John, It sounds that you are NOT talking about silver gelatin prints, but
alternative or ink jet prints. Someone may pay to send a child through
school to learn conservation, but I'd doubt that it would be the seller. It
would be the collector. If you choose to go down that path, there is a real
need to match the paper to the adhesive and boards to produce the most
stable package that you can. Mismatching the adhesive can destroy the work
as well as the board. There are times that I dry mount and others that I
don't. My decision is based on the type of print and what paper it is on as
well as its size. A look in the archives should point you to a site at
Stanford if memory serves correctly that had a good piece on mounting.
Eric Neilsen Photography
4101 Commerce Street
Suite 9
Dallas, TX 75226
http://ericneilsenphotography.com
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From: John Brewer [mailto:john@glossyormatt.com]
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 12:01 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Dry mounting
Dear list members
What are the pros and cons of dry mounting? The papers I use are 300gsm for
5x7 prints and 425gsm for 8x10 prints if that is of any consequence.
Cheers
John
Received on Tue Sep 20 08:38:46 2005
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