Digital BW, The Print

Sorry, I thought this was about show labels...duh!  Nothing wrong with 'branding' process lines.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC


JackG wrote:

> Hi Harvey,
>
> I guess it seems to be a hangover from the old portrait industry. On my
> color price list I use custom color and masterpiece. Both are enlarger
> prints, the main difference is retouching. I am not hung up on names, I do
> think of keeping it honest and simple is the best way.
>
> Fido and Fido Masterpiece  might work if I was selling dog food, with and
> without meat in it.<G>
> Sebastian, Sebastian Ultra hold, and Sebastian Max hold for hair spray.
>
> Regards,
>
> John in Okc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "SKID Photography" <skid@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 6:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Are Quadtone prints "Giclee" (NAMING)
>
>
> : Tom Keesling wrote:
> :
> : > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "JackG" <jackg@p...> wrote:
> : > > Hi Tom,
> : > > Well said, I have been using two items, Renaissance Art and
> : > Gicclee' Art
> : > > Prints.  After reading what Gicclee really means in French slang, I
> : > may drop
> : > > that one.
> : >
> : > Jack,
> : >
> : > I couldn't agree more regarding the use of "Giclee." Before I even
> : > learned of the unfortunate slang use of the term, I had decided
> : > against using it because it sounded so pretentious. After following
> : > several discussions on this topic on the Epson Inkjet list and the
> : > DigitalFineArt List, I settled on my "Photographic Art Print." It's
> : > descriptive enough and doesn't impose on the potential customer the
> : > nuts and bolts of producing the print.
> : >
> : > How did you come up with "Renaissance Art?"
> : >
> : > Tom
> :
> : Why not call them 'Fido', or 'Sebastian'?  Why call them anything?  What
> I'm saying is that if you are not
> : giving information to the viewer, why bother labeling?
> :
> : Harvey Ferdschneider
> : partner, SKID Photography, NYC





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