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Equipment & Techniques => Pro Business Discussion => Topic started by: Justan on February 24, 2012, 03:19:30 pm

Title: Books on selling photos at art galleries
Post by: Justan on February 24, 2012, 03:19:30 pm

Does anyone know of a book or two that I can get for someone that discusses fine art photos as a saleable commodity?

What I'm looking for is something I can give to a gallery owner who says she doesn’t know anything about photography and is interested in showing and selling photos as fine art. The gallery currently sells only traditional art (painting, etching, sculpture).

Thanks!

Title: Re: Books on selling photos at art galleries
Post by: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 24, 2012, 04:29:06 pm

Marketing Fine Art Photography by Alain Briot?

Title: Re: Books on selling photos at art galleries
Post by: Justan on February 24, 2012, 06:16:42 pm

Thanks for suggesting Alain’s book.

I did some digging and also found the following:

The Art of Collecting Photography by Laura Noble.
Collecting Photography by Gerry Badger.

Both above can be found on Amazon and other places.

I've been working through the following link and it’s a pretty good resource and also shows what many galleries are doing now.

http://art-collecting.com/photography.htm

Title: Re: Books on selling photos at art galleries
Post by: johnjr on February 24, 2012, 09:53:26 pm

Try:
http://mvswanson.com/
Nice lady, really knows her stuff.

Title: Re: Books on selling photos at art galleries
Post by: Justan on February 25, 2012, 11:15:23 am

^Thanks for the reference. Ms Swanson has devoted a lot of time and effort to helping photographers!

Title: Re: Books on selling photos at art galleries
Post by: Johnny_Boy on March 01, 2012, 12:44:14 pm

Quote from: Slobodan Blagojevic on February 24, 2012, 04:29:06 pm

Marketing Fine Art Photography by Alain Briot?

While that book is good, and I own it, it is not the book to give to the Gallery owner. It will be book for Justan.