I've been through the matted photos in a box scenario. The problems
are that they are not the easiest thing to view and hold, and they wear
and the mattes get dirty with bent corners.
So I finally decided on a leather zip-up case from Light
Impressions. I was worried about the acetate over the sheets causing
glare, but that has not been a problem. The sheets are of very high
quality - not your tyical photo album crap. I make fiber prints and
then cut off the entire border with my paper cutter. Then I use this
little gadget that rolls out archival quality dots of glue, go around
the back perimeter of the photo with it and then make a big "X" in the
middle, and then paste the print down and cover it up with the acetate.
The sheets come in three colors: Black; White; and Gray. I've ordered
and tried all three, and like the white the best by far (B&W prints
only). The white is VERY white, so even fiber prints with paper base on
the edge still show a difference and line border up against the sheet.
I've also successfully taken a couple of the prints off and re-used
the sheets for other prints, but I would not suggest you do it too many
times with the same sheet.
There. Now someone's finally answered your damn question. Happy
now?????? :)
Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com
<snip>
> This reminds me that no one answered my portfolio question,
> so here it is again:
>
> For those of you planning to put together a portfolio (as
> Mike was suggesting a couple of weeks ago), how do you plan
> to display it? Matted prints in a box? An album? One of those
> leather-like sprial binder thingies?
<snip>
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