Frames!

[photoman]

I think it has been asked on here about where people pick up their frames.

Just wanted to spread the word that Aaron Brothers is having their penny sale through August 1st.

Buy any frame and get a second frame for a penny!

Picked up 4 20x28 frames today. Saved $120!!

[john101477]

Arron brothers is decent. I like their penny days a lot lol. I am trying to get setup to make my own barn wood frames. What I would love to find is one of those good mat cutters.

[photoman]

Arron brothers is decent. I like their penny days a lot lol. I am trying to get setup to make my own barn wood frames. What I would love to find is one of those good mat cutters.

I have a Logan Intermediate mat cutter. Need to use it more often though.

Aaron Brothers is obviously not high end but I like one particular style they have.

[Michael Slade]

I have been cutting my mats for 15+ years. Super easy if you buy the right tools. Yes, there is an initial expense, but once you find out how inexpensive and easy it is you will never EVER have anything matted 'professionally' again. In fact, I find myself cutting mats for people just because I can't stand the thought of them being ripped off.

Same with frames...although if I make a frame for someone I usually charge them. I have been making my own frames for about 4 years and I keep them SUPER simple. Simple profiles, simple woods, simple execution. Think IKEA simple...Scan-design if you will.

I'm framing a 17x50 inch print and a 11x16-ish print today from frames made of oak and pine. I'll photograph the finished work.

[Michael Slade]

4x10 of my in-laws' Thanksgiving Dinner last year. Printed as a VanDyke Brown, framed in Oak, 100% rag mats.

I made the VDB emulsion, printed the photograph, cut the mat, made the profile of the frame, made the frame, cut the glass and mounted it all together.

These pieces where I am involved 100% from start to finish are satisfying on a level that is hard to describe. When the recipient loves the work it is icing on the cake.





This is a panorama from my D2x that is stitched from about six shots, printed on a Canon wide-format printer and mounted onto gator board. I cut the frame from pine, channel set the print and channel set the plexiglass. It's glued together with reinforcements on the back. I have to ship this to North Carolina next week so I will be making a crate for it.

I haven't framed any pieces quite like this before. It is a lot of work, but it looks pretty nice once it's done. I might have to do more like this.

[Lost Canadian]

That's pretty cool Micheal! I'd love to do my own frames but don't know if I'd have the time or patience to do it other than maybe once in a blue moon. Right now I send my photos to my sister to mat and frame. She works for a gallery/print house in Toronto and does most of their showcase designs amongst other things. The plus is she has access to a lot of material goods at pretty decent prices, but what sucks is I usually have to wait until the next time I see her to get my photos back, and that can sometimes be over a month, sometimes two. They're very nicely done, when I finally get them, but the wait always blows.




I'd love to find a better solution that won't cost me an arm and a leg.

[photoman]

I don't know if I will ever get into making my own frames and cutting my own glass. That is a lot of time and work.

Maybe if I can learn to do some metal work I would consider making some crazy metal frames.

Here is a quick shot of the frames I pickup from Aaron Brothers

Image is 16x24 on Metallic paper (image is brighter than in the picture)