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Re: What size to you print and matt to?

2003-07-24 by borisw8

For my 8x10s I like to use 16x20 mats (archival rag) with the center 
of the cut-out in the "golden middle" for landscape orientation.  For 
portrait orientation, I ususally just use 11x13 mats dead center.

cheers,

boris


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DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "flyfishingusa2002" 
<tflyfish@c...> wrote:
> Hi All, 
> I am particually interested in what might be the size of print and 
> matt you might use? I know this is very subjective, but I want to 
> mattt some prints for resell, the print size being, say 8x10. 
Should 
> I make the matt a little larger for my signature and print name? 
How 
> big should I make the matt. I use a Canon digital camera and of 
> course the format does not match the 8x 10 format.Any suggestions?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Barry

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