By: Alain Briot

Alain Briot is one of the most successful landscape photographers working in the American Southwest today. His work is widely exhibited and collected. His monthly column for this web site, of which this is part, is calledBriot's View. An extensive interview with Alain is included in Issue #1 ofThe Luminous Landscape Video Journal.

How to Package Your Photographs Framed or Unframed  For Shipping

In a previous article I discussedhow to sell your work. Now it is time to talk about getting your work in the hands of your customers. If you sell over the internet or by mail order you will have to ship purchases to your customers. Even if you do shows and physically meet with your customers you may have to ship purchases. Many people don't like to carry heavy or cumbersome artwork and when they travel by plane they may be simply unable to take the artwork with them.

At any rate shipping your work is an ineluctable aspect of doing business. It is therefore impor...