Ink jet on canvas may offer the plyability you need. I would soak rag mount board. Dry it on the bowed glass as someone suggested and attach the canvas to that. I'm always surprised at the craft stuff I've run across at Hobby Lobby, and Michaels. Maybe a chunk of styrofoam could be shaped with a hand rasp to suite. Did anyone find a source for bowed glass? AZ Build a 120/35mm Lookaround! The Lookaround Book. Now an E-book. http://www.panoramacamera.us > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [SPAM] Re: Oval Frame > From: Roger Eichhorn <eichhorn@xxxxxx> > Date: Mon, December 10, 2007 12:47 am > To: List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students > <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > My question seems to have morphed into reminiscences of similar > experiences. That's fine, as it has introduced a new topic, but it > doesn't answer my question! > Roger > On 9 Dec 2007, at 11:14 PM, Guy Glorieux wrote: > > > > > > 2007/12/9, lea murphy <lea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: It belonged to my > > maternal grandmother and for as > > long as I can remember I hoped to some day have it. When my > > grandmother went into a nursing home she asked me to take the portrait > > which was of her mother, give it a home and love it. It gives me joy > > to own it. > > > > Lucky you, Lea. I happen to have a digital copy of a picture of my > > grandmother as a child with her own mother (late 1890's). I keep > > it in a family album for my children and grand children so that > > they can understand their roots. > > > > Sadly, in a matter of one generation, this world has been losing > > its historical roots as it became internationalized and > > instantaneous. (In many instances, history is actually being > > silently rewritten to fit the romantic requirements of film-makers > > and other story tellers...). > > > > Not too long ago, my next door neighbor sold his apartment to move > > back to his home town, Toronto. One morning, I saw a big pile of > > things he threw away as he was preparing his move. On top was two > > ancient family photo albums. I decided to pick them up and keep > > them with other photographic images of the past that I collect. I > > just felt that the people pictured in these albums deserved some > > protection against being disposed of in a garbage dump. I repeated > > this action on a different occasion when a landlord evacuated all > > the junk from an apartment nearby which had been abandoned for some > > reason. > > > > Respecting the curved oval photograph, I saw one some years ago and > > was also puzzled by the process. The picture was printed on heavy > > stock and I figured that it was left to dry on a mold. > > > > Regards, > > > > Guy > > > > > > > >
