Thursday, 13 March 2014

How much am I worth? Pricing Research and lecture reflection

Thinking about freelancing and how much I would sell my prints for, I have to take into consideration if I am selling a product with the print on or the prints as a collection to be used by the client.

Looking at Nada Hercerg, the digital print artists that creates kaleidoscope prints similar to me. She possibly creates the prints and then sells them onto DiGuardo Boutique (http://diguardo.co.uk) which they then get them printed and then sold in their pop up shops and online store. Or she may have them already printed onto 100% silk all roughly around a square metre.


http://diguardo.co.uk/products-page/accessories/blooms-cashmere-scarf-spring-2014/

This website supplies accessories from a range of designers. Looking at scarves they sell them at a price range of £35 for a viscose scarf, up to £79 for a 100% cashmere one.

From the 'How much am I worth?' lecture and seminar, I have found that you have to consider ALL costs, some which can be easily overlooked. Consideration of price per hour of your time communicating ideas, making, researching and proofing your work in taking into account for a job.
Never undervalue yourself and work out how many hours you will realistically work in a year and decide on a salary. More will have to be included once you have a studio and place to live, as this will include overheads of bills and making a living in the price to not only cover the costs but you will also have to make a profit and have money for the days that you will have no work when you are only freelancing/rainy days.