Fine Art Photography

Kev M

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I'm thinking about fine art photography, not producing any myself but about the market. When I say fine art I'm not talking about nudes (although they're not excluded) instead I'm talking about limited edition prints, generally printed large using the finest quality materials.

I'm currently going through a bit of a Nick Brandt fanboy phase, I think his animal portraits are more captivating than any others that I've seen. I had a look on Artmo who sell his prints and they're POA which means I can't afford it.

Now I get the need for high level ,limited (20 not 2000) editions in order to give works their value but part of me is disappointed that there isn't a cheaper, lower quality, mass produced version for pond life like me. Why would you not broaden your market or is it because there is such a great risk of it de-valueing the high-end works?

Or is fine art photography a big old scam:shrug:. Photography isn't proper art after all is it;)
 
Mmmm Nick Brandt, excellent. But yes, bloody expensive. I think that its the old supply and demand stuff, keep prices high and sell less makes those that can afford it want it more because its exclusive. I've forgotten the guys name but he was on the Genius of Photography series and he spends days setting up shots with actors and scripts and al sorts of other stuff and doesn't even push the shutter himself. Sells each one for $60,000, go figure?

Andy
 
Kev M said:
...but part of me is disappointed that there isn't a cheaper, lower quality, mass produced version for pond life like me.
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Most fine art photographers have books published about there work. If one was so inclined they could cut these up and frame the photos :) Even Gregory Crewson's (as mentioned above) $60,000 photos are in a book.
 
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