Framing Your Photos

[greencardigan]

Just wondering if anyone can help me with a few simple questions regarding framing prints.

1. I have an 8"x10" print ready to frame. The frame I have chosen has a matte with an 8"x10" cutout. The print only overlaps the matte by 1mm or less on each side.
How do I hold the print in the correct spot?

2. The frames have a glass front. Is it better to use gloss or matt prints?

Thanks,
Brad

[Oneputt]

Brad a 1mm overlap is not much, but any sort of sticky tape (preferably the easy to remove sort) will do the trick.

[greencardigan]

I've found this little framing tutorial which was helpful. It has a few good tips.

http://www.photoart.bigstep.com/generic36.html

[Wocka]

I'm very interested in the response here as well. I'm about to have some 8 x 10 printed to be framed also. Gloss or Matt?

Greencardigan, where did you pick up your frames from? I'm finding frames that have outside diameter of 8 x 10 with a picture hole of 5 x 7.

Cheers

[Glen]

Gloss or Matt is the choice of the photographer and how he wants his work presented. Eg a b&W of my wife I printed matt, a landscape with lots of fine detail I printed gloss

[flyfisher]

A simple solution I use is first glue your photo to a sheet of thin cardboard,manilla folder or similar works ok,then cut the cardboard about 10mm larger than the photo. This gives something to hold and work with.

I use spray adhesive for the glue job.

Cheers

[greencardigan]

I picked up a variety of frames from my local Rabbit photo.

The frame I was talking about has an 8x10 picture hole. Not sure what the outside dimensions are.

I got my prints done at Rabbit as well. I asked for glossy but the 2 larger prints I got were done on matt. I think the matt prints still look OK if they are behind glass.

[MATT]

I just use sticky tape..

AS for frames I just use the ones from Crazy Clarkes/Clints/Wharehouse/Sollies?2 DollarShop ect..

The one below had car pics in it 10x8 took them out put in the 2 I printed.The cheapes usually have a few frames so you can get ones to match. These cost $13 each





MATT

[greencardigan]

I ended up using photo tape to stick the photos to the backing board then stick the matte to the backing board.

I'm quite happy with the results.