Digital BW, The Print

fwiw, This kind of concern is commonly handled by an accompanying 
note, describing the image, identifying factors (size/type of image 
on size/type of paper etc), date, signature etc., specifying the 
buyer (to facilitate tracking).  

It might be of no great concern to people whose clients buy prints 
for visual reasons 

I don't think Adams or Weston ever had this concern. It's certainly 
easy to imagine a fine copy neg made from one of their prints, 
printed upon some lovely silver paper, perhaps aged, sold 
as "orignial". Digital is no more magical than optical. 


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "amadou diallo" 
<amadiallo@...> wrote:
>
> I only glanced briefly at the site, but the wisdom of paying for 
such
> a service aside, it really highlihts the issue of personal
> responsibility and integrity of the artist. Today, digital makes 
it so
> much easier to produce multiples and reproductions in virtually
> unlimited quantities of identical quality. If you choose to edition
> your work in limited quantities (like I do) you obviously need to
> assure a buyer that you will honor the terms under which you are
> pricing and selling the print. Making your own print
> documentation/certification is straightforward and easy to do, IF 
you
> keep organized and detailed records of your output. Keeping these
> detailed records can also help avoid the insurace claim nightmares
> mentioned on that site.
> At the end of the day, the buyer is depending on your  (or your
> representative's) reputation for integrity. As a buyer, if I didn't
> trust a particular artist, it wouldn't matter to me what
> "certification" they offered. By contrast, I've found that when
> selling my work directly, a little personal contact with the buyer
> goes a long way. The web is a fantastic tool for showing your work,
> but when it comes to purchases of art, I make a point to speak, via
> phone or in person with the buyer. In these conversations I give as
> much information about the work as possible, offer general 
guidance on
> handling and display, and explain that there will be signed
> documentation with each print. I've never yet had a buyer ask about
> how I will ensure the integrity of the edition, and I take that as 
a
> sign that they are confident in my integrity.
> -- 
> amadou diallo
> Author, Mastering Digital Black and White
> www.masteringdigitalbwbook.com
>