earth, open style. Am sure a ship ton of other people do too. Go well mate and stay well :D
I think you are the best landscape photographer
I don't like the idea of selling prints within a time frame because, as a buyer, I won't know how many prints is out there. I like the limited edition better with each print numbered. But your video encouraged me to look at the option of selling some prints. Thanks!
Wow, very useful for budding photographer. Just picked up your book as a small way to stay thanks. Look forward to digging in to it.
Another interesting watch for an old geezer like me Tom, I wish you well in your future career. Tim
Very informative! I like your equation for coming up with your pricing! I'm looking forward to watching additional videos of yours! Keep up the great work!
It sure is one hell of a fine photograph! I would say my favorite of yours I've seen so far. Really liked the video! :)
+daneimp That's very kind, thank you.
Enjoyed the video, refreshing and well presented as usual. I'm fortunate to be selling prints at a local library in South Shields, however my work is priced to be competitive within that selling environment, as my main objective is the exposure. I'm sure the kick for selling a print is the same if it's £15 or £200.
Love the insight. Very well thought out. Thanks for sharing!
I like your formula :) I think it's perfectly reasonable, and an A1 of that shot is well worth Ł200. Fantastic image, anyone would be proud to have it on their wall. Congrats to those who didn't miss the 10-day window :)
Great video, always a tough subject. Good food for thought there. These things tend to be hard to decide on in the beginning. It is great that you talk about what goes in to every image because many people don't really put that all together. We do this out of love for the subject, process, travel, whatever. So often, the rest is simply guessing.
+James Johnston Well said, thank you.
Loved using Noritsu Printers at my old job, but nothing beats the large format epsom’s 👌🏻
I like your video it explains a lot about a process that can be very confusing.
Such a great insightful video. Nice work Thomas
I just wish you gave us a choice Thomas! I will buy one of your prints. I really like this one, but I kind of feel that I want to wait for another one.
Wish I stumbled on you channel 2 years ago. That is a lovely photo!
Well done Thomas! Thank you for sharing.
Great video Thomas. It makes me want to print some of my work. Thanks for the inspiration.
reassuring to see we share the same printing lab now im thinking of going into selling prints
looking forward to my recent print order with you. Although it wasn't this print but one I found on your website. Totally rad stuff bro.
Hi Thomas, I love the way you describe your passion and the feeling when you are out in nature. That reminds me of what comes short in the "normal" working time. As a Biologist, I become impatient to get out there, just when I see your Videos. If you plan to take photos in Germany - especially in the Area around the "Eifel National Park" - then just contact me.
Hello Thomas. I heard about you on a previous PetaPixel podcast, having found Peta... by accident and started watch and listening to their various daily links. They mentioned your "Selling Photos Online", but found this one first.
I am about to watch Selling Prints and then look for selling photos online. Thanks for -all- your postings.
Brilliant! Just what I've been wondering myself. This helps a lot. BEAUTIFUL print btw!. Nice choices.
@9:20 "I could die next week and that might increase the value a bit." HAHAHAHA. You should win salesman of the year for that line. LoL. Great video and print by the way.
Other 10 minutes of awesomeness! Yes!!
Great video, it most definitely gave me a better idea on pricing and the print looked amazing on that paper.
I think you undersold the prints but £200 is a steal... I really hope you are successful with it. All the best from Germany.
Such a great description and explanation. You definitely do great work and go to some extreme places to get "that" one shot. I also would be more inclined to buy something from you because I know the value that goes into the print itself as you explained.. I've seen some photographers or artist who just seem to throw up a price that is outrageous and you just don't seem to get why it's worth that much. Keep up the good work.
Hi Thomas, I'm going to be printing my photos for sale soon for an artwalk that I'm participating in. I learned a lot about pricing my photos from this video! Thanks Thomas :) +1 sub
Keep doing what your doing Thomas and you will be a famous photographer 🙂 love you videos on here and your photographs 🙂 gives me ambition and knowledge on my own journey 🙂👍