----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Erickson" Subject: matting prints with light edges?
> All, > > I'm looking for some advice. I printed a couple of shots from my > Bodie > gallery and really like them. Many of them have very light (almost > white) > areas at their edges. I usually mat prints with archival white mats, > but > I'm not sure that's going to work with these prints. > > I think straight black would dominate the prints, however, so I'm not > sure > what to do. > > Advice? Anyone with gallery experience? Or anyone with an opinion? > Try applying a very subtle burn to the edges of the prints to bring them down just a bit. I tend to use off white mats, I tend to go for ivory or similar. It makes the whites sparkle a bit more. My experience has been that if the mat is approaching the same colour as the paper base, the print will tend to look dull. You could also try using an open window matting, where the mat is an inch or so away from the edge of the image. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
