13x19 prints - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II

09/10/2010 11:19:16 AM · #1

Hello folks.

I have an Epson printer that does 13x19 inch prints. Every time I go out to look for frames I do not find any, even online, for this size.

Do any of you work with this size for prints? What size frame do you use? What size mats do you use? Do you include a border on the print or do you use mats?

What would be a standard border/mat size for a 13x19 inch print?

I'm thinking of downsizing to 12x18 just to avoid further problems.

Thanks.

Scapeshots

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

09/10/2010 12:33:32 PM · #2

I think Aaron Brohters stocks 13x19 frames. I am in the same ballpark with my Canon Pixma Pro 9000 printer and need to get some of those frames as we speak. Good Luck!

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

09/10/2010 12:37:39 PM · #3

For those I tend to go for poster frames and size the matte to fit the frame and the opening in the matte to fit the image.

LevT

OM System OM-1

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

09/10/2010 01:21:21 PM · #4

I print on this paper often, and I usually put them into 18x24 frames (sometimes in 16x20). I leave about 1/2-1/3 inch white space on all sides, and mat them myself to the frame size so that about 1/4 inch of the white border is showing. My Logan 30" mat cutter paid for itself many times over.

09/10/2010 01:31:35 PM · #5

Originally posted by cpanaioti:

For those I tend to go for poster frames and size the matte to fit the frame and the opening in the matte to fit the image.

That's one option I was considering. I'm also going to use the paper to act as a border, where I can of course.

I'm into panoramas lately and would love to hang one or two on my walls in my hallway but again, what kind of a frame would I need for a pano? The one I want to print comes out to 42 inches long.

I was thinking of using 1/8in plexiglass to mount it on and find a way to hang it on a wall but how would I attach a hook to plexiglass? Or anything for that matter. Epoxy glue?

I love printing my images but when it comes to hanging them up for display.... I have a drawer full of prints waiting. lol

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

09/10/2010 01:32:50 PM · #6

Originally posted by LevT:

With prices of mats through the roof I think it may be wise to invest in one myself.

Thanks for the tips.

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

09/10/2010 02:08:40 PM · #7

Originally posted by Jac:

With prices of mats through the roof I think it may be wise to invest in one myself.

Mats don't have to be terribly expensive - if you can use more than one.
Redimat is a supplier I have used extensively. They have fine mats in different styles and colors (I'm not brave, and use only the white and off-white varieties)

another one is:

Golden State Art Since they are local, I go visit them when I need particular mats.

For the gallery, I and my co-op friends usually need mats in some quantity.

And yes, I use 13x19 paper but also mat just about everything. Printing out at 11x14 or 12x18 usually.

LevT

OM System OM-1

09/10/2010 02:26:10 PM · #8

Originally posted by Jac:

I was thinking of using 1/8in plexiglass to mount it on and find a way to hang it on a wall but how would I attach a hook to plexiglass? Or anything for that matter. Epoxy glue?

3M makes plastic hooks of different sizes which come with double-sticky foam strips which can be used to attach hooks to the plexiglass. I buy then in Target. But I also found that an easy and reliable way to hang things like plexiglass (or a gatorboard - another option for displaying prints which I use often and actually like more than frames lately) is to use "picture-hanging strips" from 3M (similar to velcro, but sturdier) - you affix a few of them to the back of the plexiglass (two or more depending on the size), and the same number to the wall, and press one into the other. I imagine that velcro would probably work too.