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Subject: [OM] Re: Signing photos
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 11:07:27 -0700
Ansel Adams printed without borders but the print was permanently  
mounted to a backing which got the pencil signature in the lower  
right hand corner.



Winsor
Long Beach, California, USA




On May 24, 2007, at 8:38 AM, Chris Crawford wrote:

> There are rules for signing works of art on paper, which includes
> Photography. The signiture should be done in Pencil only outside  
> the image
> area (in the white border..print on big enough paper to allow this)  
> right
> under the lower right corner of the picture. If you used a type of  
> paper
> that will not work with pencil (eg, Glossy or pearl surfaces) then a
> permananent marker like sharpie is ok. Pencil is preferred because  
> pencil
> will never, ever fade. All inks eventually will, but pencil will  
> outlive any
> photographic print or watercolor painting and will outlast many  
> types of
> drawings too.
>
> The mat is cut a little larger than the image area so that the  
> edges of the
> image show and the signiture shows. I usually leave an extra 1/4  
> inch around
> the top and sides, and 3/4 to one inch on the bottom to show the  
> signiture.
> A title can be written under the picture on the border under the right
> corner if you wish...the mat cut as I describe will allow the title  
> to show
> as well.



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