Re: Matting and framing Theory

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From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 06/28/03-10:52:19 AM Z

Jeff,

I don't do circles, but for a while, years ago, I did quite a lot of work in
exact square format. For those, I liked a rectangular mat in vertical
orientation, with the top and side margins equal and rather a lot of extra
space at the bottom. A circle might respond to an analagous
treatment.---Carl 

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> From: Jeff Buckels <jeffbuck@swcp.com>
> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 10:40:28 -0600
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Matting  and framing Theory
> 
> Carl, Clay, et al.:  I do what Carl speaks of here, i.e., leave a little
> more on the bottom but I just eye-ball it, don't know the referenced
> formula.  Here's a twist I'm coming up on (if I ever get around to some
> much-deferred matting projects):  What about round images?  I've taken
> round prints -- about 8" in diameter -- of mine (clean, dark-rimmed
> circles, i.e., masked) and just cut some interleaving up to look at
> matting possibilities.  I'd kind of settled on exactly centering the
> circle in a square frame -- either 11" or 14".  At about that time I saw
> some circle images at a friend's (pt/pd printer's) house, and he had the
> circle real distinctly high in the square.  I thought it looked pretty
> good, I guess.  LOTS of extra weight beneath.  -jb
>
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