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Neil L
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What Colour Mount?

With the change of colour scheme on the forum it got me thinking about how best to present B&W prints, I really only mount for camera club comps or the occasional wall hanger and have always used white mountcard.
Perhaps I should be using black mountcard, is there a rule of thumb here that I should be aware of?

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26/Jun/09, 11:54 am

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Re: What Colour Mount?

I use white mostly now. If I've applied a tint or used warmtone paper then perhaps antique white. I do like black mounts too and use them to set off strong contrasty images.

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Hi Neil,
Bill is right, white is the new black, it is the in colour at the moment.
I tend to use an off white if I can.
Someone might correct me if I am wrong but I have always thought that if you wish to accentuate the highlights in an image you use a dark mount and visa versa.
John

26/Jun/09, 4:13 pm

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Neil L
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Re: What Colour Mount?

Thanks for your thoughts Bill and John, more by accident than design I have been using white, I shall continue to do so.

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