[Leica] Any recommendations prints on gatorboard?

[Ken Carney]

I think what we need to do is come up with a name for it, such as the 
minimalist fine art frame.  The first print exhibit I saw, that got me 
started on this hobby, was an AA exhibit in San Francisco in the 60's 
(1960's).  I have no recollection of the framing.  The most my prints 
have sold for is $500, at charity auctions with an open bar.  I don't 
recall any compliments on the framing.

Ken

On 12/30/2014 6:07 PM, Richard Man wrote:
> Excellent idea. If you think your work is so good that they will sell at
> $100,000 after you are long dead at Sotheby's, then by all mean only print
> on most archival materials or silver gelatin or albumen...
>
> Otherwise, people now look at photographs as decorations, even if it is
> fine arts. You don't have to play in the market,but if you do, anything
> that makes a good presentation without paying a framer $300 is a good idea.
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 3:31 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> I think this might have possibilities.  More:
>>
>> http://www.jaywatson.com/blog/2010/04/16/float-mounting-photos/
>>
>>
>> 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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