Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Dec 22, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Jim Nichols wrote: > Thanks, George, for pointing out the details that I never considered. > Subject: Re: [Leica] How do limited edition digital prints work? > >> On Dec 21, 2012, at 10:19 PM, Adam Bridge wrote: >> >>> Not that I'm in any way likely to create a limited edition set of >>> digital prints but can someone explain the rules? >>> >>> If you make a series of images from an original digital frame, are you >>> from then on forbidden from revisiting that frame again? It would seem >>> to me that you would be, but I just wanted to be sure. >>> >>> Thanks for any answers. If this is too off-topic I apologize. >> >> I'd think it helpful to consider the art print tradition >> from which the Limited Edition concept originated. >> >> Long before photographic prints >> prints were made from: >> engraved metal plates >> etched metal plates >> lithographic stones >> and >> carved wood blocks. >> >> The print processes required the prints were the same size as the plates, >> stones and blocks. >> As the plates, stones and blocks were developed by the artist/printmaker >> they pulled "artists proofs" to see how the work was progressing. >> The artists proofs were generally numbered with roman numerals. In my actual "art print" world I've mostly printed, and numbered, and signed "artists proofs" with roman numerals. (with a very few limited editions up to 25) I've found that keeping a record of how many "artists proofs" I've made of any particular image is limited enough in my very limited exposure. We're not talking about thousands here, or even hundreds, I rarely get to AP VII, VIII or IX. I figure that by sticking with AP numbers (Artists Proof) I can always do an "edition" in the future, if an image were so in demand, or gallery, museum or publisher requested such. If one commits to an edition - before market demand actually requires such a decision It may become regretted commitment. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist