Digital BW, The Print

If it is not too late, have your framer use UV Plexi...it will cost you a
fortune to ship glass, if you can even get any carrier to take it.

> From: Jennifer Drucker <jdrucker@...>
> Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 18:23:42 -0400
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Gallery Rules
> 
> See my answers below...
> * How exactly would you describe these prints, ie. "silver gelatin",
> "cibachrome", etc.? Would you just call them "inkjet"? I've always
> been a bit amused at how "serious" the technical descriptions
> are at some shows. Would you say "inkjet print on coated
> acid-free watercolor paper"? Or would you get more honest and
> just say "Inkjet Dye Print on Watercolor Paper. I'd give it maybe
> ten years..."  I guess these descriptions are to address a
> potential buyers' concerns with longevity, (or is it just to make
> them sound more important)?
> 
> I call them Carbon Pigment on Paper, I used to call them Carbon Piezotypes but
> too many questions were raised.
> 
> * I have asked the framer to use UV glass. Is there anything else
> in the framing process to add longevity?
> 
> No, not really.  When I frame my prints, I prefer big borders, so a 12x12"
> print would be hinge mounted (4-ply archival, museum white with linen tape) in
> a 20"x20" matte.
> 
> * Do most people decide on an edition number in advance? Do
> you think that's a big issue, since I'm not a "real artist"?
> 
> Yes, it is an issue.  Galleries and museums like editions (check out the last
> issue of LensWork for a great article about why you shouldn't edition).
> 
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