Framing snapshots and creating calendars and coffee mugs with your images can be fun, but have you ever considered producing your own limited edition art prints? An art print conveys quality and creativity and by limiting the number of prints produced, you establish value to your series. 
It isn’t necessary to be a professional artist, photographer, or print maker to produce professional-looking results. All you need is a digital camera, computer, printer, special paper, a pencil and a desire to express your creativity.
Art Prints are a great way to share your photos. They make beautiful personal gifts, lucrative crafts to sell, or eye-catching decoration.
In this tip you’ll learn how to create your own limited edition art prints the easy way. We won’t be tackling anything too technical, just a few basics about choosing a subject, setting up your camera, taking a great picture, adjusting your image with computer software, and then successfully printing and displaying your image. Are you ready?
CHOOSE A SUBJECT
Whether it’s a person, place or thing, choose something to photograph that is meaningful and beautiful to you. If you intend to sell your prints, consider locations and objects as your subjects and think about creating images that evoke a human emotion or convey a concept. For example, a new spring plant signifies growth and fresh new beginnings, a calm lake at sunset represents serenity and peace, a group of pears in a bowl may suggest togetherness, while the vast expanse of a landscape could be interpreted as freedom or loneliness. The list is endless, so explore, unleash your creativity, and experiment.
A foggy day at the beach gives this image a mysterious, yet intimate feel. The horizontal composition and the diagonal of the water line directs your eye through the scene. Taken at ISO 200; f/1.4; 1/1600 sec. with a Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens (image © Erin Manning)
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