Digital BW, The Print

Hi Mark

I am still wondering how people do this with your frames and landscape
images.  For portrait the sizes work but not for landscape.  In all cases
one gets too much landscape width to get the height.

I have five images here ready to be framed - problem is 3 are portrait but
two are landscape.  And I generally expect the majority of my images to be
landscape.

I know we have chatted about this but I was wondering what demand might be
out there for you for "standard frame sizes" which allow extra room at the
bottom for signature etc. For example, a 10x15 image might require a mat
opening of 11.5 x 15.75 inches (3/8in top and sides and 1 1/8in at the
bottom).

(By way of comparison, your 10.75 x 16.75 opening works for a 10x15 portrait
image where the artist wants extra room at the bottom: borders are 3/8 left,
3/8 right, 3/8 top and 1 1/8 bottom.)

Cheers

Steve


> From: Mark Rogers <mrgs1001@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 18:53:36 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re:signing
> 
> 
> 
> This is certainly an interesting discussion. My customers that are
> doing their first exhibits will often ask me about this. I see
> different things from my more experienced customers. Some like to sign
> the front of the image and leave extra room in the mat so it can be
> seen after being framed. Some hate the idea of the signature area
> interfering with the image and want the mat opening to be tight around
> the image. When you cant see the signature, some will also sign the
> mat, and some will not. I do not see a problem with signing the mat,
> however, I do always remind them that the mat is not a permanent part
> of the artwork and that they should also sign the print. I encourage
> the use of pencil where it will work.
> 
> 
> Mark Rogers
> Frame Destination, Inc.
> http://www.framedestination.com
> 
>