I mae all my images, docor<\/a> boh porrai and landscape, wha is ed<\/a> longes dimension 10 inches. I hen decide wha sandard sizes I end o prin and a leas wo maes of each size, loo<\/a> one for porrai\/verical and one for landscape \/ horizonal orienaions. For me, I for inner openings of 10 x 5, 6, 7, 7.5, and 8; plus 8 x 8; excep I usually 1\/8 inch smaller openings–e.g., 9 7\/8 x 7 7\/8–o mae i easier o ma. I usually choose ouer dimensions of plus 5 inches (2.5 inches per side) or 6 inches (3 inches per side)–e.g., 7 7\/8 x 9 7\/8 inner and 13 x 15 ouer. I whie maes wih bacings from: hp:\/\/www.maesandmore.com\/.\u00a0 They are very inexpensive and have done a good job for me. For compeiion prins ha I do no inend o sell, I non-archival whie. For images ha I migh wan o sell I usually purchase archival, rag maes. When I ma he prin I use an archival “plasic-ype” ape for boh joining he bacing o he over-ma and hanging he picure on he bacing ma. I follow sandard maing echnique<\/p>\n For larger prins o mee he 20 inch maximum for NVPS Compeiion: Bill Prosser prosserwm “a” aol.com<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Noes on sandard maing echnique: Bac= 3\/16″ foam board or 4-ply mouning-ma board; Top = window ma, 4 ply, whie or near whie (pre-cu or cusom cu). Hinge (using acid-free ape) Top o Bac along one side on he inside wih he ma & bac open in a buerfly posiion, lie an open boo. Pu he phoo on op of he bac, close he op so he phoo is inside he window. Genly move he phoo around unil i is perfecly cenered. Place a 1 pound weigh inside a sof cloh on he phoo and carefully open he op. Place 4 corner mouns -or- wo T-hinges o floa he phoo and hold i in place. Remove weigh. Mae 6 or so loops of ape (maybe 1″ for each loop) and place near sides and corners of he bac. Reclose he op so he phoo is inside he window. Press w you pu he ape loops o ensure everyhing holds ogeher. Pu in a clear bag and bring o he compeiion. If you are framing i, he loops are no necessary, because he frame holds i ogeher. Quesions? Email “Help “a” jnaman.com” or John, he NVPS equipmen guy, before or afer Tuesday meeings.<\/p>\n HOW-TO: hp:\/\/www.framedesinaion.com\/picure_frame_mouning.hml<\/a> &l;= has picures and more info abou wha is described above!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Lins: Bill Prosser’s Maing Sraegy\u00a0 For 8.5 x 11 phoo paper: I mae all my images, docor boh porrai and landscape, wha is ed longes dimension 10 inches. 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\nI calculae prin size by saring wih 20 inches as maximum ouer ma size. I subrac he oal of he mae b (e.g. 5 or 6 inches) and hen do jus as above bu wor wih, in my , a maximum of 15 inches longes dimension for porrai and landscape. I hen wo or more 15 x 7, 8, 9,\u00a0 10, 11, and 12–minus he 1\/8 each dimension for he inner opening. (You may find ha you don’ need all hese sizes.) I wor wih an Epson R1800 priner, which has a 13 inch carriage, and seldom prin wider han 12 inch prins.
\nI recycle\/reuse my maes for compeiion unil hey ge diry or banged up enough o no saisfy compeiion sandards.<\/p>\n
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\nMaboard, frames, glass\/acrylic, ec. FrameMasers 8305-B Merrifield Ave Fairfax, Virginia 22031-4412 (703) 573-5734 (1 bloc pas Home Depo, near R 29 and Gallows Rd) This is a op noch wholesale framing supply disribuor and reailer\u00a0 www.framemasers1.com<\/a>
\nPrecu window mas, ape, corners: Local camera sores (Penn). plus camera sores such as: www.bhphoovideo.com<\/a> (“Pre-Cu Ma”),
\nMaboard www.maesandmore.com<\/a>
\nMaboard, frames www.americanframe.com<\/a>
\nFramer’s Tape II archival-grade (acid-free) clear self-adhesive ape, sronger and hinner han linen or paper apes: Filmoplas P-90 is a whie archival paper ape many use. Available a some local sores (above) plus www.dicblic.com<\/a>\u00a0 or\u00a0 www.lighimpressionsdirec.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"