Larry,
I would recommend looking at the following sources of frames (and mats):
1. Aaron Brothers. - they probably have the best choice (best
looking, and most diverse choice), but it might not be the cheapest
(although still much cheaper than a custom-made frame)
2. Michaels is somewhat cheaper (especially if you are catching their
sales), but it might be harder to find the size (and the look) you need.
8x12 is particularly tough.
(When I lived in the areas with easy access to Aaron Brothers, I had hard
time forcing myself walking into Michaels, despite a considerable price
difference.)
Both Aaron Brothers and Michaels sell pre-cut mats at very reasonable
prices. In most cases, I mount my photos with mats, sometimes opting for
double-mats (sometimes with contrasted colors).
I would definitely recommend doing that for 4"x6".
I haven't bought these supplies for a while, - so, I don't know if places
like amazon and ebay (or some on-line craft stores) would have better
prices.
3. Ikea - has fairly inexpensive (and "fresh"-looking) frames, but the
sizes are limited, and might not be what you are looking for.
4. Stores like Marshalls, T.J. Maxx, Brooks Outlet, Tuesday Morning,
sometimes have some reasonably priced frames, but in "small-ish" sizes:
4x6, 5x7, 8x10, Letter.
5. If you are considering prints on canvas, specialized art-supply stores
have some broad choice of sizes of sides that you can choose to make the
right size of a stretcher. Or, they (and cheaper - Michaels) - have some
standard size pre-built stretchers (stretcher kits).
Also, art-supply stores have a nice media to mount photos on: foam board
(about 2-3 mm-thick, probably 1/8") that have one side "self-adhesive".
I've mounted a few photos on such a board (you cut the size you need).
Overall, I recommend taking the prints you want to mount with you to the
store. In some cases, while choosing the frame, I'd print to a smaller
(4x6) size, - just to find which frame would match the look, and to figure
out what size I'd want to print to.
Go to Aaron Brothers, and play with a combination of pre-cut mats, frames,
and your photos.
You can also try going to a framing shop, as they have a variety of frame
samples that you can put around your photo, - just to figure out which
look you want to achieve, and then to try finding that at one of the
stores discussed above.
HTH,
Igor
Larry Colen Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:55:46 -0700 wrote:
One problem with not being an artist is that I don't know squat about
displaying and selling my photos. I tend to carry them around in an itoya
portfolio book updating the selection as I go. I was talking with some
friends who have a shop in town that sells art and ukuleles about them
trying to sell some of my photos. I've also thought that at some point I
should put together some pieces to show.
Pat and Julie told me that you can't just sell prints, they need to be
mounted well enough that people can just hang them on the wall.
Can people give me pointers to cost effective ways of going about this? I
tried stopping by the local art store, but most of my prints are 12x18 or
4x6 and they simply don't have much that work with those form factors.
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