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i'm making the assumption that most of us do not buy prints of another shooters work...preferring to hang our own only.
why don't you buy other peoples photographs?
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35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
If it was the right print I would buy it, assuming it didn't cost a fortune. I'm glad you asked the question.
celluloidprop
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I can't justify spending more than a month's rent on decoration.
Gumby
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I hang both my own and other people's work in my home.
Brian Legge
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I've thought about this on and off. I almost bought a print from a photographer a few months back - high quality prints at a great price - but couldn't find one that grabbed me enough.
In the end, I think I'd have to see a print in person that really grabbed me. I see too many wonderful images online to really make the move and buy something. I was tempted to buy a print from Per Volquartz but couldn't bring myself to put that much down for a print. I still may at some point.
In the end, I think I'd have to see a print in person that really grabbed me. I see too many wonderful images online to really make the move and buy something. I was tempted to buy a print from Per Volquartz but couldn't bring myself to put that much down for a print. I still may at some point.
gdmcclintock
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I purchase prints from photographers, even from galleries, when I think I can afford it.
nikon_sam
Shooter of Film...
Do you know how much photographers charge...???
Actually there is some of my stuff hanging and only because the wife demanded...
And there are shots taken by photographers at several Horse Shows that our daughter has competed in over the years...
Actually there is some of my stuff hanging and only because the wife demanded...
And there are shots taken by photographers at several Horse Shows that our daughter has competed in over the years...
terrafirmanada
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I would like to buy others work since it is different than mine. That being said, we only own one photograph that is hanging in our house. It is a Petr Hlinomaz, his work can be seen here: http://hlinomaz.com/
krötenblender
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I don't hang pictures on the walls. Or any pictures, that is. We have some paintings from my wife on the wall, but I did not hang them there, but she did. I simply don't look at pictures on the wall (at home), so I don't buy. I buy photo-books instead.
Bingley
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I'm proud to have purchased a print from RFF member bobkonos, which hangs in my living room.
Richard G
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I would buy if the mechanism of doing so were well worked up. Some of the stuff on the weekly gallery picks is stunning. I'd rather not have my own stuff hanging. I would soon hate it. I would be much happier with someone else's work on the wall.
randolph45
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3 prints from Alaska
3 prints from Alaska
Picked up 3 prints in Alaska on our last visit Havent framed them yet Want to do a triptich frame for the 3
3 prints from Alaska
Picked up 3 prints in Alaska on our last visit Havent framed them yet Want to do a triptich frame for the 3
Lflex
Lflex
I buy other peoples work if I like it (photographs and artworks), but it has to express a unique vision and personality - unfortunately this requirement limits the range for possible purchases because most people* are consciously or unconsciously copying other peoples work (as opposed to ‘standing on the shoulders of’).
If I like it and it qualifies, I have no problems paying up to 3 figures (in USD equivalent) – above that, it has to qualify as an investment as well – meaning the artist has to have a art world career potential on top of the visual attraction of the artwork.
I do have collected a few works aligned with these principles.
*that includes myself.
If I like it and it qualifies, I have no problems paying up to 3 figures (in USD equivalent) – above that, it has to qualify as an investment as well – meaning the artist has to have a art world career potential on top of the visual attraction of the artwork.
I do have collected a few works aligned with these principles.
*that includes myself.
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black on black...impossible to read.
gb hill
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Supporting family members disabled plus my wife not able to work I can't afford it. I wish I could. There are some really good artist here. Chris Crawford comes to mind. I'd love to have one of his prints...maybe someday.
Brian Legge
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Good point on photo books. I've purchased several while I've only purchased one or two prints. The prints I gravitate towards seem to run in the $1-3k range is too much for me.
The work we have hanging is a mix of my photography my wife selected and had printed (I don't know if I'd hang anything on my own), a painting of Norwich where my wife grew up and a few photos of family.
We do need to rotate the photography a bit more frequently though. This is a good prodding to look around at others work again and see if anything jumps out at me. Perhaps the answer is to find some photographers I like and have her look at their work and pick prints. 🙂
The work we have hanging is a mix of my photography my wife selected and had printed (I don't know if I'd hang anything on my own), a painting of Norwich where my wife grew up and a few photos of family.
We do need to rotate the photography a bit more frequently though. This is a good prodding to look around at others work again and see if anything jumps out at me. Perhaps the answer is to find some photographers I like and have her look at their work and pick prints. 🙂
Turtle
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Indeed, but they need to do so to be economically viable. Print exchanges are a great way to get other people's work on your walls and is a method commonly used by professionals because they can't afford each other's work!
I have four prints in the kitchen I bought from a chap on the street in Manhattan, but have a few print exchanges shaping up for bigger 'living/dining room' pieces. I have about ten of my own prints up in the house and will gradually replace those as I acquire work I like. There are a few photographers in the US whose work I can afford and I will wait until I have moved house to figure out what to buy.
I have bought prints directly from other photographers, but I can understand a reluctance when we think we did (or think we could) do something similar and as well.
The most recent, a couple years ago, was an 8x10 all green and tropical leafy, from a young photog hawking his prints at a small mall in Maui. Come to think on it, I got a shot of him holding it. 🙂
The most recent, a couple years ago, was an 8x10 all green and tropical leafy, from a young photog hawking his prints at a small mall in Maui. Come to think on it, I got a shot of him holding it. 🙂
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Roger Hicks
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Money. I've never seen much that I like under $500, and the last few I'd really have liked were in the $1000-$3000 range.
Also, display space. My walls are pretty crowded with my own and others' work: 'others' usually being gifts or the occasional exchange. As Turtle says, Print exchanges are a great way to get other people's work on your walls and is a method commonly used by professionals because they can't afford each other's work!
Cheers,
R.
Also, display space. My walls are pretty crowded with my own and others' work: 'others' usually being gifts or the occasional exchange. As Turtle says, Print exchanges are a great way to get other people's work on your walls and is a method commonly used by professionals because they can't afford each other's work!
Cheers,
R.
jordanstarr
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...couldn't afford it.
That being said, I dropped $250 on kickstarter on a photographer (and friend) whose work and genuine approach to this particular documentary, would produce something I knew I would love. I get a 16x20 exhibition fiber print out of the deal. I think this is a great way to aquire prints. I saw Bruce Gilden hitting up money on kickstarter to produce "foreclosure" series and his 11x14 prints were only about $500 and you would also get a book out of the deal. I thought that was a pretty great deal, but it had to be a picture that you wouldn't see yet and you would chose from a selection of that series only. But if you know the photographer, the caliber of the work, etc. it's a great option.
That being said, I dropped $250 on kickstarter on a photographer (and friend) whose work and genuine approach to this particular documentary, would produce something I knew I would love. I get a 16x20 exhibition fiber print out of the deal. I think this is a great way to aquire prints. I saw Bruce Gilden hitting up money on kickstarter to produce "foreclosure" series and his 11x14 prints were only about $500 and you would also get a book out of the deal. I thought that was a pretty great deal, but it had to be a picture that you wouldn't see yet and you would chose from a selection of that series only. But if you know the photographer, the caliber of the work, etc. it's a great option.
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