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This is a new frame format for Submerging.The way that I have been framing my images doesn't fit with any of the standard print formats, so this is a scaled-down version of my new format. I'd like some feedback before I submit it to the print store, because I'd like some congruity between all my prints and want to settle on one format before the first one is sold.
Thanks!
Oh! And one other thing... I'm getting married in the next couple of months, and I do intend to change my name (I have my reasons, no need to discuss those here). If you were me, would you start putting the new name on these prints from the get go so as to avoid having to go back and rework things later? (Man, as much as I'm looking forward to the name change, it is going to be a pain to implement... I can understand why lots of women just keep their maiden name.)
...then again, perhaps you lucky people who buy the first prints with my maiden name on them will see their print value SKYROCKET when I become FAMOUS.
...probably not, though.
Thoughts?
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The framing format works fine. I would consider using a little bit larger title (but not that much larger) and a little bit smaller signature. (I think the sig should only be noticeable on second look)
Congrats on the upcoming marriage.
As far as the name goes, I think it's really a personal preference and I would personally be happy with whatever choice you made. (I am an admirer of your work in any case.) I can see that becoming "rich and famous" would be a serious concern as your talent becomes known to the world.
If it doesn't matter to you (either of you) I would choose the name that sounded best.
Jacqueline A. Lott - has a simple elegance to it.
Jacqueline A. Ashwell - probably okay if the A. is dropped.
Jacqueline A. Lott-Ashwell - seems a bit overdone (either way). May be a bit unfortunate if someone slurs their words.
To the extent that my opinion matters here - there it is.
I hope you won't be forgetting us when you do become FAMOUS!
Terry
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Thanks for the formatting opinions - I agree, and I'll probably tweak a bit more. Thanks also for the congrats on my pending marriage (yay). Thanks also for joking along with me on the rich and famous bit! And as for my name, I'm pretty much leaning toward Jacqueline Ashwell, no middle initial, for just the reason you mentioned - I like how it sounds. Seems to flow well.
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I can't say I think I am entirely joking about you becoming "rich and famous". You do have talent and a good eye too so you never know - maybe with a bit of luck and determination. 
I agree on Jacqueline Ashwell - it does have a nice flow to it.
Terry
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I didn't even consider retaining my maiden name when I got married .. don't think many do in Britain! But as far as your devs are concerned I'd keep the ones you do before your wedding with your maiden name and afterwards .. your married name or if you want to go double barrelled have both!!
Oh and the framing works fine as far as I'm concerned!
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Well, I'm looking at this purely on the print side of things - I'm fine with old deviations still reading Lott, but stuff I sell it seems like now's a good time to make things uniform. I'm sort of OCD like that (joking, but not entirely). While some people like to mix things up and keep things evolving, I'd like to decide on a simple, classic framing style that will work indefinitely right now - right down to the name on it. I could just as easily change it from Jacqueline A. Lott Photography to Isquiesque Prints or Exbealladocious Images or whatever (those aren't names I'm considering, mind you! 
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I don't know what advice to give you. When I get married I'm keeping my maiden name. I like Helms to much to let it go without a fight.
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Well, see, I'm fine with my name, but I like his better. We've discussed this, and he would prefer I keep Lott since he doesn't feel like I'm property or something to which he must lay claim, but then when I told him I just liked the sound of Jacqueline Ashwell better than Jacqueline A. Lott he was okay with that.
So I'm pretty sure I want to be an Ashwell both in name and spirit... the trick is, should I use Lott on my prints that I sell until I get married, even though I'm hopefully getting married in a month or so? (He's British, and we're waiting on immigration paperwork, so we don't have an exact date yet.)
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Well, as I've pointed out already (at great length and volume), I think the marriage ceremony itself is of little real consequence, except insofar as it lets us live together; the intent's what counts, so if you know you're going to anyway, I would see no particular reason for you not to use Ashwell from this point on. Unless you're expecting me to leave you at the altar-analogue, or something.
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You're not, right? I've done too much paperwork to have you do that!
(Oh, and also I would be sad to lose you. That too.)
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hmm... I think you could use Lott on your prints now, and there's no need to change it later. it's like an Courtney Cox-Arquette... on the DVD of the old seasons of friends she's Courtney Cox, and on the newer seasons she's Cox-Arquette. There's no need to change the old one, even if you start using the new one. That's my theory.
I hope the paperwork comes through soon, so you can get married soon!
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Hm... good point.
And thanks. I do, too. I've been apart from Sam for far too long.
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Well, here's the thing - if I preferred her surname to mine I'd be all about taking it, but we both prefer Ashwell to Lott. The question's more about the nom de plume issue - it'd probably be confusing, divide her work, etc. if she abruptly started using Jacqueline Ashwell, but at the same time it'd be a huge pain to find and replace the million places where she's listed as Jacqueline A. Lott.
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Just checking here, but you realise that the border for your prints need not be the same as that of your deviations? From what I've seen, most use different borders for prints // devs...
I like this framing. The frames you currently use for your deviations have a very unique style, but I'm not too sure how well they're suited for printing.
This retains the information (photographer, title) without being too brazen. You've also preserved your bordering style, but again, toned it down. I would perhaps use a slightly larger font size - the thin lines virtually dissapear in many places...
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Yeah, I realize I don't have to do any framing at all on the prints, but I'd rather like to.
I'm glad you like it. I do, too... might even start using it for my deviations. I wanted to keep the font somewhat small and unobtrusive, particularly so that on prints with longer titles the title and author still come nowhere near close to imposing on one another.
Also, this was scaled down, including the font, just to throw in scraps, from 3600x3000 to 1000x833. I'll adjust the font proportionally so that it works a little better this small and re-upload.
You replied pretty quickly (thanks!), and I edited the journal entry and scrap text to include a weird bit about how my name's about to change - what's your take on that?
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Of course... I didn't think of that (the image being larger)
As for the name... I'd keep it as it is, till it actually changes officially. No real reason for that, it's just what I would do.
Getting your name changed all over the place is a right pain in the arse, I've had it done a couple of times, and there's always something that pops up a couple of years down the line with your old name - causes much confusion :/
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Yeah, I'll probably leave the name as is until it changes. It's weird, though, every time I type or write Lott these days I think about how those days are numbered. I'm mixed still on whether or not to change it. I guess I still have a bit of time to consider.
Sam, for what it's worth, wants me to keep Lott. I just like his name better. heh
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Sounds like a plan 
Also seems like everyone except me wants you to keep it as it is.
Meh, I guess names just don't mean an awful lot to me. I'm on the third iteration of mine
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Yeah, I'm sort of surprised how overwhelmingly people think I should keep it the way it is - even after I marry in many cases. But I sort of want to be one or the other, across the board. I guess this'll require more thought.
Just out of curiosity, why are you on the third? Adoptions?
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No, just practicalities, mostly.
I was born Fehad Al-Ansari (Iraqi, btw)
Moved to Wales when I was 2, not too long after that I had it changed to Hoodi Al-Ansari. The name Fehad caused... troubles.
Then there were just all sorts of troubles with the surname. Places not accepting applications as Al-Ansari and telling me just to write Ansari, but then rejecting them 'cos the surname didn't match with legal documents. So I dropped the Al, which leaves me with Hoodi Ansari
The name Hoodi is pretty much made up. It's an innacurate, poor, and literal translation of the name Fehad (which means Cheetah
Somewhere inbetween I was fa-houdi, although that was never legalally binding.
The thing is, even now as "Hoodi Ansari" so many people can't get their heads around the name. They can't pronounce it, can't remember it etc... So I get called a myriad of different things. Some just odd pronounciation, some just whatever people feel like calling me.
So I guess that's why i'm not too fussed on names.
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Wow - that's quite the long story... a lifetime long. I have to admit, I had no idea your handle was your real name; I'd always wondered what it referred to. How's that for western ignorance?
So now I gotta ask - is it pronounced like those sweatshirts with hoods everyone's wearing these days? Or is the stress on the other syllable, or... well, please just let me know so I can say it and feel like I'm not butchering it!
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Heh. I didn't realise for quite a while that it's relatively common for people to have "artist" names. Aliases I can understand, but I'd not come across people who just have a different name altogethor for their art. So I didn't realise for ages that people assume that "Hoodi Ansari" is an "artist" name. As is somewhat evident, I didn't put an awful lot of thought into it. I didn't intend to stay here long...
I wouldn't really call it ignorance. You can't be blamed for not recognising a made up name. Perhaps if I were here as "Fehad"...
How to pronounce it. Hmmm. I've tried to relay this in words before, but I'm not very good at it. It's sort of similar to those sweatshirts with hoods - but the first cyllable is different. More Who-Dee as opposed to Hoo-Dee (this being the hooded sweater).
The best are my teachers. They see my name and pronounce it like the hooded sweatshirt, but with a thick Welsh accent. I can't describe what it sounds like, but it's amusing. Or at least, it is at first. When they still do it 5 years later (and when you periodically correct them) it gets a little tiresome.
Day-to-day life can be a little odd with an Arabic name, especially one like mine. I was in the bank today, just doing banky things, and as I went to leave the cashier called me back - she had to check that I was who I said I was, check name address etc... - but she had been too unsure, and in turn embarrased about my name to say it. In the end she just spat it out, and wasn't too far off. We both just laughed.
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I didn't intend to stay here long...
Glad you did. And thanks for the pronunciation lesson, Hoodi!
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no worries
Did you say that out loud?
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Well, not the whole sentence, but your name, yes.
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I'm of the opinion that it's more hassle than it's worth to change your name on every deviation, listing of your IF pieces, etc. etc., so regardless of whether you change your legal name it'd make more sense to keep using Lott as a nom de plume.
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But the whole point of changing it from Lott is that it doesn't have quite the ring... I'm not saying I'd go back and change my IF stuff. It was written, after all, my Miss Lott. I'm just talking about from here on out.
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Duh, you just want feedback... I'd not spotted the journal entry when I saw this
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