Explanation of Single-Weight Matboard?

08/10/2006 01:38:19 PM · #1

I have never selected this option at Mpix or other places...What does it mean when you purchase this option? What exactly is a matboard? Thanks for the help...

08/10/2006 01:42:03 PM · #2

your photo will be spray-mounted onto a piece of cardboard with this option. single-weight matboard is a little flexible...kind of like shoebox cardboard.

at mpix, the double-weight matboard is actually a piece of foamcore.

the finished size of the piece will be the finished size of your image...they don't mat an 8x10 into an 11x14 or anything like that.

Message edited by author 2006-08-10 13:42:31.

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

08/10/2006 01:44:33 PM · #3

that is what I thought. thanks. why would I do this? does it hinder the framing and matting process later on?

If I am showing my work and am gonna have a bin of matted and plastic wrapped prints, how should I go about this process would you say??? Is there a service or company that does this or sells these materials? Do you know what I mean?

_eug

Nikon D50

08/10/2006 01:58:59 PM · #4

Originally posted by Cutter:

It will hinder the process if you get the matting the wrong size. This is my chief complaint with MPIX. They do framing, but no front matting. They claim they are considering it, but I've been looking at them for a year and have used them a couple times in that year. It seems to be just talk...

I haven't gotten much farther than you have on this myself.

08/10/2006 02:00:56 PM · #5

you want this thread:

where to get mats, sleeves, and prints CHEAP?

lots of great information in there.

08/10/2006 02:09:00 PM · #6

Originally posted by muckpond:

you want this thread:

where to get mats, sleeves, and prints CHEAP?

lots of great information in there.

yes yes yes. you my friend, helped me out big time. awesome. so, where did you end up getting your plastic sleeves from. And which art show did you enter?

08/10/2006 02:15:27 PM · #7

i got some stuff from light impressions.

you should also contact skiprow, as he answered about eleventy million questions for me last summer on this same topic. i thought i had saved his email but, alas, it is gone. post the information you get back here!

my art show was a local affair. i had about 100 prints for sale (5-10 of a number of shots) and ended up selling about 10. it was enough to cover the cost of the show.

the fair, ironically, is coming up again this weekend. i still have all of my leftovers to try and sell but i don't know if i will make it or not.

good luck!

08/10/2006 02:27:00 PM · #8

i didn't know if it was Penrod or not.

so the cost of your local art show was what, couple hundred bucks or something?

brizmama

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

08/10/2006 02:30:53 PM · #9

I selected this option through Mpix on a photo I was giving as a gift- mainly for added protection because my dad had to take it home with him.