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I have noticed quite a few stalls/shops in London sell their photo prints. The prints are usually backed and framed by white cardboard. Can anyone suggest a print supplier who prints photos and packages them in this sort of format? I have been wanting to sell my photography for a while and I really like how these prints are presented. Hopefully that makes sense. Thanks Oliver |
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What you're looking for is more commonly called a "matted" or "mounted" print. "Card framed" seems to be a British term. Several labs in the U.S. will sell you a matted print, and I'd imagine some in the U.K. do, too. The problem is that if you intend to sell your work, the cost of a lab-mounted print gets prohibitive. As an example, one lab here sells an 8x10" print matted to 11x14" for US$22. Matting your own prints is easy, and a quick trip to your favorite search engine will net you dozens of tutorials on how it's done. I buy the show kits that dpollitt mentioned in his answer. That plus the mounting tape and the print runs me about US$7 for the supplies to make a mounted and bagged print, or about a third of what a lab charges. I also figure in some amount for my labor to assemble it, which still puts me well below the lab's price. |
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If I am understanding what you are looking for right, you are just looking for a kit that sells matting, backing board, and clear/poly bags? If you could provide an image of an example that would help a great deal. At any rate would something like this work? Sorry I don't know what "card framed" means exactly. |
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