title, date and signature for prints

System · March 5, 2006

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

System · 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

Andy · 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.

System · March 8, 2006

andy

thanks much

george

title, date and signature for prints

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