I want to send A4 and A3+ sized prints of photos from shows that I have designed the lighting for to the Directors and Designers of those shows, as a momento for them to hang on their walls. The plan being that every time they walk past the print they will (hopefully) think "Great photo ... great lighting ... must call John up so that we can work together again ..."
I have set up my Identity Plate to read: "John Bishop Lighting Design" and for it to print in the lower right corner of the print. However it looks very "printed on" and I think I would like it to look more like a hand written signature. I would be happy to actually sign the prints by hand, but don't know what kind of pen / marker I could use without risking spoiling the print, either at the time of writing or as the prints age.
The prints are A4 and A3+ pints on HP Advanced Glossy Photo Paper, and printed on my HP Photosmart Pro B918' printer.
Are there special markers I could use (I'm thinking silver, or grey or red) to do this?
Or should I:
many thanks,
John
I have set up my Identity Plate to read: "John Bishop Lighting Design" and for it to print in the lower right corner of the print. However it looks very "printed on" and I think I would like it to look more like a hand written signature. I would be happy to actually sign the prints by hand, but don't know what kind of pen / marker I could use without risking spoiling the print, either at the time of writing or as the prints age.
The prints are A4 and A3+ pints on HP Advanced Glossy Photo Paper, and printed on my HP Photosmart Pro B918' printer.
Are there special markers I could use (I'm thinking silver, or grey or red) to do this?
Or should I:
- continue to experiment with different fonts and opacities for my Identity Plate?
- use a plug-in to do this?
- reduce the signature to just my name?
- not sign the prints at all?
- sign the matt surrounding the print instead?
- sign the back of the print instead?
many thanks,
John