After your artwork has been printed, the next step is to frame and hang it for display. There are plenty of framing options from a sleek minimal approach to traditional matting and framing. Get information on framing options based on the print substrate and learn about prints that don’t require framing at all. Read guides on how to mount artwork including steps and materials, how to choose the correct measurements for frame designs, and creating photo galleries in your home.
We have recently been working with Michael Iaquinta of Montages by Nature. He is an artist located in Shoreline, Washington who takes landscapes to a whole new level. Or levels as the case may be. We have printed for him large landscapes on metallic paper. He will then cut them up in to panels and [...]
What a great way to make your own expandable lighting or backdrop set up! There are simple to follow step by step instructions posted on DIYphotography.net. The site is also full of countless other project ideas and tips. Super easy hardware store light-backdrop stand: Tim Boesenkool has sent this awesome idea on how you [...]
Creating any wall arrangement can be a quite a project. Adding an angle on top of it makes it even more of a challenge. Better Home and Gardens has some great tips on how to make a knock out photo gallery for your stairway. Taping up paper templates first to confirm your arrangement can save [...]
We see a wide variety of finishing styles with the prints we produce. Some people prefer a sleek minimal approach and others insist on traditional matting and framing. Whatever your preference, this article makes some great points about professional framing and installation placement as well as the archival and preservation aspects of framing your artwork. [...]
This unique way of displaying your art reminds me of the old darkroom days of hanging your prints up to dry. I know that clients of ours have done similar installations where they have tension mounted wire from wall to wall and hung prints mounted on plexiglass or sandwiched in glass from the wire like [...]
We were working with a client on some fabulous nature images and we started looking for a unique way to frame them. We found some cool resources along the way. Thought we would pass them on. This site features premade small frames and the ability to quote custom for the really large frames we love.... [...]
Nice, simple tutorial on mounting considerations. Mounting Display Prints: "Photographers categorize their work with that of an artist or scientist, meaning they see photography as either an art or a science. No matter what school of thought you hold, it should still be your goal to have your prints viewed, appreciated, and most importantly, communicate [...]
Mark Andrew photographs families and kids in NY. He also creates his own custom frames from exotic hardwoods. The site shows some of his nice work in the frames. Think of how amazing some custom frames could be around a 24x36 metallic print, or warm-toned black and white. Mark Andrew Images www.MarkAndrewImages.com
