Digital BW, The Print

Portraits, and Commercial prints are mostly framed without a matte.  Dry mounting is necessary to keep the print flat, especially when no glass is put into the frame.  I normally lacquer all of the prints that do not have glass over them.

I chose to float, or hinge mount prints that are matted, because it is reversible.  One can change the matte and backing if necessary.  When I print the print, it is on a slightly larger sheet.  I sign that sheet, as well as the matte.  The extra paper that extends past the image helps to keep the print flat under the matte.

I also think of Ink Jet Prints as being different then Photographs.  I have argued this ethical, and aesthetic point many times.  I consider Silver/Gelatin prints a whole other class of art, digital ink jet printing another.  When I sell digitally produced images, I do not call them photographs.  I sell them as Giclee Prints.  Adding this title to them, makes people think they are more exclusive.  

Personally I consider injet printing more akin to Lithography as a print class.  Images made from cyan, magenta, yellow, and black ink dots on paper.  It is just the method of applying the ink that is different.

Ben




      

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