Should You Mount Your Prints?

[@melaninxhalide1165]

I have recently begun mounting my prints (20” and bigger) and it’s been a game changer for me. My question is about displaying prints in a frame WITHOUT GLASS: Museum glass is super expensive and while I know the glass helps keep the print from being damaged as well as flat, the glare from lighting just feels like too much of a hassle. Would you recommend framing a print without glass like it’s a painting?

[@bobmay3936]

Hi Mel, after watching a Phlearn video on KZbin which suggested not using glass or acetate, I investigated and ended up procuring extra-thick mounts. I hinged them to backing boards, stuck down my photos at 4 or 6 points with framing tape and used skinny metal frames. The other route was to procure anti-glare acrylic (much cheaper than anti-glare glass. Result: my first photo exhibition with 25 frames! The extra-thick mounts have held their shape. Since then, I've bought larger frames but the prints won't stay flat on the backing board, as in this video, so I've ordered a fan of 3M Spray Mount to fix the large prints to backing boards. Hope it works!

[@ChristianKlant]

You forgot to mention wet mounting. If it's done well it will keep a print perfectly flat and its removable as well. - Nice video btw!

[@ardentmedia7502]

Would love to see your mounting process in a video. Love these amazing videos your doing. Your video with Tyler inspired me to starting printing in platinum & palladium myself. Just got my uv exposure unit made. Your just super inspiring. Thank you.

[@davidhalley9795]

I have a small print mounted to 3/16 inch gator board. Somehow I’ve kept it damaged free for more than twenty years. It was a print file I was testing with an old light jet from the late 1990s. I’d like to frame it now. What type of frame would you recommend, if any?

[@terencemorrissey4413]

Good information, thanks.

[@zaidisphotographers]

❤ I loved it

[@HiddenLight]

Thank you!