>>2975741I agree completely, and you're right so many people miss that point. The psychology of art purchases is very bizarre but I have definitely found that I'm completely in control of my pricing. Essentially a print is worth $3k because I say it is.
>>2975748You actually wave it over the front of the lens over the area of the frame that you want to darken. You could look through your viewfinder and see approximately where you need to hold the dark object to darken the sky. It's pretty cool, give it a whirl!
>>2975756I would say first of all, get deep into the landscapes. Find the spots that speak to you and express them to the best of your ability. You should connect emotionally with both your images and the landscape you create them in. You should get truly passionate about creating landscapes, finding yourself waking up hours before dawn to get the best light and spending all of your free time researching locations and shooting. Then worry about the market after you have a solid body of work. It's a business of passion no doubt. I'm giving you this advice because you mentioned the word beginner and I want to emphasize how important creating powerful images is. Connecting with the landscape is also far more important than the equipment or even possibly technique if I dare say.
As far as getting into the market, you must have a good presentation for your new masterpieces (framing, etc) and a good inventory (which is slow to build at first without a lot of money), then you have to find a venue. That venue for me has been the outdoor art shows but there are other methods as well such as galleries and whatnot.
>>2975763Definitely. Even moreso I find consistently that images /p/ enjoys do not sell well. These images are also often popular on social media but in front of my buying public they do not move. I've had this photo on display for two years and finally sold one, so I will be removing the others I have from my inventory.
