Adding foiled-text to a digital print???

[joshodonnell]

I don't know if what I'm asking for here is even possible, but I thought I'd

throw this question out there and see... Here's the situtation.

 

I am volunteering my time and services for a charity auction that my soon-to-

be-in-laws help put on. It's a semi-formal affair that raises over $200K for

a local group-home assocation. My plan is to set up a backdrop near the

registration table and take portraits of couples and basically anyone who

wants a portrait. I am then going to offer 5x7" and 8x10" prints for sale and

I'll donate all the proceeds back to the charity organization. The organizers

of the event would like for me to have the option to print the name of the

event, date, etc across the bottom of each portrait. Obviously I could do

this very easily in PS. However, I was wondering if there were any online

print services that will add the text I want using a foil-stamp of some sort?

I don't know exactly what it is called, but I want the lettering to be done

with foil or something similar that will stand out a little more than simply

adding the text to the digital image and printing it like that. I currently

use WHCC for my prints but I haven't found this option with them. Anyone have

any suggestions???

 

Thanks!

[alec_myers]

I'm thinking that proper foil blocking is done with a custom-made die patterned with the text/logo, and carried out on a very different kind of machine than you might expect to find in a large photolab!

[twmeyer]

Get a company like Collector's Gallery (collectorsgallery.org) or Taprell Loomis (tap-usa.com) to print some custom folios for you (silver or gold foil printing). It will protect the prints and look very professional. You should also get a stamp with your name, email and web address on it and stamp the back of every folio (if you use white) or have labels printed(if you use dark folios). You never know what opportunity may arise... t

[patricklavoie]

Keep it simple; do it in photoshop.

 

Ask people to give there adress, fill a form and add your shot number to the info, that way when you create a template in CS you will only have to change the name of the person, and with the shot number on there info, you will make sure you dont make a mistake. Then you print and send the print to them in a nice rigid envelope. Include the price of stamp and envelop in your fee.