I'm sure there are quite a few photographers like me....
Lots of finished prints waiting for their frames and mats.
The sheer cost involved with printing to begin with is rather
daunting, not to mention the frames, the mats, the backing boards,
the glass, the hanging hardware. And people wonder why finished
artwork costs so much once it's on display. And frame shops are
the biggest scam going. For the amount of materials and time
it actually takes, the final retail price is so inflated most of the
working artists I know simply can't take on the cost of finishing
a major body of work. And of course there is the size issue, meaning
that if you want to increase the print size you've just increased all
the other costs equally. We need to help each other out as a
community whenever possible, because all our suppliers are
busy gouging us for all we're worth. Let's stop considering
art as our lonely burden to bear, and let's start thinking about
the great impact we would have if we donated our time,
leftover materials, or money saving resources to each other.
Do you have a printer that would make someone's day?
Do you have a roll of canvas, a roll of paint, some
tech pens, an old frame, you'll never use?
I'm starting today.
