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Renee Price · 10-18-2003, 10:29 AM

Thank you Michele, Mary, Lisa, and Kimberly! I've done portraits for my mom and dad of course, but I have 2 dear friends who are interested in portraits and I've been apprehensive about quoting prices to them. Breaking up the fee into an hourly wage is a good way to look at pricing.

Tom E. gave me some great advice about determining prices a couple of months ago. He said that after researching what other people are charging, decide what you want to charge then work very hard until you feel like your paintings are worth that price. And when you can look at yourself in the mirror and not feel like you're ripping people off, that's when you start marketing. I'm still in the working hard part, which is another reason I haven't quoted prices to them yet.

Renee

P.S. Mary, I live in a very small town on the NC/VA border called Eden. It's about 45 minutes north of Greensboro.

10-18-2003, 10:29 AM	#8
Renee Price Associate Member Joined: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 238	Thank you Michele, Mary, Lisa, and Kimberly! I've done portraits for my mom and dad of course, but I have 2 dear friends who are interested in portraits and I've been apprehensive about quoting prices to them. Breaking up the fee into an hourly wage is a good way to look at pricing. Tom E. gave me some great advice about determining prices a couple of months ago. He said that after researching what other people are charging, decide what you want to charge then work very hard until you feel like your paintings are worth that price. And when you can look at yourself in the mirror and not feel like you're ripping people off, that's when you start marketing. I'm still in the working hard part, which is another reason I haven't quoted prices to them yet. Renee P.S. Mary, I live in a very small town on the NC/VA border called Eden. It's about 45 minutes north of Greensboro.