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Giftshop : Prices

Prices are detailed in the following table. Select a currency from the dropdown list to see values more appropriate to your location.

Photos
 
a
9" (288mm)
A$
b
12" (305mm)
A$
c
16" (405mm)
A$
d
20" (508mm)
A$
e
24" (610mm)
A$
f
32" (815mm)
A$
g
46" (1160mm)
A$
h
65" (1650mm)
A$
i
80" (2032mm)
A$
j
100" (2540mm)
A$
k
120" (3048mm)
A$
Other products
Poster

1:1 aspect ratio

3:2 aspect ratio

10:1 aspect ratio

Click on above graphics to show indicative prices for different print shapes. A price of $0 indicates that that size would not be available.

Why does the shape of the print matter?


Note that the values for non-Australian amounts are approximate. They were valid the last time I entered exchange rates into the database, the rates may be different now and different again when you purchase a photo.

You can use the create currency page to add a currency that is not in the default list.

 

Pricing of photographs
The introduction of "weird" shapes for many images, most notably my new panoramic photos, has caused me to rethink the way I charge for prints. For example, a normal shaped photo such as image #29091...

Used to sell for $100 as a 12"-wide print. Whether or not you think it's worth it I don't know, but I'm pretty sure that you would consider $100 way to pricey for a 12" print of image #10377...

Which would only be 1.2" high.

So what to do? I could have individual pricing for the two photos, but then there's #21124...

That's a different shape again, and what about #21132?

This photo is square.

Another question to ask is, "Exactly what are you paying for?" Many photographers consider that you are paying for the print size alone, if the print is twice the size it's twice the cost. This doesn't make sense.

These days anyone can have a print made at a lab at a reasonable cost.

But what you are really buying is an image you like, and that image was created through my investment in equipment, my eye, and my effort.

If I climb to the top of a mountain at 4AM lugging 50lbs of expensive equipment and get a great photo, the effort and cost is the same regardless of the resultant print size.

To prepare files for printing, ship CDs, and package prints is the same amount of work, regardless of the print size.

These components of the price are constant, the only variable is the actual print itself.

Hmmm, constants, variables, as an ex-computer nerd I can feel an algorithm coming on.

The price of any given print is calculated something like this.

E = effort to take all photos / # of photos ($)
I = investment in equipment / # of photos ($)
W = work to prepare print $
A = area of print

$price = E + I + W + (A x $)

As you can see, the print size is only a small part of the expense in producing photographs. Is this overkill? Maybe, but it's automatically calculated by each photo's gallery page on this web site so, having developed the code, I no longer have to maintain messy tables of sizes and prices.

But why should I buy your photos when I can take pictures myself with my new digital camera?
No reason, if you're prepared to bust your guts to get to the great places, have the eye to make good images when you get there, and are willing to spend thousands on the right equipment then learn how to use it to get good results, go for it.

If that's the case then you're probably already a photographer and won't buy my photos anyway :-)

 





 


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