Digital BW, The Print

We're talking about  framed archival fine art photography here -- a 
very different genre' from exhibit and display.  The archival foam core 
has a top surface of an art paper something like Strathmore, Fabriano, 
etc. The "clients" are museums, galleries, collectors, and the archival 
foam core is basically
a filler behind the photograph. This is an alternative to cutting a 
matte for a 30 X 40 B&W print. The life of  prints framed in this 
manner [hopefully]
will be valued long after exhibit oriented pieces have bit the dust.
  On another topic, djon, most folks on this forum seem to sign their 
real names at the bottom of their post. That would be nice.

Clay Price

On Nov 30, 2005, at 4:58 PM, djon43  wrote:

>  Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 14:54:44 -0000
>    From: "djon43" <djon43@...>
> Subject: Re: Acid Free Foam Core?
>
> Why not aluminum or formica, per permanent exhibit practice? (as
> opposed to trade shows and architects' panels, where foam core makes
> sense) Consensus among exhibit designers and exhibit-oriented photo 
> labs has
> forever been that foam core should be used only when the client
> accepts that images will be shown, probably damaged, soon discarded...
>
> When aluminum mount requires greater physical depth (like foam core),
> it's standard to mount on a wooden frame.
>