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Re: registering paper negatives



I register gum prints to negatives with 1/4" pins because it's faster,
easier, and more accurate than doing it by eye.

If the print is overmatted does it really matter whether there are holes
punched outside the image area?

Best regards,
Dave Rose
Cactus Cowboy
Big Wonderful Wyoming

>  I have written before that I too overmat my prints and do not rely on
> brushstrokes in margins to support my images, but in the course of
printing
> from hundreds of pinhole negatives I handle my prints all the time and
they
> are sometimes seen by others as loose prints. If I have a choice I'd
rather
> not have holes in my quarter sheets of BFK because I find them jarring and
> mechanical. Why not register by eye if possible?
>
> Sarah