Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" <cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Tom,
> 
> >I've recently begun to show my photographs publicly and have a 
> >question about signed and numbered prints.  I've seen that done.  I 
> >think it would be a bit silly for my prints.  What is the 
> >conventional wisdom about signing and/or numbering prints to show or 
> >sell?  
> 
> There are several approaches and no hard and fast rules.  You can
> basically do whatever you want.  Also, there is a difference between
> simple numbering and limited editions.  If you are selling prints as
> art that you want to be tracable back to you as the artist, then there
> should at least be a signature somewhere.  Otherwise it's not much
> different than selling postcards or greeting cards, and even those
> have an author and copyright notice.
> 
> Regarding numbering, I like to number my prints because I keep track
> of print sales in a database and want them to be uniquely
> identifiable.  I believe it also adds to the impression for the buyer
> that they are individually made and not mass produced.  It also is an
> aid to them if they are listing household items for insurance
> purposes.  I don't do limited editions.  
> 
> As far as where to sign, I leave a 1" border around the image and put
> the print title in pencil on the left, just under the image bottom
> border, and my signature with print # on the right.  When I mat a
> print, I make the window slightly bigger than the image so the title
> and signature are visible.  This is a very common approach for
> photography as frameable art.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>