Digital BW, The Print

> Some folks I know laminate the prints and then have 'em mounted to DiBond.
> Charrette sells Dibond and another aluminum substrate, I recently learned,
> if you have the tools to cut it.
> 
> For really large prints, this seems like a viable option. A couple of the
> photographers from Michigan that I know use this method for really large
> work, 20x30 and larger. I've been looking at it as a way to mount large
> panoramas 15 x 72, as they are tough to glaze.


I recently saw some very impressive work mounted on aluminum with glass
apparently bonded to the front.  These were actually wet process, very large
color prints from digital files.  The display was extremely nice looking,
but I wondered about differential expansion and other issues that might
affect longevity.  (It was also expensive to have done.) 

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com