Kinda sad really. He should have sold it to that guy for a few million Euros.

I wasnt really thinking they are sad or not smart people, more like that art is definitely in the eye of the beholder. The clip shows that an image is worth whatever someone feels they want to pay for it.

Since I live in a place full of stinking rich people I really should be putting my stuff into some sort of exhibition.  Ahh! The cost of being lazy!

Honestly you should.

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on March 19, 2015, 03:23

Since I live in a place full of stinking rich people I really should be putting my stuff into some sort of exhibition.  Ahh! The cost of being lazy!

The thing about doing an exhibition is that you could get "discovered"
Big money isn't from "what" but "who" and the recognition received. (In other words where it's sold and whether the "in people" recognise the artist )

Yes, and I'm rather afraid that a long history in microstock probably disqualifies one from any "artistic discovery".  Anyway, starting out in exhibitions etc. is really a young artist's game and the chances are that you spend more preparing artworks than you get back in sales.

Quote from: Difydave on March 19, 2015, 08:20

Quote from: BaldricksTrousers on March 19, 2015, 03:23

Since I live in a place full of stinking rich people I really should be putting my stuff into some sort of exhibition.  Ahh! The cost of being lazy!

The thing about doing an exhibition is that you could get "discovered"
Big money isn't from "what" but "who" and the recognition received. (In other words where it's sold and whether the "in people" recognise the artist )

Yes, and I'm rather afraid that a long history in microstock probably disqualifies one from any "artistic discovery".  Anyway, starting out in exhibitions etc. is really a young artist's game and the chances are that you spend more preparing artworks than you get back in sales.

Spot on! Unless you were doing something that really was totally new and amazing, and let's admit it not many of us do, there is little real chance of making it into the big time. Some (not all!)of the guys who make "fine art" photographs spend a lot of money on setups as well. They don't all get paid millions a shot.

Speaking of ikea...the deal for the photographer is around 1$ per print and they print in batches of 5000. So you get 5k for each batch.  That's what the ikea art buyer offered me at least.


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I'd be very happy with that for a single sale.

I guess that the part I find "sad" is that anyone would even consider spending that sort of money on an image (millions of Euros). So many other more useful things that could be done with that money.

I'm rather afraid that a long history in microstock probably disqualifies one from any "artistic discovery".

i don't think they would give a sh-it, actually it would allow you to play the "starving artist" card.