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Mounting and framiing fine art photos
There are many ways to show and exhibit your prints, from block boarding to frameless mounting, one of the best ways to ensure maximum stability is to have them matted and framed, this involves placing your image on a back board then cutting an overlay out of a piece off card the same size as your image, this is done using a bevel cutter that gives a nice sloping cut, the actual overlays size will be the same as the back board, once the bevel is cut the cut out is placed over the back board, the whole Matt is than framed.
The advantage of this type of framing is that you can put your pictures in any desired frame either of the self type or custom made to any size, sometimes a small photo can look just as impressive in a large frame inside a small overlay, the glass should be clear, I would advice against the use of non reflective sort as this does kill the impact of the photo.
When your image is framed this way because its within its own area behind the glass, it will never touch it as there is an air gap between the picture and the glass, a good matt is sealed at all board exterior edges to stop the ingress of dust, all boards and mounts even the tape that sticks the photo to the back board should be acid free, if not after a will the acid will put yellow brown stains on the picture, if your selling pictures this is of great importance to the buyer.
The overlay can be any colour but the plain cream or white have the advantage of been pure paper made board with no pigment colour of which contains chemicals.
All this might seem a lot of work to display but images printed on acid free cotton papers will last for many years with out deterioration if mounted and framed correctly
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Re: Mounting and framiing fine art photos
Lots of helpful information here Martin, thanks. 
I'm trying to find some information that you had somewhere on your site or forum, concerning your print presentation. I've been looking for ages, but can't find it!
Unless I'm imagining things, I seem to remember you saying that you add a border 1/2" or so from the edge of the print, then have a title and signature outside that border, giving the option to mat up to the edge of the photo, or to have the border and title/signature showing.
Assuming I'm not imagining all this, I wanted to ask you what thickness and colour of border you use (black?) and what font and font size you use for the title - assuming an A3 sized print.
I have been looking at fonts and I quite like the Helvetica Neue Light version. I wasn't sure about border thickness - maybe a few pixels thickness. I presume black is the best colour for the border, but I wondered whether a shade of grey might be better in some instances.
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Re: Mounting and framiing fine art photos
Do you do this yourself then Martin?
What equipment does one need to matt one's photos?
can you make a list?
I was wondering whether it's too pricey to get the equipment to dod it oneself if you only do a few , i.e. whether it works out cheaper to get someone else to do it if you only dod a few , or whether its worth getting your own stuff in the long run?
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Re: Mounting and framiing fine art photos
To do the odd frame and matt is probably better to get it done at the framers, if you do lots I still think its better to get them done professionally.
Here's what you need for DIY
You need whats called a matting kit, comes with the cutter, knife, spare blades and ruler which the cutter attaches to, don't buy a cheap version off e-bay or the likes get a make like Logan, there top quality.
You then need to source either a local stockist or on the net for mounting boards and the actual face matt which need to be acid free.
You can frame and matt pictures your self, and contrary to popular belief it is a skilled job, and if you sell your work as I do, needs to have that professional edge and look.
Framing and matting is very time consuming, its not cheap to buy all the mat boards, there is wastage involved, frames, glass, all cost when buying in small amounts so I always have mine done at a local framer, the cost is recouped in the sale, but they do look top notch when done properly ,
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Ahem, COUGH COUGH!
(drawing attention to missed question)
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Lol cough sorry Mark
You can print the image as this example, lets say the paper size is A3+, you would size it at say 16x12 inch, when printing, centre the picture on that size paper, this will leave a white paper border all around the image, this is handy as the mat will cover that border area and hold the image in place, if you want a fine black line you do this in PS by increasing the canvas size a little, when I add a thin black line, approx 2 to 3px in size, this would surround the image but approx 5mm from the edge of the print, you can then sign your name and title the image in that space between the black line and print edge, when matting, the edge of the mat wants to be 2mm away from the black line. Text is a personal choice but the one you mentioned would be fine. Experiment with the line colour, I would definitely keep it in the gray scale, sometimes pure black can be a bit heavy on a low key picture so a dark gray might be better.
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Ahh thank you! 
That's a great help. I'm just working out how I want to present things and your idea sounded good.
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I do mine pretty much as Martins by the sound of it. To make life easier I have a preset for my crop tool of 32.37 x 22.37 cm (can't use on every image as not all fit those proprtions) I then run another action set which adds a pin line, adds white space another pin line and more white space and I end up with 26 x 36 cm to drop into a 40x50 matt with 7 cm border all round. Actions save so much time and I have a stock of these matts. I do also use a Logan but given what they cost you need to be doing a fair few to make it worthwhile.
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