To those of you who ordered "prints":http://revjim.net/page/photosforsale last week, first of all, again, *Thank You*. Your support makes bigger and better things possible. Secondly, *the prints are in*! I spent quite a bit of time (and money) testing the workmanship of this particular lab and I'm glad I did. Their work is *beautiful*. Even I was excited to see my work so large and so detailed. I have all of the packaging supplies ready as of noon today so your prints should be in the mail tomorrow. Mike: I'll hand deliver yours this evening.
I didn't realize that packaging and shipping was going to be so expensive so, with the initial capital needed to get the ball rolling, I didn't actually make any money on last weeks orders, but, with about "double the sales":http://revjim.net/page/photosforsale I have currently, I should break even and then I can start recouping equipment costs and preparing to lead into newer and better things. I'm going to re-evaluate my print prices and probably increase them slightly at the end of the week to make up for my underestimation.
In the next month or so I'm hoping to have a few new formats available for my work. The most exciting, to me, is an inexpensive 4×6″ post card format that will not only make my art even more available, but also easier to share with friends. Is there any interest in some sort of notification of new items for sale? If so, perhaps I'll set one up.
Also, one more thing. I don't intend to sell the majority of my prints all of the time. That makes them too accessible and, seemingly, less important. Instead, most photographs available for sale will be replaced after a few weeks with newer work. Occasionally, a re-issue of old favorites will be offered for new supporters, however, if you're interested in buying an inexpensive version of a particular print, "you may want to act":http://revjim.net/page/photosforsale as soon as possible.
Limited editions will be offered when the demand is high enough. They are more difficult to produce, and more cost prohibitive until they are all sold. Prints produced for this purpose will be given the utmost care and a beautiful finish. Their owners will be given promotional materials and free gifts throughout the year. When offered they will be sold until the edition runs out. The size of the edition will always be stated up front and each photograph will be numbered and signed. If you're interested in a limited edition print, please let me know so I can judge interest. I'm hoping to have my first limited edition release available within the next 2 months.
Again, thank you all for your support.
