Once again to the "Well of Knowledge".
Does anyone do their own picture framing? Of course it could be either photographs or artwork, I'd suppose the methods/materials/tools are pretty much the same.
Googling the subject gives an almost overwhelming number of responses and I'm not sure where to start with this. Lots of sites selling materials/tools, very little of credible instructional value.
What I'm interested in is learning if even thinking about investing in the tools/materials to do it myself would have a payoff, given that I don't print all that many photos. But I probably would print a lot more if it wasn't going to cost north of $100 to get a decent job of matting and framing for even an 8x10. I just bought a printer capable of printing 13"x19" gallery-quality photo prints and it dawns on me that the cost of having one of those mounted, matted, and framed would be astronomical. Maybe feasible if I did the work myself?
Note that I'm not talking about drugstore picture frames here. I mean the type that is matted, often with two or three mats, using archival materials and UV resistant glass. It's a lot of work with often expensive materials which is why it costs so much.
If you can even just recommend a good book that's at least a credible place to start.
Thanks.
Does anyone do their own picture framing? Of course it could be either photographs or artwork, I'd suppose the methods/materials/tools are pretty much the same.
Googling the subject gives an almost overwhelming number of responses and I'm not sure where to start with this. Lots of sites selling materials/tools, very little of credible instructional value.
What I'm interested in is learning if even thinking about investing in the tools/materials to do it myself would have a payoff, given that I don't print all that many photos. But I probably would print a lot more if it wasn't going to cost north of $100 to get a decent job of matting and framing for even an 8x10. I just bought a printer capable of printing 13"x19" gallery-quality photo prints and it dawns on me that the cost of having one of those mounted, matted, and framed would be astronomical. Maybe feasible if I did the work myself?
Note that I'm not talking about drugstore picture frames here. I mean the type that is matted, often with two or three mats, using archival materials and UV resistant glass. It's a lot of work with often expensive materials which is why it costs so much.
If you can even just recommend a good book that's at least a credible place to start.
Thanks.