[Leica] Any recommendations prints on gatorboard?

[Ken Carney]

That's very interesting - please keep us posted.  I see gatorboard is 
available also in 1" and 1 1/2" thicknesses, so it should make a pretty 
substantial mount.  I wonder if it is possible to get a good 
presentation with the print temporarily mounted, with something like 
mounting corners, and white space (gatorboard) around the print. 
Probably not especially for large prints.  Or, maybe a temporary 
fastening for the print, with a window mat over the print and 
temporarily attached to the gatorboard.  Then the buyer could put that 
in a metal frame of choice if desired. It's probably not Library of 
Congress archival, but with the papers and inks available now, and 
acid-free foam board, I have to wonder if there is any real difference.  
I agree that framing is a royal PITA, probably up there with developing 
sheet film.

Ken


On 12/29/2014 11:27 PM, Bob Adler wrote:
> Well I'm going to start getting back into printing and mounting in January. I think I'm going to expand on an idea of Paul Roark's and just mount on archival matte or gator board with, perhaps a protective spray. Stick that on a wall.
>
> I like to photograph and print. I don't like to frame with plexiglass/glass fronts and make frames. Diy framing is a PITA. PAYING someone  to do large prints is outrageously expensive.
>
> I just don't really care what the "art world" calls standard. The framers get the money if it sells or not, and I get a few hundred bucks if one sells and am stuck with the costs of the other frames. If a viewer doesn't like the freaking frame the print won't sell. I know this from experience.
>
> So there it will be; a bare assed print. Sells or not but only the cost of the print and board. Plus you really see the print. It's as intimate as it gets. Books are tempting too but you can't go wall sized.
>
> And more time for capturing light. Conventional standards don't benefit the photographer or enhance the interaction of the viewer one bit: only benefits the framers and gallery owners who couldn't care a less about the image: only if it sells.
>
> Fighting a cold so please forgive any grouchiness. I may not sell anything but I won't go broke in the process. And if presentation is the primary factor for a print selling, well that certainly ain't very satisfying!
> G'nite all. :-)
>
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