Too Pretentious?

[ric_easton]

<p>I am thinking of offering prints on my site that have a title and my name under the pic in a fake matted area, like this...<br>

Is this way too pretentious? Like I think I'm Ansel Adams? Or is it a decent way to get my name/brand out there for other folks who may see the print framed and displayed somewhere?<br>

<img src="http://www.rixfotos.com/RE-Photography.jpg" alt="" /></p>

[Charles_Webster]

<p>That's OK for a poster advertising your business, but for a framed print for sale, no way.<br>

For a framed print sign the front and put the copyright notice and business info on the back, maybe on a sticker</p>

<p><Chas></p>

[ric_easton]

<p>Thanks Charles!</p>

<p>What about just the fake matte? Anything wrong with that? They could still have it professionally matted if that's what they preferred or just framed as is...<br>

<img src="http://www.rixfotos.com/Fake_Matte-.jpg" alt="" /></p>

<p>Thoughts are welcome!</p>

[Charles_Webster]

<p>Mats have a purpose in that they keep the surface of the photo from touching the glass of the frame, so if you're selling prints for framing, they should always be matted. I don't know what someone would do with a print with a printed-on mat? Few people just stick an unmounted and unframed print on the wall.<br>

If you're asking about posting them online, then the false mat and drop shadow works fine, but may be a moot point if your gallery software adds it for you (as does mine at www.guitarphotography.com).<br>

<Chas></p>

 

[craig_shearman1]

<p>I think what you have here is perfectly fine. It's exactly what is seen every day as posters being sold in gift shops and elsewhere. So why not sell them directly yourself and cut out the middleman? There is no problem, IMHO, in selling them with the "fake" matt. A buyer who wants to frame them with an actual matt has the option of matting them to show just the picture or to include your name, just as they would in framing any other photo.</p>

[jim_jones3]

<p>Standard size images printed on oversize paper to fit a standard frame provide a convenient means for customers to mat and frame to match their own environment. There is less advantage in providing images in non-standard size; they may require more expensive matting and framing. I individually sign prints in the blank area between image and mat; it is more personal than printed information.</p>

[david_henderson]

<p>If you're intending the images to be viewed as posters, and price them accordingly then I think its fine. If OTOH you see these as fine art photographs and price them accordingly then I'd expect buyers to prefer something rather more subtle and personal - and as others have suggested a mount/matte to put them straight into a frame of their choice.</p>

[Ian Taylor]

<p>For a $15 poster it's OK, but not for a fine art print.</p>

[ric_easton]

Thanks for the advice guys. On another note, does anyone know where I can get posters printed up fairly inexpensively? I looked over

at Kinkos/FedEx and they are more expensive than what Nations Photo Lab is charging me for prints!