title, date and signature for prints

SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
edited March 8, 2006 in Finishing School
when you actually print a photo, who does what on what type of photo-

say, for instance, you have a landscape and you've decided on a title-

do you want to date it?-m/d/y?-m/y?-just the year?-

do you want to sign it?-sign it with the printer or hand sign it?-

all of this below the picture with date on the left, title in the middle and signature or name on the right?-or in some other order?-

do you sometimes not title it, believing the photo alone is enough, and maybe just date and sign it?-

is there some consensus to this or some robert's rules of order or some link that I can look at?-

if you're in portrait photography or some form of commercial assignment or creating stock photos, I assume you wouldn't do this at all, true?-

what type of photos would you title, sign and date?-

curious and thanking any and all in advance-
george

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  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 8, 2006
    george-

    I can't believe the fantastic response you got on this question!!-

    I hope you will see this response among the many you received-

    several interesting sites-


    http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/tech30.html


    http://www.outbackphoto.com/workflow/wf_54/essay.html


    http://www.danheller.com/biz-prints.html#6


    http://www.betterphoto.com/forms/qnaAll.asp?catID=265


    http://luminous-landscape.com/columns/selling-questions.shtml



    great question!
    thanks for posting!
    george
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited March 8, 2006
    gefillmore wrote:
    when you actually print a photo, who does what on what type of photo-

    say, for instance, you have a landscape and you've decided on a title-
    do you want to date it?-m/d/y?-m/y?-just the year?-
    do you want to sign it?-sign it with the printer or hand sign it?-
    all of this below the picture with date on the left, title in the middle and signature or name on the right?-or in some other order?-
    do you sometimes not title it, believing the photo alone is enough, and maybe just date and sign it?-
    is there some consensus to this or some robert's rules of order or some link that I can look at?-
    if you're in portrait photography or some form of commercial assignment or creating stock photos, I assume you wouldn't do this at all, true?-
    what type of photos would you title, sign and date?-

    curious and thanking any and all in advance-
    george

    My framed/matted landscapes and fine art go with a signature, the year, and I limit some with a number x/xx.

    My portrait and commercial work is not signed.
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited March 8, 2006
    andy

    thanks much

    george
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