Label Photo Bulletin For Free

It's a good idea to prepare some good-looking labels or small signs with: The title of the photo. The name of the maker (that would be you) The year the image was made. Some contact information (optional) Some pricing information (optional)

Use pencil for labeling: Pencil lead #1 or #2 is the museum gold standard for labeling anything on paper, because it is soft and erasable. Don't press too hard, because it will leave a depression on the reverse side. If the photograph is glossy or slick, we recommend a Stabilo-brand pencil, which is darker and softer.

If you can, use a soft lead pencil to write information?including who's in a photo, the date it was taken, the occasion, and where it was taken?on the back of a photograph (where the information will never become separated from the image). Soft lead is important because hard lead pencils will leave an indentation.

Store paper items in a clean storage area where you can keep the temperature and relative humidity (RH) moderate and stable. 68 degrees Farenheit or less and between 30-40%. Lower temperature is best for color photos. High (RH) and temperature speed decay; low humidity can crack, peel, or curl photos.

Regular sharpies are definitely not acid free. My mom, not knowing about photo-safe pens at the time, used sharpie in some of my photo albums and there is yellow discoloration around the writing. RE: Darksideme: Regular sharpies are definitely not acid free.

It's a good idea to prepare some good-looking labels or small signs with: The title of the photo. The name of the maker (that would be you) The year the image was made. Some contact information (optional) Some pricing information (optional)

The classic convention for titling an image is to identify the subject (name the person, place or thing) and add the date of creation: if it's a photograph use the date of exposure; if it's a painting use the date of completion; if it's a composite photograph default to the latter; if it's an image of a historic event ...