Tag Archives: Framing
Photo Framing Follow-up
After the blog post on Wednesday, and the number of comments received, I thought that the next podcast would be well served to discuss the idea behind matting and framing in more detail. As luck would have it, that podcast just went live earlier this afternoon! You can catch the podcast over at the Personal Life Media site here: Learning Digital Photography Here’s the Show Notes: In this latest episode of Learning Digital Photography, the Grand Prize winner from the September $500 giveaway is announced, and the October contest opens up – ready for your entries. The theme this time … Continue reading
Framing your work
Framing your work can be an expensive proposition. Once you get an archival mat, conservation glass, and a custom frame created for your print – you can start spending upwards of $100 for something as small as an 8×10 print. Depending on what it is you want to accomplish though, you could easily be spending as little as $10 per print to mat and frame. Here’s a few things to consider, and some explanations why: Classics are called classics for a reason – they work! I like classic looks, and the museum style frame suits that look – a thin … Continue reading
Great Scott, Mat, and Contests, Oh My!
Heh, cheesy headline, but they all seam together on this week’s episode of Learning Digital Photography! Yup, the podcast is done, and for those that didn’t catch my Twitter tease, this week I had the distinct pleasure of talking with none other than Scott Bourne on the show! If you don’t know who Scott Bourne is, then you’re living in a cave. Scott is a regular contributor to Mac Break Weekly, This Week in Photography, and owner/operator of PhotoFocus. You can find him there, via his Bourne Media Group online presence and a bazillion other places like Photoshop World, Aperture … Continue reading
Printing, matting, and framing your pictures
As I’ve recently moved to outsourcing my printing to Mpix, I’ve had to adjust my work flow accordingly. Prior to the Mpix migration, I had a set of sizes that I would print to, that allowed for matting and framing while not cutting into the picture itself. That set of procedures has been to print on the next largest paper size, which allows me to apply a mat to a photo before framing it. So, I had the following defined printing outputs: So, what does this mean when using an online resource like Mpix? Well, since they usually print borderless … Continue reading
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