Digital pictures are ephemeral unless proper care is taken to preserve them.
One of the best thing you can do to extend the longevity of a print is to
frame it under glass.  When I buy frames for my pictures, I get the ones
with glass, which sort of dictates the available sizes, 5X7 and 8X10 being,
by far, the most prevalent.  Even if you create the frame to the size you
want, be aware of the evanescence of the print.


Kind regards,

Denys. . .

Denys Beauchemin
HICOMP
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From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of
Wayne R. Boyer
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2002 3:21 PM
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Subject: Re: OT: Digital Photography

The reason why I immediately thought of "non-standard" size frames for
photos
is that I have been studying various ways to frame things and build my own
frames using put-em-together-yourself type lengths of framing material.  I
can do 8x12 just as easily as I can do 8x10.  I just buy a 12" length
instead
of a 10" length of material.

Thus Denys's info on actual dimension relationships lets me choose a frame
size based upon the real original size of the photo.  But then again maybe I
want to edit out something along the edges...

What selecting a frame size to work with also does for me is let me reuse
one
frame for an exchangeable set of photos.  With digital photography, the
"original" is simply a file not a negative.  Thus I can print up photos
anytime I wish and using a pre-determined size for the photo and the frame,
I
can effectively treat the printed photo as a disposable item.  It's just the
small cost of the paper and the ink.

Michael's craft store here in LA also carry these frames kits.  The ones
that
I like are made by Larson-Juhl and come in all kinds of lengths in 1"
increments.  You can also find them at Aaron Bros. if they have stores
around
the country as well.

Wayne Boyer

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