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Commercially Produced Prints

Posted by Jim Kramer on February 1, 2013 at 11:11am in Art Show Information and Discussions

One of the shows I am interested in applying for states "No commercially produced prints". Does this refer to mass produced prints (like those 'posters' you see of Ansel Adams' work), or does it mean that prints cannot be made at a commercial lab (like MPIX etc.). My work shows very well using a process where it it printed directly on to a piece of aluminum. There are only a few labs that I know of that can even do this kind of work, and it's very expensive (compared to a normal print). Would that be considered a commerically produced print?

Thanks for all responses in advance!

-Jim

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  • Jim Kramer February 4, 2013 at 11:42am

    I received word from the folks running the event. They said that this was not a problem.

    Thanks for all replies!

    -Jim

  • Vincent von Frese February 1, 2013 at 12:29pm

    My point of view is they are referring to hand prints like lithography, wood cuts, silk screening, etc. as opposed to work printed on color presses or computers. When it is photography there is hand developed reproductions as opposed to digital prints performed by a digital and or cad printer.......machine made.

    Vince

  • Larry Berman February 1, 2013 at 11:51am
    My recommendation is to ignore the question. If they used the word prints, it doesn't apply to photographers. It means reproductions.

    Larry Berman
    • Jim Kramer > Larry Berman February 1, 2013 at 12:23pm

      Thanks. I already sent in my application... so I took your advice in advance. I happened to see that provision when I was looking at the set-up dates on the Zapp site, and it got me to thinking I may have wasted the app fee. Not a big deal... but I worry about stupid stuff like that. I need to relax more.

      :-)

  • Dave Hinde February 1, 2013 at 11:36am

    Good question.  I'm also a photographer and I do a lot of my own printing.  I also print for other people, does that make me a commercial printer?  That would mean all my prints were done by a commercial printer. 

    I think what they are trying to say is no mass produced prints, where you'd run off 100 or more and wholesale them to stores. 

    I have seen photos on Aluminum and it is a nice touch if done right. 

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