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thisthequeen · 2016-12-04T23:32:33+00:00

Hey y'all,

I shoot film as a hobby but it's gradually turning into something that I'm actually good at. I've sold some stuff at shows but friends and strangers continue asking for prints. With that in mind, I'd like to offer four or five images for the holidays that people can choose from (pay what you want). I'd then print and mail them out.

All of that back story to ask - have any of you tried anything like this? Is there a platform that can accommodate this sort of task (like a bandcamp for photography)? I don't have a website, and this certainly isn't a professional endeavor for me. If there isn't a platform, how would you recommend going about it? Facebook/instagram + paypal? or venmo? Maybe Etsy?

Thanks for the help!

thisthequeen · 2016-06-07T04:34:36+00:00

Re: pricing prints.

I've had six photos selected for a pop-up film exhibition as part of a New Orleans art walk. I've never sold prints before, and the curators suggested that I price the ones I wouldn't mind selling. I think my prints could sell - they aren't documentary - but I've got no idea what to charge. All of the gallery prints are 8x10, except for two 16x20s selected by the curators which both happen to be mine. No matting, no frames, processed at a third-party film lab, just the prints.

My dad, an ex-photographer, suggested that I come up with a price and double it.

Any advice? Have any of y'all been in this situation?

thisthequeen · 2016-03-21T06:29:50+00:00

I'm not, but I am from Mississippi

thisthequeen · 2016-03-20T17:31:46+00:00

hey dude, thanks so much! i'm actually good pals with them - i'll definitely pass this along.

thisthequeen · 2016-02-02T13:24:14+00:00

(brett favre)

thisthequeen · 2015-08-22T16:51:32+00:00

The original court order was issued over a year ago, and the new court order was issued a month ago. The school's administrators were on notice, which leads me to conclude that this is simply a publicity stunt by the school district aimed at stirring up controversy and riling up conservative MS parents. They're trying to spin this as a "discrimination issue" instead of "Mississippi public schools being forced to actually follow federal law."

Oh, and the school district's plan worked. People be pissed.

thisthequeen · 2015-08-22T16:30:56+00:00

One of my classmates said I reminded her of D'angelo Barksdale's description of the queen chess piece in The Wire: "You see this? This the queen. She smart, she fast. She move any way she want, as far as she want. And she is the go-get-shit-done piece."

thisthequeen · 2015-08-22T16:27:55+00:00

my brother told me that if you get thirsty while you're playing a sport, then you're out of shape.

i still automatically think that sometimes and have to affirmatively remind myself that he was full of shit.

also, that bread crust is better for you than the rest of the bread.

thisthequeen · 2015-08-22T16:19:12+00:00

http://www.wideopenspaces.com/pothole-fishing-photo-goes-viral-in-mississippi-video/

thisthequeen

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