3/09/2006
Sales?
It's always deadly this time of year - no big holidays. No holidays at all.
I haven't had a sale for over a week now. My first reaction - which I will admit is perverse - is to raise prices.
But I'm thinkin' if they don't buy it for $75 might as well have 'em not buy it at $100.
Then I was thinking - do a one-of-a-kind print. One print numbered 1/1. The buyer gets the original negative cut into pieces with one part missing (in case they want to glue it together and make more prints). I like that idea. Instead of $75 for that print, I would do a bidding on eBay and start the bidding off at $1000.
I haven't had a sale for over a week now. My first reaction - which I will admit is perverse - is to raise prices.
But I'm thinkin' if they don't buy it for $75 might as well have 'em not buy it at $100.
Then I was thinking - do a one-of-a-kind print. One print numbered 1/1. The buyer gets the original negative cut into pieces with one part missing (in case they want to glue it together and make more prints). I like that idea. Instead of $75 for that print, I would do a bidding on eBay and start the bidding off at $1000.
Matt Weber (New Work)
Friends - go to Matt Weber's NEW WORK
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Besides the great opening shot which is the Times Square that I remember, scroll down to the shot of the three guys with coffee cups (about the 12th photograph). Are the first and last guys twins, brothers, or am I seeing things. I was walking with Matt when he snapped that - and as he'll tell you a chuckled.
I'm not sure why I laughed. Recognition that this was a Matt shot. It all happened so fast. We had just seen the Gordon Parks exhibit (he died yesterday or the day before at 93) and were going for coffee.
I was on Matt's left. As we crossed the street the trio approached. I recognized a repeating pattern of cups and similarity of dress. But I didn't want it and besides wasn't quick enough and had the wrong lens on anyway.
Matt snapped and we continued. Then he berated himself that he should have tilted the camera down more. I think - and he can correct me on this, that he said, "I should've tilted down another 3 degrees. I think I missed their feet. "
I thought I knew what the shot would look like, but I was wrong. Matt had a wider lens than usual for him - and I didn't even notice the guy on the right at all. I also didn't have a sense of the distance between the trio. I did see that the third guy gave Matt the old why'ya takin' a picture of me and I'm on to you, eye. That I saw.
Anyway, we continued on to the coffee shop and juggling for the seat with the best view. Although in street shooting, no one knows where the seat with the best view will be. Can you imagine a bar called, The Street Shooter? Lot's of windows looking out onto the street. Revolving chairs. And the best street shots taken from those chairs on the wall?
Wait for the page to load.
Besides the great opening shot which is the Times Square that I remember, scroll down to the shot of the three guys with coffee cups (about the 12th photograph). Are the first and last guys twins, brothers, or am I seeing things. I was walking with Matt when he snapped that - and as he'll tell you a chuckled.
I'm not sure why I laughed. Recognition that this was a Matt shot. It all happened so fast. We had just seen the Gordon Parks exhibit (he died yesterday or the day before at 93) and were going for coffee.
I was on Matt's left. As we crossed the street the trio approached. I recognized a repeating pattern of cups and similarity of dress. But I didn't want it and besides wasn't quick enough and had the wrong lens on anyway.
Matt snapped and we continued. Then he berated himself that he should have tilted the camera down more. I think - and he can correct me on this, that he said, "I should've tilted down another 3 degrees. I think I missed their feet. "
I thought I knew what the shot would look like, but I was wrong. Matt had a wider lens than usual for him - and I didn't even notice the guy on the right at all. I also didn't have a sense of the distance between the trio. I did see that the third guy gave Matt the old why'ya takin' a picture of me and I'm on to you, eye. That I saw.
Anyway, we continued on to the coffee shop and juggling for the seat with the best view. Although in street shooting, no one knows where the seat with the best view will be. Can you imagine a bar called, The Street Shooter? Lot's of windows looking out onto the street. Revolving chairs. And the best street shots taken from those chairs on the wall?
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