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Legion Photo Matte and framing

2001-08-22 by Todd Flashner

> I received my supply of Legion Photo Matte today from Media Street.
> Ran a print and love the smoothness. The color makes EAM look yellow.
> The white is very nice, not blue, not lavender.

I feel that the EAM makes the legion look a tad lavender, but that's just
me, and I change my mind about stuff like this routinely.

However, the phenomenon of how two whites (or any colors for that matter),
appear next to each other is interesting, but it has practical relevance
too. Those of you who like a paper this white/cool, how do you like to matte
such a paper? Can you find matte board that matches it's whiteness, or would
you go with a warmer white mat to further enhance the appearance of "bright
highlights" in the print. There's obviously no right answer here, I'm just
seeing how others might approach this. My preference is generally to use a
matte color that matches the paper base color, for continuity. With this
paper I worry if I can't find an archival board as bright, the paper will
make my matte look yellow, and I don't think I want that.

Opinions?

Todd

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