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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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I live in rural New Hampshire and there is really no tradition of portraiture here either.
Probably due to my web site on portraitartist.com, most of my commissions come from other areas of the country so it does not matter where I live.
Oftentimes clients travel to me, and sometimes I go to them. I do not price according to the region I live in....I'd starve if I did that.
In the beginning my prices were somewhat lower and that was OK for a while. At some point, I found myself with too much work, hoping that the phone wouldn't ring again....and that is when I raised my prices.
Right now I am comfortable with my fees because I do not work through any reps... giving up 40% to 60% of my fees would hurt right now. I would need to raise my prices to compensate for representation and I'm not sure the market would bear it as I am not famous. Darn it.
Please understand, am not against reps...it is a good way to get started and stay in this business. They can certainly guide you from experience in setting up a fee structure for your work.
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