JTPhotography
No longer a newbie, moving up!
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think of it this way. If they were paintings they would be 10 times that price.Based on what he charges for a print, I think Turnley is Turnley's biggest fan.
But they're not. I've worked my way into the local "art" scene with my photography over the last several years and have learned quite a bit. Much of it is fluff and BS. I've seen a number of "artists" who work in various mediums who have marketed themselves into greatness. In reality, this guy is a good photographer, but I have seen work on this site that is just as good.
The art world does not operate on the quality of the work as much as the worth of the name attached to it. How that name becomes that valuable depends on several variables. Just look at William Eggleston whose photos of seemingly mundane things have fetched prices of up to $5.9 million.
Don't try to apply grounded, average-human logic to the art market. At the top tier level, $5.9 million to an art collector is probably like $100 to the average person.
And you bet your ass I would be marking up the price my mediocre photos by 1000% if I could get away with it.
Well said.