Digital BW, The Print

Clayton and Steven,

Thanks for the suggestion on the flex-hinges (in Clayton's terminology,
those are "page binder thingies") from Red River Paper.  I think that is
exactly what I need.  Together with the translucent inserts, that will cover
it perfectly.

By the way, Clayton, I really do like the boxed set display method.  Ever
since I read about it on your site I have had ideas of how to use that -
especially for sales and for guests in my house to view.  I am convinced
that is the best way to present for all the reasons you state on your site.
And although it is very traditional, I don't see anyone displaying prints in
their home that way.  I'll bet when people are presented with that method,
they will really find it pretty special.  An object of art should be held if
possible.  People are used to that with sculpture and similar mediums.  Even
drawings.  We naturally want that additional "dimension" and holding a
photograph on a fine art paper is something I think non-photographers can
perfectly well appreciate.  And it is pretty satisfying for me to watch
someone hold a print.  I guess we are all intimately familiar with holding
that recently dried, fiber print in our hands - as we proceed to cringe as
we put it behind glass and forever conceal those "other" qualities.  Ah
well.

But....I do not want to take a boxed set to a meeting or a restaurant with a
group of people, etc....or to a party where people will take individual
prints out of the box - they will pass them around and around, and one will
surely end up under a table (face down, of course), or as a coaster under
someone's drink (face up, of course); and yet another will never make it
back to the box.....of course....  hehe

Thanks a bunch.


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