I went on a printing / matting binge with the smoke images. I had stacks of matted prints laying around the office. I had recently listened to a podcast at Lenswork titled "What to do" (podcast #640) regarding a photographer that had stacks of images around the home and was wondering what to do with all the images. Brooks Jensen suggestion: Distribute it. Get it out there.
I decided to try and sell a few at the office.
I brought a few of the large prints to work as they are pretty eye-catching. It was nice to have people stop by and look and talk about the images. I received many compliments. It was a nice ego boost! I stacked some smaller prints near by. When people would stop and look at the larger prints, I would mention they were for sale and point at the smaller prints. Invariably, they would shuffle through the prints. The funny thing is, just because a few images were displayed, it doesn't mean they are for sale. People didn't ask. I had to tell them. It felt awkward to say "They are for sale." A few sold. As prints were now in other offices, it was like advertising. Word starting getting around without effort on my part and more people stopped by to look.
I let my coworkers know that I really appreciated their purchases and how important it was to me. It still feels a bit awkward and embarrassing to sell my prints, but my friends, family and a few others continue to demonstrate to me that they value and enjoy my work.
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