Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]George Hartzell wrote: > > You know what they say, a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. I > took a one day mat-ing (not mate-ing...) course a while back and am > starting to package up some of my stuff myself. The instructor gave > us some opinions about materials and I'd like to find out what fellow > LUGers use for your prints. > > Here's an easy one. Acid free materials. B&W prints get buffered > mats, color (chromogenic) get non-buffered. > > So, call the mat in the front the window mat. What material do you > use to hinge the window mat to the thing behind it? I've used a tape > called Filmoplast 90 and/or a linen tape w/ a water activated > adhesive. > > How do you like to hang the photo. We played with corners (prefab and > home made) and "tape T's". I've found that I like the tape T trick so > far. > > What do you attach the photo to? We used pieces of the same material > we were using for the window mats. I've also hinged the window mat to > foam core and attached the photo to that, but it felt slightly > blasphemous. > > What do you put in front of the picture? Glass or acrylic. If you > use acrylic, do you have trouble with it scratching? > > Do you have any mailorder or bulk suppliers that you like? I've > ordered some stuff from Light Impressions, > > http://www.lightimpressionsdirect.com. > > and had a pleasant experience. > > Any other advice? > > g. George And they had you sign the print and with what? I use a pencil, not ink like I just saw in the Martine Frank show. I like black metal frames but wood is sometimes elegant. Your teacher above has you do it just like I do it and I use the light impressions people as a main source for stuff as well as info. Many people here will still swear by dry mounting and signing a mat. Things change but not always people. Mark Rabiner