 Justin G. |
Ink on back of photo? Yes/no?? Been shooing tons of B&W and developing/printing in the darkroom at the local college. Well anyways I've got a lot of 11x14's and 8x10's and things and I was wondering ... I want to put a copyright symbol on the back of them in case any friends want to buy one or I'm just giving them away or something. I heard to go to like Office Depot and get one of those rubber stamps made and use that. Well I'm thinking...is there any acid or anything in the inks that will damage the photo or do you think it will bleed through?? I just want something simple like Justin Goeden © 2005. Do you think this is safe or will it damage the paper? I'm using Kodak's paper, resin coated. Thanks so much. .justin.
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BetterPhoto Member |
Justin, I stamp the backs of my wallets. I bought special ink for photographs that won't damage them or rub off. check out this link. It's not where I bought it and I can't vouch for the site, but it was one of the first ones that came up when I googled it. http://www.carolinastamp.com/markIIkitinfo.htm amber
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Justin G. |
Thanks Amber
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Bunny Snow |
I bought a stamp at Office Depot, but chose not to use it. Instead, I bought a press that embosses my name and copyright symbol into the image in the lower corner. It looks and works better and is more professional. Be careful about the size you use if you choose to make a stamp, and be certain the ink will not run or transfer from one image to another, if the images are stacked. Voice of experience. ~Bunny
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Michelle Ross |
Susan did you get your embosser at Office Depot? If so how much was it and how many letters will it hold?
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Melissa L. Zavadil |
The embosser sounds really interesting. Do you have different sizes for your photos? I would think you would have to: wallet verses 24X36 etc...
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BetterPhoto Member |
see this thread http://www.betterphoto.com/forms/qnaDetail.php?threadID=18457
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Bunny Snow |
I did not buy my embosser at Office Depot. I found them over-priced. They said they undercharged me on the stamp pad and wanted to charge more. I was about to give it back to them. I bought the embosser locally. The address of Quick Stamp and Sign Mfg looks like it may be where I went, I just don't recognize the name. Howewver, they have a web site, http://www.qrstamp.com/ When I'm in that neck of the woods, I'll ask them if they are online.
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Bunny Snow |
The rectangular embosser at: http://www.engravecon.com/embossers.htm is what I have. But I only used a couple lines. In the lower right hand section of the print (3 1/2x5, 4x5, 5x7, 8x10, 11x14) --(16x20 or 20x24 may need larger type), I emboss my name with a copyright symbol, such as: (C) Copyright (date) What my former employers have done was use their place of business and the city or city and state, such as: House of Photography or Both embossed through gold leaf their studio name and city. Of course, cheapskates may cut it off and then copy your work anyway. This is why I also use a small, but permanent ink stamp on the back that says Honest people will not copy. Dishonest people will ignore everything you try to do. But, it's still more professional, I think, to announce your name in legible but relatively small letters in an embossed stamp.
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