How to Sell Limited Edition Photographic Prints 

I wasn’t sure how much interest there would be for this subject, so thanks for your comment :-)

You’re really welcome, glad it was helpful. Good luck with your print sales.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 Thank you very much! If you ever do an online course about print sizes, pricing of fine art, how to do series for fine art sales and all about the subject of selling your art and building a brand as a fine art photographer count me in! I'm currently doing all this research and it is hard to find out what's the better way to do it without cheapening my brand and also not over pricing it.

Thanks Randall, do you mean on selfpublishing and working with publishers?

Well at my level I would be more likely to do a self publish but I would also be interested in tips for getting a publishers attention. I think doing some sort of book would be the next logical step in getting my stuff out there @@streetphotographywithnickt1648

Thanks Justin, glad it was useful, start with just a few, like 5, and then build it up.

Thanks Dennis, email me if you have any questions nick@nickturpin.com.

Hi Joost, most printing systems require a resolution of 300dpi at your output print size. But you can digitally enlarge images very successfully if you need to. Digital files don’t lose saturation when enlarged.

Thanks Tod, its a Wordpress site, self hosted using the Photome theme and WooComerce for the print sales. Hope that helps.

Luis Cristofori I think selling framed versions could present some logistics issues particularly when it comes to shipping. Rolled prints in tubes seems much simpler. The client can then take it to their preferred framing shop and select an appropriate frame. Just my opinion. Cheers.

Dan, I ask people where they want the prints signed and pretty much everyone says the reverse. Signing on the front restricts where you can put the mat.

Unless a frame was specified in the description I'd expect a print to be unframed. You might offer a choice of two or three frames, such as black, white or natural but it would be best to also show how any given print would look in the frame. Bear in mind the considerably increased packaging and shipping costs for a framed print plus the likelihood of damage in transit.

I always ask the customer or collector where they would like it signed, its entirely up to them but they always say on the reverse.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 great advice thanks appreciated , subscribed :)

Hi Philip, thanks for watching. I sign on the reverse as standard because signing on the front can restrict the framing and matt cutting options of the buyer. Also a signature, title, date and numbering can be quite a lot of text for the front of the image, especially if its a smaller print size. I only started signing my images when I started doing the limited editions, when collectors and other buyers started making enquiries after the work was seen in the press etc. Simply, limiting the number of prints makes them more valuable and generates income that allows me to make more work. Some photographers sell their work as prints when they need to make a bit of money but unlimited, they tend to sell for $100 or so.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 Brill. Cheers.

Hi Stefano this is artistic use and tested in court, have a look here > en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nussenzweig_v._DiCorcia

Hi Aiden, the images are the same price but sometimes I negotiate a discount for multiple purchases, as you suspected.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 Cheers Nick....all the best...

I would like to see a answer for this question please. Thx However just found this www.blpawards.org/competition/photo-rights

Alberto that’s very much an artistic decision, it depends how you want to present your work. I always think that a border can be removed by the buyer but not added so I generally leave an inch and a half.

Street Photography with Nick Turpin that makes sense ! Thanks

Thanks Paco, I think some of my projects are more aesthetic than others, I can usually tell from the public response they receive if they would sell or not. I never intended to sell prints from On The Night Bus until people asked for them.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 Thanks for the answer Nick. One more question, have you ever tried other kind of papers like those fine art cotton paper?

I haven’t, I don’t think my work is ‘arty’ enough for that and I don’t think you get good enough blacks with them and therefore not enough contrast.

Not for artistic use like books and exhibitions, only for commercial use.

Hi Gareth, my files are all 300dpi which seems to be pretty much industry standard for this sort of printing in my experience..

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 ah ok, thanks Nick! Those huge prints made me wonder as I didn't realise they could be printed so big with good quality from aps-c (just on the assumption these are from a Fuji camera?)

Hi, I get the ICC profile from the printer and convert the mage file on my system. I print on matt paper and never crop the pictures.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 Mage u mean image on ps? Do you shoot only with the 5d? I thought u shot x100f for some reason

Yes image in PS, put the ICC file from the printer in your ColorSync folder and then convert your RGB image to the ICC profile in PS. When you convert the profile you sometimes need to correct the image to keep it the same as it was. So for example reds might become dull so you may need to boost them again in PS etc. Conversion is not just like flicking a switch.

@@streetphotographywithnickt1648 Yeah i know how to do that, my problem is i was at the printers and he said my colors are oversaturated thus we need to put a profile on them and such, hence my question about if theres a specific one that you use, guess it differs from printer to printer