What does Limited Edition (LE) actually mean?
A Limited Edition will likely be different from one artist to another. This is how I define a Limited Edition: The LE number is the total number of signed and numbered prints that I will release of a particular image. Along with your printed image will come a “Certificate of Authenticity” sticker with the print’s name, date of creation, my signature and the number in the LE. After all the prints in an edition are sold, that image will then be retired. However, I will always sell the image for stock purposes (editorial, advertising, etc.) . This is a common practice in this field. I will also leave open the option use the image to make posters, note cards, and other product related items, none of which will be in editions. I am an artist before a photographer and want my images to be respected as art and want the purchaser to know they are buying a print that will not be mass produced, no matter how popular the work becomes. This may cause me to sell less than the photographer next to m
