Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

Perhaps this is the web site to which you were referring.

http://www.nedcc.org/plam3/tleaf410.htm

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@c...> wrote:
> Hello Roy,
> 
> >All I've ever done is dry mount one photo in class and frame 
> >others. I like the effect when I guess it would be called 
> >double matting..
> 
> Dry mounting (or not) and the style of matting are really two 
separate
> issues.  Dry mounting makes emulsion prints look better because the
> papers curl and wrinkle from being wet.  As for matting, there are
> basically two approaches, either covering or not covering the edge 
of
> the image.  Single or double matting is just a matter of style.
> 
> Not covering the image is usually favored by
> museums/collectors/dealers because it means that nothing is hidden,
> such as damaged edges, and assures that the entire image is visible,
> nothing is cropped off by the mat.
> 
> Assuming the image is not covered, the next question is whether or 
not
> the border is trimmed off the print.  Because dry mounting involves
> using tissue which must be trimmed, trimming away the border
> completely, what's called a "floating mount", is very common. 
> 
> Since the papers we use in inkjet printing aren't wet they don't
> wrinkle, so dry mounting isn't required.  We can leave a wide border
> around the image and let the window mat cover the paper to hold it
> flat (these papers can curl), and still not cover the image, leaving
> the same amount of space around the image as we did with float
> mounting.  The effect is the same, with the added advantage of the
> signature being on the print instead of the mount board.  
> 
> If the print is attached to the mount board, as when dry mounting,
> it's a challenge to get it positioned perfectly so it's properly
> spaced in the window mat.  Since we aren't dry mounting, we can 
attach
> the print to the window mat instead, making it much easier to get it
> positioned just right.  This makes the entire process much easier 
and
> faster.
> 
> The method of attachment is to use acid free linen tape (there are
> various types) in some manner of hinge (various way to do it).  The
> important thing is not to tape the image on all sides.  It is said
> that there is some shrinking and swelling as humidity changes, and 
if
> the print isn't free to adjust, wrinkling can result.  Most people
> here have said they hinge the top side only - that's what I do.
> 
> A while back someone posted a link to a web site that showed 
different
> ways of hinging...does anyone still have that?  I hope this is
> helpful.
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
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> If a different style of presentation not using a mat is desired, 
then
>  some sort of mounting process may be needed to keep the print flat.