Presentation
I used various sites as above to come up with some ideas for presentation, but not only for my final submission - the end of year exhibition too.
I liked the idea of bare brickwork with a hidden batten behind to take my image away from the wall, or a sheet of cladding replacing the brickwork to help give an industrial feel.
Although when printing, I had decided on a border which was wider at the bottom and top (2 inches for both) to the sides (which were an inch), I decided that removing the border completely to allow the image to bleed out worked a lot better for the type of images I have taken. It seems to allow the impression that there is a lot more to the presented composition; the structure, road and vegetation are part of a bigger picture and space.
I usually go for the classic approach of a nice black frame complete with a window mount and non-reflective glass, but I don't think that approach would give me the punch I am after this time with the vivid colours and varying sunlight I used to take my images.
I could see what I was after in my head:-
http://www.digitalab.co.uk/display.html#mounting
The professionalism of Digitalab Newcastle would have been a good place to start, but with time being a big factor and distance I decided to go to Nationaal Gallery in Linthorpe to discuss my ideas. The owner - John, has carried out my classical framing for my previous submissions and at the end of the day I trust his advice.
We discussed my ideas, looked a number of framing options and hopefully people will like what I have come up with.
One of the things I had not considered was the non-reflective glass. John explained that once this type of glass moves away from the print it would actually start to distort the image, making some areas look as though they were out of focus, and for this reason we opted for just plain glass - this will mean careful consideration will have to be given to lighting.
Small strip lighting within the edges of the frame may have been a consideration, but cost is a big factor too.
Hopefully my choices will do my compositions justice - really excited to see the final result.
Due to the cost of framing all prints for submission, I have chose to frame one image and the rest will be in archival sleeves and in a black print box. Over time I can continue to frame my images for solo exhibitions.
I liked the idea of bare brickwork with a hidden batten behind to take my image away from the wall, or a sheet of cladding replacing the brickwork to help give an industrial feel.
Although when printing, I had decided on a border which was wider at the bottom and top (2 inches for both) to the sides (which were an inch), I decided that removing the border completely to allow the image to bleed out worked a lot better for the type of images I have taken. It seems to allow the impression that there is a lot more to the presented composition; the structure, road and vegetation are part of a bigger picture and space.
I usually go for the classic approach of a nice black frame complete with a window mount and non-reflective glass, but I don't think that approach would give me the punch I am after this time with the vivid colours and varying sunlight I used to take my images.
I could see what I was after in my head:-
- A matt white background as a border
- A nice thick border
- A thick white deep frame
- Space between the image and the glass
- Space between the back of the white backboard of the frame
- A floating picture
http://www.digitalab.co.uk/display.html#mounting
The professionalism of Digitalab Newcastle would have been a good place to start, but with time being a big factor and distance I decided to go to Nationaal Gallery in Linthorpe to discuss my ideas. The owner - John, has carried out my classical framing for my previous submissions and at the end of the day I trust his advice.
We discussed my ideas, looked a number of framing options and hopefully people will like what I have come up with.
One of the things I had not considered was the non-reflective glass. John explained that once this type of glass moves away from the print it would actually start to distort the image, making some areas look as though they were out of focus, and for this reason we opted for just plain glass - this will mean careful consideration will have to be given to lighting.
Small strip lighting within the edges of the frame may have been a consideration, but cost is a big factor too.
Hopefully my choices will do my compositions justice - really excited to see the final result.
Due to the cost of framing all prints for submission, I have chose to frame one image and the rest will be in archival sleeves and in a black print box. Over time I can continue to frame my images for solo exhibitions.
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