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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / August 2005Easy, inexpensive gifts
I recently had some photos matted and framed for a show, and it ain't cheap. When I wanted to make a gift for someone, without the high price, I simply found a nice frame, printed the photo smaller than the frame, so the excess photo paper around the edges looked like a matt, signed it, and put it into the frame. In other words, you get an 8x10 frame, print the photo about 5x7 in the center of an 8.5x11 sheet, and then trim the sheet to 8x10. Or, get an 8.5 x 11 frame and you won't have to trim anything. Very inexpensive, but very nice, personal housewarming gift for anyone. The trick is to use a nice premade frame, not a cheap piece of junk. And using a matt finish paper will help, so the white around the edges of the photo looks more like mattboard and isn't shiny. Sheldon > Very inexpensive, but very nice, personal housewarming gift for anyone. > The > trick is to use a nice premade frame, not a cheap piece of junk. And > using a matt finish paper will help, so the white around the edges of the > photo looks more like mattboard and isn't shiny. A great place to pick up cheap frame is the local goodwill type store. most have a huge stock of used frame, many of which are of good quality. I picked up a dozen or so yesterday and spent about $25.  SignatureStacey > > Very inexpensive, but very nice, personal housewarming gift for anyone. > > The [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Stacey A place I recenlty found to mount and frame photos is the local craft store. They have supplies to mount and frame your photos, make your own matte, etc. I only found out about this because I was looking for foam board to mount photos on. The craft store has all the framing supplies for the do-it-yourselfer to matte, mount and frame a photo. This may help if you are attempting to frame odd size prints like 11x17 or 13x19 (Ink Jet Prints). roland >> > Very inexpensive, but very nice, personal housewarming gift for anyone. >> > The [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > roland Yeah, I should be making my own mattes. I have generally found the cost of frames to be the highest cost component, for quality wood frames. The cost of a matte, commerically precut and found in packages is not all the high, at only $2 each in a very rapid search on the web! I personally think the digital printed 'matte' as a silly cheap looking substitute for a real matte which truly dresses things up!!! >I have generally found the cost of frames to be the highest cost > component, for quality wood frames. The cost of a matte, commerically > precut and found in packages is not all the high, at only $2 each in a > very rapid search on the web! I personally think the digital printed > 'matte' as a silly cheap looking substitute for a real matte which > truly dresses things up!!! I agree, but if the shot is a good one you will be drawn to the pic and not to the matte. >I recently had some photos matted and framed for a show, and it ain't cheap. >When I wanted to make a gift for someone, without the high price, I simply [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Sheldon Yes, but the idea of a mat is not just for presentation, it's also for preservation. I don't know where you live, but where I live if I put a photo or any other type of print up against glass it would probably last about one humid season. One wet spring or humid summer would pretty much be the end of it. The purpose of the top mat is to keep the print at least 1/16" away from the glass. >>I recently had some photos matted and framed for a show, and it ain't >>cheap. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > pretty much be the end of it. The purpose of the top mat is to keep > the print at least 1/16" away from the glass. Fortunately it's very dry here, but I did think about that. > I recently had some photos matted and framed for a show, and it ain't cheap. > When I wanted to make a gift for someone, without the high price, I simply [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > a matt finish paper will help, so the white around the edges of the photo > looks more like mattboard and isn't shiny. Letting the photo surface touch the glass isn't ideal for long-term survival of the print -- but that's not terribly important for the use you describe, to many people. SignatureDavid Dyer-Bennet, <mailto:dd-b@dd-b.net>, <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/> RKBA: <http://noguns-nomoney.com/> <http://www.dd-b.net/carry/> Pics: <http://dd-b.lighthunters.net/> <http://www.dd-b.net/dd-b/SnapshotAlbum/> Dragaera/Steven Brust: <http://dragaera.info/> Much of which is still down Another issue with letting photos touch the glass...if the photo is on glossy paper, the rainbows of moires can appear where the print touches the glass. I frankly don't know if ink prints on the surface of photo paper as less prone to this effect than photographic emulsions with the image in the emulsion. > I recently had some photos matted and framed for a show, and it ain't cheap. > When I wanted to make a gift for someone, without the high price, I simply [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sheldon It's not just a nice housewarming gift. One of my suppliers I deal at work is an avid photographer. He mounted one of his own pictures and custom painted a nice wood frame and gave it to me as a Christmas present. After 8 Christmases, this is still my favorite gift. Hopefully, one day, I'll be proficient enough to do the same. -- Slack >> I recently had some photos matted and framed for a show, and it ain't >> cheap. When I wanted to make a gift for someone, without the high price, [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > -- > Slack Cool, and I'll bet your good enough now. Just concentrate on one subject for awhile. I happen to live in a great location for sunsets, so I now have a pretty large collection, and my skills just get better with a little help from this group. |
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