Framing large photos - how to help req

rukvarukva Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
edited April 29, 2008 in The Big Picture
Hi all,
Is there a certain techneque to framing photos?
I have a largish photo 50x90 cm which I have put in the frame, however when looking at it at certain angles I can see some ripples on the photo, I think this is becaus the photo is not perfectly flat on the backing board. Do I need to glue it down (how is the best way to do this) or is there another way of making it flat?:dunno

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  • joglejogle Registered Users Posts: 422 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    Use a can of spray glue. spray the backing board and then smooth the photo onto it from one corner.

    The removable kind of spray glue is good and gives you a seccond chance if you mess up.
    jamesOgle photography
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -A.Adams[/FONT]
  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    jogle wrote:
    Use a can of spray glue. spray the backing board and then smooth the photo onto it from one corner.
    Ive used that method with good quality spray on glue (3M) with terrible results. What brand of glue did you use ?
  • joglejogle Registered Users Posts: 422 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    I've used 3M and some other random brand with good results. I found the trick was to smooth it on from one side, if you plonk it on then you'll get bubbles and wrinkles.

    Also good backing/mounting board makes a big difference. The normal bendy rough cardboard that you get with most frames sucks. It will bend while you are mounting, will bend while you are putting it in the frame (causing ripples) and then will flex with humidity changes in the room. You may have a diy framing place you can go to get something decent.
    jamesOgle photography
    [FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]"The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it." -A.Adams[/FONT]
  • ArchiTexasArchiTexas Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    I usually have a local Reprographics shop (i.e. "Blueprint Shop") mount my large images onto a backer board. Foam core should suffice if a frame is going to be used. If you are still concerned about warping you can upgrade to gator board. But for the dimensions you list , and with a frame, I would expect foam core to function just fine.

    ERF
    http://erfphotoart.com

    Olympus E510 and Gigapan mount
  • rukvarukva Registered Users Posts: 79 Big grins
    edited April 29, 2008
    Thaks all, been doing a bit of research into this, because a want to do quite a few large images.....

    One recommendation was to get them vacuum pressed onto a hard backing board, I an going to a framing place tomorrow and get a quote on their prices. Anyone interested here if I report the quoted prices?

    Also as stated here the pre glued foam board with the peel off paper was mentioned by quite a few people and is reletivly cheap, I will try it first with one of my lesser quality prints to see if I can get the hang of it , basically I don't want bubbles......

    spraying or brushing on glue was not recommended by any of the framers.
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