You should 'mount' the photograph flat, preferable with dry mount tissue; and 'matt' it with the edge of the window right up to the edge of that black border you wrote that you make on the print. Frame the photograph with plexiglass in the event the framed pic. might fall or be bumped, no glass to shatter. The frame: a Neilson brand choice of black or silver is the best choice for neutral attraction to anything but the print. Easy to assemble and easy to reuse. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christy" <christynyc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 9:02 PM Subject: first show > Hi folks - > > I've just had a few of my photos accepted in a group show. This is my first > show ever and we only have ten days to get our work in order, so I have a > few dumb questions for you all. I've gotten a list of specifications from > the gallery about different aspects of hanging and such, but none of these > issues were addressed. These are more "what is more commonly done" kinds of > things. Prints will be 16x20 and 20x24. > > 1. Should all the images be full frame? I usually print with the entire > image with a thin black border and remaining edge of the paper white, but is > that too casual for a show? Should I print the whole image or crop so there > is no border? > > 2. Should I frame with no white border - just the image going right up to > the edge of the frame? > > Sorry if these are silly questions - they're just things you never realize > you have to think about until you, you know, have to think about them. > > Thanks so much for any advice. > > Christy > www.christybright.com > >
