mounting/framing pans

["M. Denis Hill" <denis@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I recently had a 72" print made from an XPan neg. Then I needed to have it
made ready for presentation in a hurry. I went to a local framer who does
good work, but is not cheap. The results were OK, but not spectacular and
too expensive. This is partly because the print exceeded the size of matte
board. Of course the frame (aluminum) and plexi were not cheap, either.

Has anyone come up with a way to present large prints that does not end up
costing out-of-proportion to the cost of the print? In this instance, the
framing was nearly 4X the cost of the print.

I was wondering about mounting on gatorboard then somehow finishing the
edges. That, with lamination, should make a nice presentation. But what
would work for the edges? Any ideas about this or other low-cost mounting
methods?

M. Denis Hill
Area 360 Communications
http://www.area360.com
360.678.8351

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