Photo Exhibit/Competition

[zoe08]

I am thinking of enter a Photo Exhibit Competition. I haven't ever done anything like this before. The pictures have to be matted and framed and on the entry form it asks if it is for sale and then for a price. I would love to sell them, what kind of price would I put on something like that? They will be on exhibit I believe July 7-25 or something. Then do they just sell the framed image you provide?

Also where should I go for framing/matting. And can I frame/matte an 8x12 easily without ordering online? I have a couple pictures shot on slide film from last fall when I was shooting for Wyman. And I am afraid if I print 8x10 on at least one of them it might get the elements to close to the edge, or possibly cut some off.

[dbphotos]

What you can get for the image depends on the image. The subject and the popularity. For your run of the mill image you should start at 300% of your total cost for the image. That includes hard costs, i.e. printing, matting, framing and your time for taking the photo and editing the photo. If it's a limited edition print then the price can go way up, again, depending on the desirability of the image. It's not unusual to see a price tag of $300-$500 for a very nice image with good matting and frame.

Hard to give you an absolute dollar amount w/out knowing more about the image.

Good luck on the contest. Post a copy of the image here for everyone to take a look at.

[zoe08]

The are mainly landscape/nature/wildlife. I can't post the pics because I shot them with slide film. Or I guess I can scan them from my album that I have 4x6 prints in. But the quality may not be very good. They got me an A in a class with Wyman! :)

I will see about scanning.

ETA: I don't think I can scan them from my album because I won't be able to get the pages to lie flat. When I take them in to get prints tomorrow I will see about getting them scanned onto a disk.