Digital BW, The Print

At 12:59 AM Monday 5/15/2006, you wrote:
>* What about rejects?  I've sold some flawed prints or given them 
>away (with concern that these not get into circulation and diminish 
>my name or reputation).

Bin them. I can tell you from experience that you lose control of them once they are out of your possession. I know it costs money to make a print, but it costs you more to have them put up on display when they are not your best work.

I gave a couple of 13x19 proofs to my nephew which had flaws - and was horrified to learn that they'd ended up on my brother in law's office wall in one of the biggest law offices in the city. Never again. I still haven't decided what to do about that.

>* Right now I sign the mats, and not the images.  And I like the mat 
>the cover all the border around the print.  Should I also sign and 
>number the print, so that somebody who removes the mat from its frame 
>or sleeve, and opens it, will find an indelible marking on the 
>physical print itself?

It costs you nothing to sign the back of the print as well. A lot of people don't sign matts for that reason.

>* What about some images that are printed differently enough to feel 
>like distinct images -- but that are recognizably different 
>renderings of the same shot?

I would make them separate editions.

Good luck - it sure is a mine field.

Richard 
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