Digital BW, The Print

on 7/4/2002 7:00 AM, DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com at
DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com wrote:

> Message: 25
> Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 15:58:36 +0200
> From: Bernhard.Schuerlein@...
> Subject: Print behind glass or not?
> 
> Hello, 
> I started to hang b&w prints (MIS VM ink) on my walls and found the glass to
> be a problem: Antireflex glass is not transparent enough, reflex glass has way
> too much reflexions from various angles, the very best is without glass at
> all. 
> 
> What does this mean for the longevity of a) the print and b) of the
> passepartout. It is a normal (dry) living room, no direct sun.
> 
> Would a kind of "anti UV" spray be useful?  Do you recommend to put the prints
> behind glass in any way?
> 
> Thanks for answering,
> 
> Bernhard
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

 
if they are prints of your own work then I would hang them glassless.  The
only risk is that you might want to reprint them in the future, or replace
them with a fresh image.  And if you're printing on textured paper, part of
that beautiful paper texture is lost behind the glass. Why not show it off?


-Bruce

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