Presenting Photo Images - Framing for a Gallery Presentation
As part of our course we have been presented with a great opportunity - to display our work in a public environment.
The space and time was secured by one our colleagues - thank you Ian.
There were a number of decisions to be agreed on -
- The number of prints that each of us could display
- The size of the prints and the frame
- The style of frame
- The finish of the image
We agreed through a majority vote for a lustre feel to the finished prints, and a standardised frame and mount to give a professional, uniform visual to the display.
All images were sized to 16in by 12 a good size to ensure that the images remain visible from a distance - and downloaded onto a memory stick - this allowed Ian to send all the prints to the pinter as a batch order - reducing the cost per print. The printers used were an on-line company. This company was recommended by Ian as he had used them before and found the printing quality to be of a high standard and the turnaround time speedy.
Having co-ordinated the purchase of the frames and the prints we spent our evening mounting the pictures into the frames. Sounds simple but it was not without frustration and injury!
The frames came boxed and wrapped in cellophane.
The first job was to remove the back from the frame to expose the mount. This involved lifting the a number of metal clasps to release the chipboard backing frame. This was best done with a metal ruler or scissors - not your thumbs and nails like me (which caused me to bleed!) as shown in the images below.
The use of masking tape meant that the image can easily be removed without damaging it, and by only taping one edge it allowed the image to breathe and not be trapped against the frame.
Countering the dust was the hardest job and saw me remove the image more that a dozen times to blow on the screen to get rid of of the smallest speck that would dive you to distraction. Next time I will be better prepared with a gentle cleaning cloth.
Once satisfied that the image was positioned correctly and all dust removed the back could be replaced and the metal clasps resealed (which in itself could add more dust!)
In summary - framing requires extreme care and patience but the results are worth it.
All images were sized to 16in by 12 a good size to ensure that the images remain visible from a distance - and downloaded onto a memory stick - this allowed Ian to send all the prints to the pinter as a batch order - reducing the cost per print. The printers used were an on-line company. This company was recommended by Ian as he had used them before and found the printing quality to be of a high standard and the turnaround time speedy.
Having co-ordinated the purchase of the frames and the prints we spent our evening mounting the pictures into the frames. Sounds simple but it was not without frustration and injury!
The frames came boxed and wrapped in cellophane.
The first job was to remove the back from the frame to expose the mount. This involved lifting the a number of metal clasps to release the chipboard backing frame. This was best done with a metal ruler or scissors - not your thumbs and nails like me (which caused me to bleed!) as shown in the images below.
Once the backing frame was removed the photo could be mounted directly onto the cream mount. The trick here was to ensure that as little dust as possible was trapped between the print and the perspex glass and to position the picture correctly within the frame.
We secured the images using a light masking tape across the top of the image only - as demonstrated below.
The use of masking tape meant that the image can easily be removed without damaging it, and by only taping one edge it allowed the image to breathe and not be trapped against the frame.
Countering the dust was the hardest job and saw me remove the image more that a dozen times to blow on the screen to get rid of of the smallest speck that would dive you to distraction. Next time I will be better prepared with a gentle cleaning cloth.
Once satisfied that the image was positioned correctly and all dust removed the back could be replaced and the metal clasps resealed (which in itself could add more dust!)
In summary - framing requires extreme care and patience but the results are worth it.
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