Sure, a digital might not last any longer than a watercolor, but a
good quality inkjet print will last as long as an RC chemical print
under glass. For most of my audience I get around the whole thing
by selling enlargements from my scanned or digitally acquired shots
that are printed onto RC paper through the Fuji and Kodak machines.
I get complete control over the crop, the color balance, all the
manipulations I might like, and the customer gets the familiar thing
they think is a "Photograph" - namely a matte or glossy RC print.
Generally I include a bio statement on the back of the backboard, and
if the print comes from a gallery I include an info sheet for the
gallery owner. If I sell the print myself, I generally talk over the
processes with the buyers.
And larger has to cost more, because the print, the mat and the
backboard cost more, as will the glass and the frame.
Finally, if you don't sign your mats as well as put some
identification on the back of the print, when you do become famous
the owner of the print won't know they have one by you. Nor will
some subsequent user know where to get a bigger one, or who to
contact for publication permission.
Good business practice is to leave a paper trail and produce a
desirable product.
--
Emily L. Ferguson
mailto:elf@xxxxxxxx
508-563-6822
New England landscapes, wooden boats and races, press photography
http://www.vsu.cape.com/~elf/
