Comments on: Friday Happy Hour: Why “Unremarkable” Photos Go for $500K+ and More

By: brian murphy

brian murphy — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:24:47 +0000

i have always found that photographers are many times the worst judges of what others consider art “how is that art? 10k for that i can take that shot with my eyes closed1″…but they dont, because they are often out of tune with what buyers are looking for art to reflect and how photography that looks simple to us “experts” captures a perfect moment in time

By: Thomas Toohey brown

Thomas Toohey brown — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:59:30 +0000

…I’m dumpster divin’ for images I thought were useless at one time…it’s all in the packaging.

By: pam

pam — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:09:38 +0000

Good article and the changes are wonderful. I love the new image browser.

Have to agree to disagree on the worthiness of photos. Although if one of mine sold for that amount I’d have to change my opinion on it.

About Alan’s post. I posted on that and disagreed with some of the points. My POV was taken from many places reflected things that were going on in the photography world in general, my G+ stream (the what would you do post), things that were going on in my twitter stream, my personal life etc. Plus that it was something of a dust up weekend, at least for me. The chance that a post would be taken out of context, in addition to the post itself is pretty high for all people who post on blogs or reply to them. That is why I don’t take it personally when I’m misunderstood either in a post or reply to a post. I usually take longer to filter my opinions and when I do I am better understood but everything for days was off the cuff. The idea that those are the comments that are the most truthful are not true.

You own a photography hosting businesses. Everything you put out reflects that and I would be surprised if all of your personal opinions reflected the ‘company view’ but they might and that’s ok. ,

By: Kevin W

Kevin W — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 22:53:13 +0000

Should judges be allowed to enter the contest they are judging? No. Not even if they cannot enter images into the category they judge. They have the unfair advantage of being in close contact with their fellow “judge” peers. To me it seems to be a conflict of interest.
My Point: Does the referee also play in the game? No.

By: Brett

Brett — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:31:35 +0000

“Why This Photograph is Worth $578,500″

Because of the artists name. Nothing more. It is a great photograph, but the market valuation, literally, comes entirely from the artist’s name. If it was discovered that it was a mis-attribution it would be worth $100 or less. Fact.

By: Laura Babb

Laura Babb — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:26:27 +0000

Great post and I particularly enjoyed the petapixle article about the value of art.

By: Doug S

Doug S — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:41:21 +0000

Wonderful article, and can’t wait to try out some new techniques from all the links soon!

By: Beatrice M

Beatrice M — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:54:17 +0000

Thank you for writing such a helpful blogpost! I immediately shared it on my page. I especially love “The System” – some great advice in there.