Digital BW, The Print

> Hi.
> When you print limited edition photos, you destroy the original 
file?

Yoelis,

Well I see that there are more an enough replies to this post! One of 
the reasons I guess is that the question of how to sell prints is 
based to two points of view that can be at odds with on another. The 
first is from the tradition of how printmakers sell their work. And 
the other is how art dealers want to sell the artist's work. 

Here are two sources that will be of help in making your decision 
with how to move forward. the first is "World Printmakers", 
http://www.worldprintmakers.com. This is a great site based in Spain 
about all things associated with printmaking. From a glossary of 
terms and business models, to the latest technologies and several 
thought provoking articles about the role and life of the artist.

The other site you should check out is Lenswork, 
http://www.lenswork.com. Lenswork is also a bi-monthly photography 
magazine published by Brooks Jensen. The site has gone through a 
major re-vamp over the last year that includes "new media" in 
communicating photographic/artistic ideas. Brooks Jensen's point of 
view is an unique and brave approach to the "commence" of art, check 
it out at, http://www.brooksjensenarts.com/pigmentonpaper.htm. The 
interesting thing about Jensen is that he admits being dragged into 
the "digital world" scratching and screaming! But once there, it was 
pretty cool, and because his heart was true, he was able to adapt 
his vision to the "new" technologies. But that's the nature of 
photography, technology that is always changing.

In the end, you should choose an approach that best suits your needs 
in preserving the value of your work in a world of art which is 
grounded in commerce.

Jarvis Grant
Washington, DC