Photographers that print your work or make photo books, but don’t have enough of a following to sell them… What do you do with them?
I really liked printing my photos in collage when we would do critiques, but since then I haven’t really printed anything because the cost hasn’t felt worth it. I like the idea of doing books or zines, but don’t have anyone to share them with (friends/family will flip through once, but are otherwise not that interested). I’ve thought about looking into local art fairs, that kind of thing, but am not sure my work is good enough to sell. I simply can’t afford to print 100 copies only to sell one or two haha!
What do you all do? Or is having the physical copy for yourself enough?
I made greeting cards so that I could use them as greeting cards. Please note I’m a better photographer than a business person. I mean I’ve sold a few to a store and have them on comission in another but it’s nothing to shout about. I have way more that are unsold than sold but I guess that also means I won’t need to buy greeting cards for awhile!
I also used a recent show as an excuse to print & frame some of my most recent faves. I knew I’d probably not sell many and would just redecorate at home with the rest. Turns out none of the framed stuff sold - just one greeting card and two box sets of cards.
So I guess my advice is to print within your budget and have fun looking at your fave images - whether framed or in a book - and try not to focus on making money.