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Re: [Digital BW] limited editions

2005-03-11 by Djon

> This is called filling the demand curve and extracting maximum value
> from you work.
> 
> Thanks for you attention,
> 
> Ray Maxwell

That's some fancy thinking, but it doesn't relate to the reality on
the ground. 

The fact is that no photograph has any dollar value at all beyond what
somebody wants to pay. And the most expensive work is sold through
expensive galleries at big markups in limited editions. NOT through
online offers by new magazines touted by unknown photographers.

If the buyer goes into an important gallery he expects to pay
important prices. Otherwise he wants cheap. 

The "important gallery" plies the potential buyer with champagne (at
the very least) and demands limited editions. There's no champagne in
an online deal.

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