Digital BW, The Print

Arthur,

As a novice preparing framed b&w inkjet prints for his first 
exhibition I have many more questions to ask than a professional 
such as yourself. 

I have learned that galleries have their preferences, museums 
theirs, jurried competitions theirs--also, consumers may not only 
want things signed but may also want a title as well. 

For a fine-art photography exhibition I would like to single matte 
with the matte overlapping the print 1/16th to 1/8th inch. I would 
prefer to not put a title or signature on the matte. Instead, I 
would sign and give info on the back of the foam core in addition to 
a small description on a piece of foam core beside each framed 
photo.   

So, like you Arthur, I am asking,  What do people do and why?

Rudy
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Rudy Ternbach
South Hadley, MAsstts


---------------------Original Message-----------------------------

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Arthur Fink 
<af@...> wrote:
>
> I always sign my prints, but then I cut an overmat with opening 
> slightly smaller than the printed image.  I also sign the mat.
> 
> But I see other photographers signing and numbering just the 
print, 
> and cutting an overmat with a larger opening so that the signature 
on 
> the print shows.  Also, there's a bit of space showing around the 
> rest of the print.
> 
> I'm told that galleries prefer this, although visually I tend to 
> prefer seeing the mat opening right against the edges of the print 
> (with perhaps 1/16" of the print hidden).
> 
> So ... before matting and framing for three shows, I'm asking here 
> ... what do you do, and why?
> 
> Arthur Fink
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