tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post8692106287992907590..comments2024-01-18T05:34:40.549-07:00Comments on Behind The Lens: BordersGeorge Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06745541057122821349noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-76247531415223549802009-09-18T21:39:07.585-06:002009-09-18T21:39:07.585-06:00I've enjoyed viewing prints of my work almost ...I've enjoyed viewing prints of my work almost since I got "serious" about my photography, but I've only recently come to really appreciate just how much difference the size of the print makes to the viewing experience - the first time I saw one of my images at 30"x45" was a real eye-opener, so to speak. I now have a 24" printer, and print up to 20"x30" for gallery wraps and 24"x36" for mounted & framed prints. (Or longer for panos, too.)<br /><br />Of course, not everything gets printed large - smaller prints are also enjoyable, and a different experience to hold, view, and share...<br /><br />- JackJack Johnsonhttp://www.jackjohnsonphoto.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-79751457718532563302009-09-18T14:06:07.286-06:002009-09-18T14:06:07.286-06:00Absolutely - the right amount of white space is es...Absolutely - the right amount of white space is essential to the proper appreciation of even a hand held print.<br /><br />But it's a bit of a 'high end problem' - I think the a more basic issue is getting beginning photographers weaned off digital presentations and present more on "real" prints.Tim Graynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-33516944094632999282009-09-18T12:16:03.249-06:002009-09-18T12:16:03.249-06:00Really large prints tend to be matted and framed s...Really large prints tend to be matted and framed so the border issue isn't quite the same - more of a handling issue.<br /><br />GeorgeGeorge Barrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06745541057122821349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27557058.post-55556933492980712812009-09-18T11:21:10.266-06:002009-09-18T11:21:10.266-06:00I do agree the prints look nicer with a border, an...I do agree the prints look nicer with a border, and they're easier to mount and frame. It also gives you a good place to sign the print if so inclined, as well as the option of using a floating mat (I think that's the term).<br /><br />I've never really considered a borderless/full-bleed print to be a fine-art print but am curious what others think.<br /><br />With my 17" printer, 16x24" prints are a natural choice and this at least gives me a little bit of border (not really enough to sign, though). But I'm not sure what I would do with a 24" printer: print 20x30" with border, or print 24x36" borderless?Jeff Kohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01794183452534247800noreply@blogger.com