I use a fine point permanent marker. Sometimes on the front, sometimes on the back. Usually not on the image but on the border. Is that bad? Lea the most wonderful things in life aren't things On Feb 25, 2011, at 9:16 AM, David Dyer-Bennet <dd-b@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Thu, February 24, 2011 17:20, Christopher Strevens wrote: >> I was taught to sign in pencil. Until recently I had photos taken of me as >> a >> baby by a local photographer in Wimbledon that were signed in pencil and >> the >> inscription is visible and the print is still good. > > That was the usual advice in the fiber-base days. The papers I print on > mostly these days (inkjet) don't seem to take pencil marks very well; > hardly at all, in fact. > > -- > David Dyer-Bennet, dd-b@xxxxxxxx; http://dd-b.net/ > Snapshots: http://dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/data/ > Photos: http://dd-b.net/photography/gallery/ > Dragaera: http://dragaera.info >
