{"id":1454,"date":"2012-06-18T17:46:09","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T17:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/?p=1454"},"modified":"2012-06-18T19:27:45","modified_gmt":"2012-06-18T19:27:45","slug":"making-photography-and-photo-collecting-pay-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgracemartin.com\/main\/making-photography-and-photo-collecting-pay-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Photography and Photo Collecting Pay Off"},"content":{"rendered":"

You can buy a photographic print because: a) you like the photo and want to display it for your enjoyment, or b) because it is–or will be–worth more than you paid for it<\/em> (i.e., as an investment). Of course, it’s possible you find a photo print that fits both these qualifications.<\/p>\n

As a photographer, I’m realizing that even though having customers who buy your work for reason #a is quite nice, it’s really enabling #b to occur that’s ultimately going to pay off most for me and my customers.<\/p>\n

And how do you get that to happen? That’s the trick, isn’t it…<\/p>\n

>Two clues: 1) the “original” is not a digital image file, 2) the only remaining manifestations of the photo (even if it started as a digital image) are physical.<\/p>\n

Note: I think offering limited edition prints of digital image files that will continue to exist may not be strong enough to establish “scarcity” for some photography investors.<\/p>\n
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