Being a broke college student, I want to see if I can earn just a little bit of extra money by selling my photographs. I'm nowhere near a professional photographer - it's not like a hobby; in fact, some of my photos were taken from my cellphone. I just like taking photos when I spot something beautiful, and I've gotten quite a few compliments on some of them... mostly nature, like flowers and insects and landscapes.
So I was thinking I could print out my photos and design my own paper frame.. just get some paper and cut out a rectangular shape, and put some pretty designs so that the photo can have a unique border.
My question is, what is a reasonable price to price each piece [photo + simple paper frame]?
I realize my photography's probably not the super greatest since I'm not a professional or anything, but I was thinking maybe $5? Too much, too little? As a starting price for a person selling photos for the first time.
Thanks for any help!
I didn't give anybody a thumbs down, and I'm not being ignorant - I'm asking these questions so I can get some insight and see whether it's something smart to pursue or not. I'd appreciate it if your answers weren't so condescending. Also, you don't know how well they might sell - maybe my city would love to give a few bucks to its broke college students in exchange for pieces of art? It's not like I'm planning to start my own photography business or something, I'd just like to see if I can sell some of them either around town or through the internet - and yes, other people do that.
My question hasn't been answered - I appreciate your opinions, but my question is asking if I were to do it, what a reasonable starting price would be.
Also, I didn't say all of them were taken by my cellphone, only a few. And yes, I have printed the ones from my cellphone, and no, they don't look crappy.
So I was thinking I could print out my photos and design my own paper frame.. just get some paper and cut out a rectangular shape, and put some pretty designs so that the photo can have a unique border.
My question is, what is a reasonable price to price each piece [photo + simple paper frame]?
I realize my photography's probably not the super greatest since I'm not a professional or anything, but I was thinking maybe $5? Too much, too little? As a starting price for a person selling photos for the first time.
Thanks for any help!
I didn't give anybody a thumbs down, and I'm not being ignorant - I'm asking these questions so I can get some insight and see whether it's something smart to pursue or not. I'd appreciate it if your answers weren't so condescending. Also, you don't know how well they might sell - maybe my city would love to give a few bucks to its broke college students in exchange for pieces of art? It's not like I'm planning to start my own photography business or something, I'd just like to see if I can sell some of them either around town or through the internet - and yes, other people do that.
My question hasn't been answered - I appreciate your opinions, but my question is asking if I were to do it, what a reasonable starting price would be.
Also, I didn't say all of them were taken by my cellphone, only a few. And yes, I have printed the ones from my cellphone, and no, they don't look crappy.