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10/22/2005 07:40:01 AM · #1 |
For you who have experience in showing your photos.
What's the ideal/normal print size if one has to do a photo exhibit? What should be the final size of frame if matting is included? Shoudl there be matting or print everything including the borders?
Photos will be for sale for the benefit of a church.
Am i making sense? help
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10/22/2005 11:09:27 AM · #2 |
| Size reflects your style and is a artistic consideration. I would consider who is going to purchase the pictures, estimate how much the market will pay, and how they are going to be presented. Factor in all your variables. You could make large prints w/ no frame or matt or smaller pictures framed and matted. Cost will always increase with larger sizes. I have on occasion showed individual contact prints of 35mm negatives, which are very small, but with large matte and frame size of up to 8x10. |
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10/22/2005 11:36:33 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by davidus428:
Photos will be for sale for the benefit of a church. |
Unless this is a really high-end sale/auction, I suspect people will be looking for prices closer to what they'd find at a garage sale than a gallery.
If making mats is not to hard for you, I think I'd suggest something standard and moderately-sized, to make it easy for people to frame.
Maybe a 5x7 print on an 8x10 mat, or an 8x10 print on an 11x14 mat. Maybe have some cards/order forms so people can order a larger print from you for later delivery. |
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10/22/2005 11:56:23 AM · #4 |
I exhibit in a range from 11X14 to 14X16 (inches) depending on clarity of resolution obtainable. Printed any smaller, some viewers will have difficulty in seeing detail. Larger, you limit the display area options for the gallery. My preference is a photograph mounted on black, heavy stock backing board with about 2 inches of border around the print... no mats. This allows the entire canvas, border to border, to be seen, then if someone wants to purchase the piece and mat or frame it, that will be their option. Matting is much more expensive than just mounting on backing board, so the way I present my shots keeps the cost down which in turn, makes the price of the piece more attractive.
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