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Best way to mount a image for matting? I like to offer my images to fellow employees and cleints as gifts. When I do this I buy a matt to protect the image and make it ready for their framing. Sometimes I note once they are matted and put into a clear bag, alog with board backing, or in a frame I will notice (the people usually dont though) that every once in a while an image may have a single to sometimes a few minor waves across the top of the picture where I have tried to tape it to the matting...... what is the best way to mount a image to the matting so it does not do this, and what cause this sometimes..heat? to much tension on tape??...to much tape??.use magic tape bead part way across top?...a magic tape bead all the way across the top?...some sort of adhesive or mounting tape on backer board...or what....any help or suggstions apprecaited..
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Daryl, Tape is a really bad thing for photographs. Try photo corners. Check Light Impressions for a variety of archival ways to mount a photograph. I give my clients prints at the end of the year also! Thanks, John
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daryllucarelli.com - Daryl R. Lucarelli Contact Daryl R. Lucarelli Daryl R. Lucarelli's Gallery |
Thanks John for your response....at first I thought of the photo corners like the little black things my grandmother used when I was a kid to make her photo album....and I kind of chuckled and thought the reply was a joke.....then I reread your reply to day to see how "I" had misunderstood what you were trying to point out to me....further looked into your course, your outline, etc etc and notice your professionalism and sincerity of thought...thanks... I will look into these corners and maybe your class althogh this time of year may not be good for me...thanks again.....one tag o question though is do these corners keep the print from "floating around" between the matt and backing and I do not see how they could keep the image flat against the matt board while they are "cornered" down to the backing? Maybe that is not a fair question and I should take the course to see...but I had to ask.. thanks again for your time and thoughts..
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Daryl, When the conservator that I consult with first told me about photo corners I had the same vision you did. There are a few differences between modern corners and the old ones, primarily that the materials won’t react with photographs and the new corners are clear. I really like using these with ink-jet prints because I have borders on the print. The borders allow me to use the corners with out showing the corners in the mat opening. If you frame the image the pressure from the frame will keep the image from floating around. When I deliver a print that is matted but not framed, I attach the window mat to the under mat to keep things from moving around. If I am working with a traditional black and white silver print I will still use a dry mount press, but otherwise I use corners. Thanks, John
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John H. Siskin |
Hi Daryl, When the conservator that I consult with first told me about photo corners I had the same vision you did. There are a few differences between modern corners and the old ones, primarily that the materials won’t react with photographs and the new corners are clear. I really like using these with ink-jet prints because I have borders on the print. The borders allow me to use the corners with out showing the corners in the mat opening. If you frame the image the pressure from the frame will keep the image from floating around. When I deliver a print that is matted but not framed, I attach the window mat to the under mat to keep things from moving around. If I am working with a traditional black and white silver print I will still use a dry mount press, but otherwise I use corners. Thanks, John
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