Digital BW, The Print

Michael, I think the term has been consistent. An interpretation of that term appeared to be off to me. Reveal : to show. This is where you can see what is below. Seeing the edges can be shown with the reveal, or it can be just the paper. I certainly have been using reveal as to show show what is below and when I mean to show the edges of the paper that is explicitly spelled out. I would even call that a shadow reveal or complete reveal. It needs to include the description of what is being revealed. 

I have seen silver gelatin prints, trimmed to edges of the image so that a print on a 16x20 might turn out to be 15.1 x 18.6. this would be mounted and shown to reveal the whole image and the mount board. I have also seen an image printed on a 16x20 piece of paper, where the image is hinged or corner mounted to reveal the paper white on the edges where the image is also 15.1 x 18.6 with a reveal to again show the paper the images is on but this time it is the photo paper and NOT the mount board.   I typically have only seen alt photo prints mount in a complete reveal, paper edges, mount on a board in a RELIEF type mount where light can spill around the paper the image is on to create a drop shadow. With this mounting the mount board is also relieved with the same or greater thickness to make the depth show. 


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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Michael-K 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 12:05 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Signing Prints


  During this discussion of signing and mounting prints the term "reveal" has come up several times. In reading these posts I've managed to get confused as to what the "reveal" actually is and I'm wondering if everyone is using the term consistently. How about a few explanations to clarify this term? Thanks.

  Michael K 

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