Digital BW, The Print

I've always written the image # somewhere on each print, so that I 
can identify most easily later, if necessary.

Now I'm consdiering let Photoshop just print that number (e.g. 
'label').  But this feels tacky -- makes my custom print look more 
like mass produced?  Do any of you do this?  Why or why not?

	A r t h u r    F i n k    P h o t o g r a p h y
	-----------------------------------------------
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	www.arthurfinkphoto.com  af@...

	 Photographing people, places, objects, events

I think you answered your own question.
Mark

On May 22, 2006, at 7:25 AM, Arthur Fink wrote:

> makes my custom print look more
> like mass produced?

Yes, I create a document in PS that has four layers: one for the 
image, two for the signature/trademark, and one for the copyright 
notice. (Flatten before sending to ImagePrint).  The copyright notice 
is printed in the bottom margin - 1/8" for 5x7, 1/4" for 8x10 & 
11x14, 1/2" for larger sizes - that has the image title, the image 
id, photographer credit, and the copyright credit.  But then again, 
my prints retail for $10, $20, $30, up to $100 for 24x30 - and I am 
definitely trying to mass produce them for the retail market.  I 
think Intel back in the 8086 days proved the necessity to copyright 
every work after AMD was able to rip them off.  

Copyright line example:
Choptank Oyster Dredgers • Image ID 15-068 • Photograph by A. Aubrey 
Bodine • Copyright 2006 Jennifer B. Bodine

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Arthur Fink 
<af@...> wrote:

>
> I've always written the image # somewhere on each print, so that I 
> can identify most easily later, if necessary.
> 
> Now I'm consdiering let Photoshop just print that number (e.g. 
> 'label').  But this feels tacky -- makes my custom print look more 
> like mass produced?  Do any of you do this?  Why or why not?
> 
> 	A r t h u r    F i n k    P h o t o g r a p h y
> 	-----------------------------------------------
> 	Ten New Island Avenue         land 207.766.5722
> 	Peaks Island, Maine 04108     cell 207.615.5722
> 	www.arthurfinkphoto.com  af@...
> 
> 	 Photographing people, places, objects, events
>

I assume you register your copyrights?
Mark

On May 22, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Richard Orban wrote:

> Yes, I create a document in PS that has four layers: one for the
> image, two for the signature/trademark, and one for the copyright
> notice. (Flatten before sending to ImagePrint).  The copyright notice
> is printed in the bottom margin - 1/8" for 5x7, 1/4" for 8x10 &
> 11x14, 1/2" for larger sizes - that has the image title, the image
> id, photographer credit, and the copyright credit.  But then again,
> my prints retail for $10, $20, $30, up to $100 for 24x30 - and I am
> definitely trying to mass produce them for the retail market.  I
> think Intel back in the 8086 days proved the necessity to copyright
> every work after AMD was able to rip them off.



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I hand that task off to our legal department. So I'm not sure - out 
of sight, out of mind.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mark Savoia 
<mark@...> wrote:
>
> I assume you register your copyrights?
> Mark
> 
> On May 22, 2006, at 8:30 AM, Richard Orban wrote:
> 
> > Yes, I create a document in PS that has four layers: one for the
> > image, two for the signature/trademark, and one for the copyright
> > notice. (Flatten before sending to ImagePrint).  The copyright 
notice
> > is printed in the bottom margin - 1/8" for 5x7, 1/4" for 8x10 &
> > 11x14, 1/2" for larger sizes - that has the image title, the image
> > id, photographer credit, and the copyright credit.  But then 
again,
> > my prints retail for $10, $20, $30, up to $100 for 24x30 - and I 
am
> > definitely trying to mass produce them for the retail market.  I
> > think Intel back in the 8086 days proved the necessity to 
copyright

> > every work after AMD was able to rip them off.
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>