This photo is for sale, you can buy it here. It costs $125.

I’m into a comfortable and interesting rhythm  with my photography.  I’ve finally figured out how to do it.

As I’ve written, art photography has generally been in a decline, except for the tony galleries in New York and Boston and San Francisco, where art photographs can sell for up to $1,500 even more.

In the country, that would not fly, my photos sell for $125 unframed.  I think that is a very fair price, I like to think of my photos as angels heading out into the world. I love them being out there.

I have a new way of doing this, or relatively new.

I’ve sold 40-50 prints in the past few months, that is pretty good for art photography these days (smart phone cameras!). If I get more than 20 responses to a photo, and if the comments say “awesome” or “brilliant” or “amazing,”, words, frankly, I can’t hear enough, then I think about putting the image up for sale.

Usually, a dozen or more people will  say they want to buy it.

The first step is that I email a file to my printer,  The Image Loft in Manchester, Vt, and one to Maria, who will post the photo on her Etsy Shop.  We only print to order, so if nobody  buys a photo, there is no cost to me or to Maria.

I know the ratio now, if 20 people say they would like to buy it, about two or three might. Sometimes, nobody does. Sometimes they buy a lot of prints, as in the case of the “Morning Path,” or “Blue Heron” photo.

In those cases, the image will strike a nerve and I will sell a bunch of prints.

If four or five people buy a print, I’m very happy. That’s a lot of photos in the new world of art phone cell phones.

I understand that many people would like to buy a photo they love, but life often intrudes – bills, budgets, disapproving spouses. I appreciate the nice words, even if you don’t decide to buy the image.

This image is special to me as well.

I was struck by the very bright sun landing on the sheep’s wool as they were feeding this morning. It seemed holy somehow.

I stepped back into the barn and kneeled down to get the strongest back-lit effect, the yellow was a surprise to me, the sun through the viewfinder was blinding.  I stepped up the contrast in my Aperture editing program.

So this photo is on sale, and I am always fascinated to see what photos touch people enough to buy them, and which ones don’t. The image is printed on the best archival paper –  8.5 x 11.5 – it is sold unframed, $125 plus $6 shipping.

You can buy it directly on the Etsy Shop, but if you prefer, you can also send a check to Maria, just e-mail her at [email protected] and tell her what you would like to it. As soon as we can the order, I alert the printer.

She ships the image to us, we mail it out to you. Usually takes two weeks at the most for you to get the print.

In any case, thanks so much for the good words about the photo. If you can’t or don’t wish to buy it, feel free to download it and use it as a screen saver. If you really want it and don’t have any money right now, e-mail me – [email protected] – and we’ll  work something out.