Digital BW, The Print

Hi-
	I noticed that several people have recommended sources so I won't 
repeat.  This is a very important issue. The color of the matte is 
critical to the the perception on of the colors and tones in the image. 
  Forget expense. If you must, print a pale grey tone on a backing paper 
and mount it to archival board. Use a great matte paper, one you'd print 
final images on.

	Floating an image means a whole new set of rules. If the mount is 
slightly, almost imperceptively darker than the highlights in the image, 
the image will "pop" and seem to float.

	Printing the background in a float also allows you to control the color 
on very subtle ways. Even if it's B&W, remember how we perceive warm and 
cool colors, receding and advancing, even if the diferrences are subtle.

	Anyway, my opinion. When we vary from "straight" prints, we should have 
fun and subtly play with perception. For those of you who haven't tried 
it, tear deckle edges in the image of a print and float it. Completely 
different than a matted print. Try it, add it to your toolkit and use it 
where appropriate.

don



Clayton Price wrote:
> On Nov 28, 2005, at 10:20 AM, in another thread,
> Clayton Jones mentioned;
> 
>>  Cardboard probably isn't
>>wise.  Acid free foam core might be better.
> 
> 
> I only post occasionally, but think others might be interested in this, 
> as well.
> 
> For several years, I've been "floating"  my large prints  (30X40) on 
> acid free foam core. The surface is a rag paper with a little texture, 
> and they look pretty handsome hinged with linen tape (hidden on the 
> back) and a  3 or 4 inch border between print and  frame.
> The problem is that I can't find anyone who sells the foam core with a 
> white surface paper. All I can find in NYC is an off white/ cream 
> colored surface.
> That works for many photographs, but there are those others where it 
> absolutely does not work.
> 
> Can anyone suggest a source or two for 3/8 or 1/4 inch foam core? Right 
> now the only alternative I can think of is to dry mount a white sheet 
> of acid free
> art paper on top of the existing piece, but as you can imagine, it's a 
> laborious process. It would be great to find a source - either  local  
> or on the web.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Clayton Price
> 
> 
> 
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