My OH has been urging me to do this for ages

[Polly1958]

so what do you think ? http://s1242.photobuc...bums/gg526/polly1958/

[RATTER15]

cathfromsaron, Adds and pop-ups, where? its just a link to photobucket, I get no adds or pop-ups!


Polly, loved your pics, such a talent, I envy you!

[LoftyLottie]

I get no Ads or pop ups either, RATTER ............

[Polly1958]

Thanks RATTER!

[excelsior-1]

polly. i think thay are very good, thank you for sharing them with us.

you have nailed victor meldrew . . well done

[DTCwordfan]

very good Polly, I have mine somewhere on here.....if you go to Arts I think. Have you thought about doing it professionally or semi-professionally? - I do the latter and it pays the wine bill..... - lol.

I'm putting one on here and this one ended up in me having to declare the proceeds for tax.
[IMG]http://i48.tinypic.com/f2lzkw.jpg[/IMG]

[DTCwordfan]

http://i48.tinypic.com/f2lzkw.jpg

[Polly1958]

That is excellent DT,I have thought about commisions it but I'm always afraid that they won't turn out right!

[DTCwordfan]

they will, Polly - do it and have a go, that's why I posted mine. My customers can always reject and it goes into my portfolio......no-one has said No yet. I have been waiting for some better weather as I have one pub and two churches down here to do, the latter for weddings (cards etc for t-ys and prints). Then I head to Oxfordshire in June for three commissions of largish houses for folk - bigger fee but I lose the original.

[Polly1958]

I am tempted,I have done a few for family members and they have been pleased with them,or so they said!

[DTCwordfan]

the trick is, I think, for us hamateurs, to keep the originals and sell high grade prints - maybe I am teaching Grandma to suck eggs, but look for someone who can do "Giclier" printing on a high q.paper - giclier literally translates to cat pizz but it is a very accurate spray technique that can pick up our finest lines.

(i) Let the Cust accept or reject - usually pushes them to ordering more
(ii) Don't let the cust over order - I do no more than a 1000 postcards for pubs as I argue a) accidents can happen b) we can restock in a week (true with my printer and actually 3 days but underpromise and overdeliver) and c) it helps all our cashflows.

(iii) hold on to the original if poss, make sure any prints that you do has copyright: PollyX written on the back and the date. Lastly, I mount mine with a neutral mount in stone (unless specified) and seal in a bag - cost £8 all in for the mounting and sealing, if large orders I can get down to under a fiver.

(iv) push high,you can always drop your prices, not increase them. Originals (A3) down here go for £200 to £300, up in OX a little more.....hee. My prints sell in at about £30 to £35 mounted and sealed and out at £50 to £60, ready for framing.

Hope this helps.....but go on, have a go, it's fun and a sense of self-reward....

[marval]

Some great talent there, well done Polly and DT.

[DTCwordfan]

thanks for the comment, marval....

[gness]

Impressed Polly and DT.
Polly. For heaven`s sake go for it or you`ll get to my age and be saying "if only"x

[DTCwordfan]

if you need some help,Polly, let me know; we can always go off line by using a dummy e-mail to establish and connect our e-mails.

[Polly1958]

Aw thanks gness.DT I think what put me off was when I emailed some of my portraits to a local village gallery and was told that portraits weren't very commercial. I suppose the commision would be the best option.I shall have to have more faith in myself.