lost my amateur status

[JoeFriday]

I sold my first print today to a coworker.

an 8x10 matted and framed.. now I'm wondering what the typical format is for adding the title and signature.. a little help, please?

 

[sooner]

Congratulations, that's cool. What camera and film did you use?

 

[JoeFriday]

Contax T (38mm sonnar) and Fuji NPS160 handheld around 1/30th at f5.6

 

[dmr]

Congrats, Joe! 🙂

 

[SteveM(PA)]

Looks good! I think Gabriel once posted fairly detailed sig instructions. The Science of Sleep is quite an emotional rollercoaster...did you like it?

 

[jan normandale]

sign in pencil on the back, add title if any and number it. Stick all this into a record keeping folder... just in case you're the NBT!

 

[dcsang]

Well done Brett.
I somewhat identify with the green neon in that image.. 😉

Dave

 

[feenej]

Most people don't like how I like the signature, but I like silver paint pen in a dark area in the left or right hand corner for the signature. I would ask the customer about the title. Most people probably don't want that on their print, but I would.

 

[Uncle Bill]

Congrats Bret on your first sale.

 

[cp_ste.croix]

Congrats Brett!

 

[fraley]

Congratulations! Good to hear you are getting your work out there.

 

[FrankS]

Congrats! Don't forget your roots and us little people! 🙂

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Good image, Brett!

Now, sign it with a title on the left, and your name on the right (at least, that's how a gallery owner told me to do it), on the matting area, not on the photograph, with the number and edition in the middle. Use pencil, and preferably a soft one (they write in a darker tone). Hence, the format would be like this:

"Title of photograph" 1/50 Your signature

If this is a unique print, just skip the number and edition.

Good job! Now, go ahead and check with an accountant whether you can buy gear and deduct it from your taxes as a business expense! 🙂

 

[JoeFriday]

thanks everyone!

Francisco, your info is what I was recalling.. I'll probably go that direction

 

[JoeFriday]

Looks good! I think Gabriel once posted fairly detailed sig instructions. The Science of Sleep is quite an emotional rollercoaster...did you like it?

Steve, I didn't even see the movie.. I just have a habit of taking photos of that particular marquee whenever I'm in that area

the theater is very unique in several ways:

it is considered the only theater in the United States that has an interior motif that is strictly East Indian

it contains a working pipe organ that is the largest in any US theater

it is the location of the longest running offering of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (ongoing since 1978)

and it was the venue for the very first on-stage performance of the Violent Femmes.. the story is that the Pretenders were appearing one evening, but their opening act couldn't make it, so they grabbed some popular street performers outside and put them on stage

 

[jan normandale]

ummm yeah and what Francisco said if you mat the print. If you mat it remember to use archival quality mats, and use a good mat cutter like a Logan etc. Unless you have done this ... don't start on the first one. Take a class on matting sometime. More to it than it appears on the surface.

I knew you'd be famous someday... just not in fishing ;- )

cheers, J

 

[JoeFriday]

yep, I used to matte and frame dozens of photos at my old job.. I have a Logan matte cutter.. and I agree that it requires some practice, even for a simple rectangular cutout

jan, are you sure you don't mean 'infamous'?

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Good image, Brett!

Now, sign it with a title on the left, and your name on the right (at least, that's how a gallery owner told me to do it), on the matting area, not on the photograph, with the number and edition in the middle. Use pencil, and preferably a soft one (they write in a darker tone). Hence, the format would be like this:

"Title of photograph" 1/50 Your signature

If this is a unique print, just skip the number and edition.

Good job! Now, go ahead and check with an accountant whether you can buy gear and deduct it from your taxes as a business expense! 🙂

Absolutely right. I have been in about 30 exhibits and exhibited over 150 photographs, all done that way. There are a couple exceptions. You can't use pencil on a glossy paper, so either use a permanent black felt-tip pen with a very fine point to title and sign the front, or sign the back with pencil (for fiber base glossy). If you signed the back of the print its acceptable to sign on the mat under the image using pencil so a title and sig. shows when framed. If you sign the front of the print, cut the mat so that its bigger than the print area so the signiture and title can be seen....I leave 1/4 inch around the top and sides and 3/4 or 1 inch at the bottom to allow the title and signiture.

 

[DougK]

Congratulations, Brett! I saw that photo on Flickr the other day and thought it would make an excellent print. Nice to know I was right.