Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/05/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you want to go "on the cheap" but maintain some quality, go with a standardized size that is close to the 13X19 max. That way you can buy premade frames at low prices since they are only a temporary home to the prints. That size here for me is 12X16. I float the image in the middle of the paper and do a little border to give a bit of a matting feel. Frames are reusable for the next event. Ric Carter http://gallery.leica-users.org/Passing-Fancies On May 23, 2007, at 9:08 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Folks, I've recently acquired an Epson 3800 printer and am in the > process of obtaining profiles and other wise setting up well for > my preferred workflow. Thus far I've largely printed only to 8 > x11ish. First test prints look just marvelous, just to smaller sizes > at this time. > > I've been asked to show some pictures at a local community art show > which this year will have a dedicated section for photographers. > This despite prevailing attitudes amongst the painter folk that > showed last time! One or two big guns attending, however also room > for mere mortals. This is just a social and fund raiser event, > commissions going to good works. At least last year it was well > attended and following requisite wine and cheese, the buyers got > fairly enthusiastic. Given the target folks I'm largely selecting > travel images, landscapes and the like. I might take along a small > folio of more personal choices. > > > > Anyhoo the plan is to produce a dozen or so prints on 13" x19" > Crane Museo Silver Rag and mount them on black foam board to hang. If > I actually manage to sell a print or so, the folks will get an un- > mounted print for framing. This is keeping in mind the very modest > market. All a new experience for me, anyway. > > > > I would appreciate some suggestions on the aesthetics of > positioning the images on the print. I had in mind minimal crops, > given the > 35mm film originals. I thought maybe a 11" x16" image, giving a > decent white border to highlight the images. > > Your advice would be very much welcomed. I'm in a bit of a quandary > whether to aim for a more standard proportion perhaps. The 11x16 > looks reasonably balanced to my eye, if I put it on a 13" x19 > canvas. I'd consider this an upper limit regarding enlargement. Good > glass for the 35mm originals of course. > > > > Cheers > > Hoppy > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information