Digital BW, The Print

> Glass is definitely not my first choice. However, in many situations,
> it is a must and is required for exhibits and galleries. For
> permanent display, if your matting is not all well glued together, it
> will eventually warp outward without glass to keep it flat.
> 
I cannot speak to what galleries require.   As for me, I do not dry-mount and 
matte my prints, so the warping is not an issue.   I take a rigid board (most 
often, a 20x24 white-canvas-covered Masonite board sold at art supply houses) 
and mount the image to the board using linen tape hinges top and bottom, so 
that the paper floats free of the surface, and then I hang the board up.   
Simple, cheap, spare -- it emphasizes the photo, without the added distraction of 
a frame.   Warpage hasn't been a problem for me, and I like the the more 
natural lay of the hinged photographic paper to the perfectly-flat result you get 
with dry-mounting.

Sanders McNew.


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