Digital BW, The Print

How about a signature embosser?
Mark

On Feb 11, 2007, at 3:53 PM, Murray DeJager wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "David Keenan"
>> <ausdlk@...> wrote:
>>
>> I thought that "regular" pencil was the preferred method to sign
>> matte papers. That's what I use anyway the few times that I don't
>> make final prints on Innova Fiba-Gloss F.
>>
>> I will check out this pencil for signing the Innova.
>>
>> Dave.
>
>
> Perfect timing for this message to show up. I have just begun the
> process of finalizing a collection of B&W photos from the late '70s
> to early '80s for limited edition printing on an Epson 2400. I've
> decided on Museo Silver Rag as the paper and the only subject I've
> been grappling with is the signing of the individual prints.
>
> Reading through the achives and also reading some very recent posts
> on the subject of whether one could use a "scanned signature" as a
> replacement for the real thing I decided that, despite having a
> signature that gets worse the more I have to think about it, I would
> do my best and sign my prints with a pencil.
>
> Then I did a practice run and actually tried to sign a Silver Rag
> print... it can't be done! At least not in pencil. So I tried a
> couple of different types of pen... over my dead body! The results
> look awful!
>
> So I'm back to using a scanned signature. But I've also decided that
> I'd sign the back of the print to make up for not actually signing
> the front.
>
> What do the other members of this list thing about that?
>
> Murray DeJager
>
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