Digital BW, The Print

It's certainly 
asy to imagine a fine copy neg made from one of their prints, 
rinted upon some lovely silver paper, perhaps aged, sold 
s "orignial". Digital is no more magical than optical. 

I'd say that one is hard to imagine. Copy negs always lose some of the original, even in large format copying.

Richard Massie


-----Original Message-----
From: djon43 <djon43@yahoo.com>
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 12:30 pm
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Inkjet Fine Art Certification.



fwiw, This kind of concern is commonly handled by an accompanying 
ote, describing the image, identifying factors (size/type of image 
n size/type of paper etc), date, signature etc., specifying the 
uyer (to facilitate tracking).  
It might be of no great concern to people whose clients buy prints 
or visual reasons 
I don't think Adams or Weston ever had this concern. It's certainly 
asy to imagine a fine copy neg made from one of their prints, 
rinted upon some lovely silver paper, perhaps aged, sold 
s "orignial". Digital is no more magical than optical. 

-- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "amadou diallo" 
amadiallo@...> wrote:

 I only glanced briefly at the site, but the wisdom of paying for 
uch
 a service aside, it really highlihts the issue of personal
 responsibility and integrity of the artist. Today, digital makes 
t so
 much easier to produce multiples and reproductions in virtually
 unlimited quantities of identical quality. If you choose to edition
 your work in limited quantities (like I do) you obviously need to
 assure a buyer that you will honor the terms under which you are
 pricing and selling the print. Making your own print
 documentation/certification is straightforward and easy to do, IF 
ou
 keep organized and detailed records of your output. Keeping these
 detailed records can also help avoid the insurace claim nightmares
 mentioned on that site.
 At the end of the day, the buyer is depending on your  (or your
 representative's) reputation for integrity. As a buyer, if I didn't
 trust a particular artist, it wouldn't matter to me what
 "certification" they offered. By contrast, I've found that when
 selling my work directly, a little personal contact with the buyer
 goes a long way. The web is a fantastic tool for showing your work,
 but when it comes to purchases of art, I make a point to speak, via
 phone or in person with the buyer. In these conversations I give as
 much information about the work as possible, offer general 
uidance on
 handling and display, and explain that there will be signed
 documentation with each print. I've never yet had a buyer ask about
 how I will ensure the integrity of the edition, and I take that as 

 sign that they are confident in my integrity.
 -- 
 amadou diallo
 Author, Mastering Digital Black and White
 www.masteringdigitalbwbook.com



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