Comments on: How To Sell Photography At Art Festivals http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/tutorials/sell-photography-at-art-festivals/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:03:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jwallacephoto http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/tutorials/sell-photography-at-art-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-18764 jwallacephoto Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:34:14 +0000 http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/?p=3#comment-18764 I sell both ways -- sell images right off the wall, and with custom orders. I sell both ways — sell images right off the wall, and with custom orders.

]]> By: Adrienne D. http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/tutorials/sell-photography-at-art-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-18762 Adrienne D. Thu, 11 Aug 2011 14:27:58 +0000 http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/?p=3#comment-18762 Thanks for all your great info! One question i hope you will answer... Do you sell the work right off the wall or do you take orders or both? thanks in advance! Thanks for all your great info! One question i hope you will answer… Do you sell the work right off the wall or do you take orders or both?
thanks in advance!

]]> By: Lisa Tamayo http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/tutorials/sell-photography-at-art-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-18543 Lisa Tamayo Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:16:29 +0000 http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/?p=3#comment-18543 I appreciate you sharing all your experiences in presenting photography at Art Fairs. I am interested in giving this a try and I like how you shared your honest experiences and want others to learn from them as well :) I appreciate you sharing all your experiences in presenting photography at Art Fairs. I am interested in giving this a try and I like how you shared your honest experiences and want others to learn from them as well :)

]]> By: jwallacephoto http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/tutorials/sell-photography-at-art-festivals/comment-page-1/#comment-1421 jwallacephoto Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:48:42 +0000 http://jwallacephoto.com/blog/?p=3#comment-1421 There doesn't seem to be a link between gross sales and the size of the show, at least where <em>my</em> work is concerned. My work is location-based, and customers seem to be more attracted to imagery which was taken in their "back yard" -- at least imagery which was taken in their home state. For instance, I had a three-day out-of-state show with over 400 artists and 300,000 visitors, and I only made $100 in sales. But there have been several occasions where I've done relatively tiny shows here in Oklahoma (~60 artists, ~10K attendees), and I broke $1,000 in the first day. Also, I've only been doing the art show circuit for three years. Even though I have had repeat customers, it hasn't really been long enough for me to make a name for myself. I've heard of artists who can make upwards of $20,000 per show, but numbers like that are impossible for me because I don't even carry around half that much inventory. The old chestnut "your mileage may vary" definitely applies to the art show circuit! :) There doesn’t seem to be a link between gross sales and the size of the show, at least where my work is concerned. My work is location-based, and customers seem to be more attracted to imagery which was taken in their “back yard” — at least imagery which was taken in their home state. For instance, I had a three-day out-of-state show with over 400 artists and 300,000 visitors, and I only made $100 in sales. But there have been several occasions where I’ve done relatively tiny shows here in Oklahoma (~60 artists, ~10K attendees), and I broke $1,000 in the first day.

Also, I’ve only been doing the art show circuit for three years. Even though I have had repeat customers, it hasn’t really been long enough for me to make a name for myself. I’ve heard of artists who can make upwards of $20,000 per show, but numbers like that are impossible for me because I don’t even carry around half that much inventory.

The old chestnut “your mileage may vary” definitely applies to the art show circuit! :)

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