Online Shopping, Photo Framing To Preserve The Memories


by SUSAN SLOBAC - Date: 2008-08-05 - Word Count: 461 Share This!

It can be very challenging capturing an image on film or in a digital medium. The lighting has to be just right, and the subject needs to be interesting. When it all comes together, your camera needs to be properly focused to capture the image in all of its beauty. After you have gone to all of the trouble to take a wonderful photograph, you will want to display it for all the world to see. The appropriate photo framing supplies will make all the difference in whether your image is displayed in a classy manner or whether it simply gets passed by by those looking at the images on display.

Lovely photo framing is an art unto itself, and one that photographers sometimes take up in order to display their artwork most effectively. Frames are available ready made or they can be custom built. Ready made frames come in metal or wood moulding, with a pre cut mat board, glass or acrylic glazing and a mount board. Each of these photo framing supplies is also available as separate components, so that if you wish to build your own from scratch in order to achieve a more customized look, you may. You can also replace worn parts from existing frames which you may already own.

Doing a great job of photo framing begins with foam board, which is also called foam core. Foam board is available in acid free varieties, which is wonderful to use if you wish to frame your photographs to archival standards of preservation. Foam core also comes in different widths, so that you can achieve the appropriate depth for the artwork you wish to frame. Thicknesses of foam board can vary from one-eighth of an inch to three-sixteenths of an inch in width, and come in black or white.

When framing artwork the mat that you select is quite an important consideration. You will find that pre cut mat board and custom mat board are available. For many framing applications, the pre cut board is perfectly acceptable, and tends to be less expensive than custom products. However, if you have a photograph or other piece of artwork that is uniquely sized, then a custom mat board will be your best choice. When thinking about the mat you wish to use, you will also want to remember that the mat may need to cover photo corners that are used to attach the artwork to the mountboard. This means that you will need a mat wide enough to cover the corners, yet an appropriate width so as not to cut off too much of the image from view. Photo framing online stores can assist in the selection of each framing component, so that your prints will look wonderful.


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