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Subject: [Leica] How do limited edition digital prints work?
From: imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 12:50:33 -0600
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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







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