Photography/Framing

Notes on framing photographs.

Round One

For the first attempt I picked out a couple of photos for 4x6" prints, and a couple for 5x7" prints. I ordered prints online through the local drugstore, and picked them up.

The first attempt with frames was to order a few front-loading plastic frames, cheapo, thin profile around the edge. Definitely at the low end. Used some photo mats I got at the local framing shop - a very light yellow-white called "Oyster," which didn't look very off-white in the store, but turned out to be a little more yellow than I thought. Makes the photos look kind of weird.

The frames, as ordered, had a layer of glass, then a layer of glossy paper (with a piece of fruit), and a thin cardboard back. I removed the glossy paper and replaced it with my photo, and attached it to the cardboard with several strips of double-sided tape attached to the back of the photo (and after careful measurement without the tape, of course). I placed the photo mat around the photo, and placed the glass on top of the photo and mat, and put the entire sandwich into the frame.

Not that bad overall.

Round One Notes

3 major issues:

• Need white/clean/thicker/stronger 8x10" cardboard squares for the backs of the photo frames. The cardboard that comes with the frames is too flimsy.
• Need a better way to attach the photos - double-sided tape is destructive to the photos, and need a swap-out-and-store system (photo box). See scrapbooking, no need to reinvent the wheel here.
• White photo mats please

Round Two

Round Two involves ordering photo frames (same style/company) with 8x8 outside/4x4 inside photo mats, going to