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Post by tonyw on Jan 15, 2020 1:06:53 GMT
A comment by pontiac1940 in another thread about paper sizes and aspect ratios came home to me today as I need to have some photos printed and framed fairly quickly and when I started looking around at what was available easily and locally trying to get prints and frames that match the standard camera aspect ratio (6x4 or 1.5) is a challenge. 10x8 seems to still be the standard even though it goes back to the days of large format film cameras (and even plates!). I think I can find somewhere that will print a 12x8 for me but finding a matted frame of that size off-the-shelf seems to be a real problem checking the web-sites of local art supply stores. And the pictures I want to print look, at least to me, much better at 12x8 than they would at 10x8. Not sure what the solution is but I just had to have a rant! Tony |
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Post by hmca on Jan 15, 2020 1:35:08 GMT
Would something like this work for you, Tony? Comes in white and black....seem to recall you have Amazon Prime. |
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 15, 2020 1:38:10 GMT
I think I can find somewhere that will print a 12x8 for me but finding a matted frame of that size off-the-shelf seems to be a real problem checking the web-sites of local art supply stores. Tony, I had about 10 odd-sized paintings and drawings (a family heirloom) which needed matted frames. I took them to the Custom Framing department at our local Michaels store; they were able to handle it. canada.michaels.com/en/custom-framing |
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Post by tonyw on Jan 15, 2020 1:43:57 GMT
Thanks Helen but it’s for an exhibition and they wanted black - and shipping from the US to Canada plus duty doubles the price even with Prime. I will dig a little deeper into Amazon.ca though.
Tony
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Post by tonyw on Jan 15, 2020 1:52:39 GMT
Thanks Sepiana, we do have a Michaels locally and I am planning to stop by tomorrow to see what they could do in a hurry. I do find it odd though that it’s considered an odd size (as it is with photo printing paper) when that’s the size that all our cameras produce.
Tony
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Post by hmca on Jan 15, 2020 2:41:13 GMT
Sorry, Tony. I should have checked my link. But I also have had luck finding ready made frames at Michaels.....they do seem to have some (laughing at myself as I never finished the sentence!) for odd sizes that have worked for my pictures. |
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Post by Sepiana on Jan 15, 2020 2:48:27 GMT
Thanks Sepiana, we do have a Michaels locally and I am planning to stop by tomorrow to see what they could do in a hurry. Tony, you are most welcome! Let us know how it goes. A couple of the drawings had suffered some deterioration but they were very careful handling them. I was quite pleased with their service. |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Jan 15, 2020 3:16:39 GMT
Tony Printing and framing odd size pictures (or non standard) photos is a pain and you'd break the bank having them custom framed ... and that takes time. Sidenote: BTW, Costco does 8 by 12-inch prints here.
I posted this somewhere, but perhaps it was on a Facebook photography group as I could not find it at PSEM. Maybe. Maybe not. If you have a photo that is an odd size here is one option. Michaels has a good selection of standard frames. Heck, you can get temp frames for a short-lived project from Walmart or dollar stores. If you are allowed to use mats, this might work even though there is no actual mat i.e. there is no piece of mat board covering the print. Create a border around the odd sized photo so that the photo + border matches an off-the-shelf frame size, like 8 by 10. It is likely the upper and lower borders will not be the same width as the left and right borders...see sample for a way around this and it looks okay. This is an example ... I just made an odd-sized image for this example. Make sense? Work for you?  Gosh I thought I posted this below here...maybe Facebook. Briefly...we have a lot of prints at home. I am not a fan of glass because it glares and is heavy. These prints are in our dinning room. There is no mat or glass. I built the fake mats (borders) to fit off-the-shelf 16 by 20-inch frames..the near one is distorted, but it is 16 by 20. The lab mounted them on foam core and laminated the fronts so they can be dusted. The stiff prints are simply placed into the frames ... and glass recycled ... no need for glass. Look good and lightweight. You could do the same with the above example as well. I love the "no glass" part.  |
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Post by tonyw on Jan 15, 2020 20:45:59 GMT
Thanks for the comments/suggestions. Problem solved for now as I found a camera store not too far away that will print 12x8 and has a couple of frames of that size both matted and unmatted. Interestingly they said that it's odd that 12x8 frames are so hard to find as it should now be a standard size with most everyone shooting in that ratio. I agreed!
Tony
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