> > 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.
Golden State Art in South San Francisco have 16x20 mats pre-cut for 12x18. They'll sell you a pack of 100 for $153 (if you want either black or white), or they'll custom cut 16x20 mats for $2.89 each (minimum quantity 10) if you want something other than the standard 11.5 x 17.5 cutout. They also offer a matboard + backing + re-sealable clear bag for $3.35 For 6x4 they have 5x7 pre-cut mats (200 for $49.50 - now on sale for $37). They'll also sell you backing board, foam board, or just about anything to do with framing. If it's the place I think it is, I bought some mats from them many years ago, but couldn't remember the name of the company. Fortunately I had a rough idea where they were located, and that, plus a bit of Google searching, eventually came up with Golden State Art. Once I get around to printing, I expect I'll be patronising them again. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
