Pricing Matted Photos To Sell

Standard size mats are cheaper than custom cut mats.

Pricing matted photos to sell. I threw on some mats from amazon on them and suddenly 20 is a steal of a deal and it only cost me around 1 extra. Matted prints unframed sizes and prices matted prints can be ordered with or without a frame and are available with single windows or multiple windows in various configurations depending on the overall finished size. Eventually somebody told him he was pricing the photos too low. Wedding price list vs senior price list limited edition print vs.

I have both on the wall framed photos and matted bin art. You can then apply each pricelist to galleries or individual photos with a click. I mat prints for the bins and will frame a few to sell. My just matted 8x10s went for 22 and 5x7 mattes were 15.

In the photography world that means sell your prints matted. Mats are often used in custom framing projects to back photos posters or images and provide an appealing display. For example selling one matte 5 7 print for 29 00 two for 49 00 and three for 55 00 will encourage bulk buying. He sold an occasional picture but not enough to cover his costs.

For 50 it s just a picture. I m matting the 5x7 to 8x10 with the mid range mats acid free but not conservation museum quality and they will be mounted to the backing board using photo corners. Smugmug s pricing tool allows you to create different pricelists for different products. I have settled on pricing them at 15 dollars each and the 8x10 s will probably be at about 30 each.

Depending on a few factors consider how your own work might fit in with those around you. And my bin art is marked down to exclude the cost of. I was selling my pictures without mats and people thought 15 was an exorbitant amount for a picture. Prices below include lustre color corrected print mounted on 1 4 foam board.

Put a frame on it if you are in a gallery. If you see an artist with mediocre 9 12 matted images for 20 and you think yours are better set your prices a little higher. For other options please see the prices in bay. Show some confidence in your work.

Hobby lobby offers more than 300 different types of acid free archival quality mats starting at 8 for an 8 by 10 inch frame. Offering packages is a great way to price your prints. I have found matted framed prints sell well. I ve sold prints in a tourist shot before.

I have been doing only originals and am now looking at reproductions to acheive a lower price point for budget minded. Price your prints in a way that will encourage customers to buy more. He produced wonderful archival prints and worked the craft shows and art shows trying to sell maybe an 11x14 matted to 16x20 for around 50.