Photo paper size frames ?

Wow !

Tough to find. All paper companies make 13 x 19 and 17 x22 papers but it's almost impossible to find a frame to fit these sizes.

After a lot of researches, I found Peachtree that makes 13x 19 frames but the choice of models is limited.

I would really like to frame my 17x 22 prints without paying for a customized frame (> 100 can $ where I checked).
Do you have links to help me ?

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Jocelyn

Since people typically mat their photos, both to provide a setting for the image and to keep the photo from sticking to the glass in the frame, there probably isn't much demand for a frame the exact size of the paper.

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Rick

Hi...

I'm one who doesn't mat my photos. And I frame without glass, and I rather like the look - probably isn't very saleable, however.

I use "sectional" frames from craft stores, e.g. in the U.S. there's Michael's, A.C.Moore, Pearl. Dunno about Canada, but there's always the internet. Price is very reasonable, specially when they're on sale 40% off, which happens every month or two at Michael's and at A.C.Moore. Materials available are "silver" (my favorite) aluminum, black aluminum, gold aluminum, and wood (I think). Narrow, unobtrusive profile.

You can buy any even inch size from about 5" to 40". Each package has two rails of the specified length. So, two packages make a complete frame. Assemble easily with a screwdriver.

Bests,
...Shel Michaels
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Though the paper dimensions are 13x19, the standard uncropped printed out size for a 2:3 camera is 12x18. You will need to trim an inch off if you don't use a mat. Frames in this dimension are available. More standard are 18x24 frames that would accommodate a mat of that outer dimension.

A 13x19 page is just right for a 12x18 print with a half-inch margin all around. If you cut a mat with a 12x18 window and allow three inches of mat all around the photo, that gives you a 18x24 mat and frame size, which is not at all hard to find, at least from suppliers on the web. Similarly, if you buy 17x25 paper, that works neatly for 16x24 prints, which can matted nicely to 24x30 size (the top/bottom and side margins will not be quite equal, but it's not objectionable), which is again not that difficult to find on the web. Finally, as someone else suggested, modern aluminum stock framing strips can be found in big retail art stores (Michael's and A. C. Moore being two examples), and these strips can be bought in one-inch increments to make whatever frame size you like.

The 17x22 paper size is a little more problematic, as you can't use it for 3:2 prints with equal margins all around - you'll have to have larger margins on the 17-inch side. But once matted, that won't show anyway.

One source of pre-cut mats for 13x19 is http://www.clearbags.com . They sell 18x24 mats cut with a window opening of 12 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches. I've used that mat to display an image size of 12x18, giving me a 1/4-inch margin of white space in the window. I used this space for titling and signing the print just below the bottom of the image. BTW, they also sell 18x24 clear display bags and backing boards. I use the combination to sell packaged matted prints - because framing is so much a matter of taste and the environment in which the print will be displayed, I don't usually try to sell framed prints except as custom orders.

Ray

Try americanframe.com. You can order any size of frame you want and their prices are reasonable. For the glass, you'll probably want to buy it from a glass shop or hardware store where you can have them cut it to size for you. Or, learn to cut the glass yourself if you need a non-standard size. As others have pointed out, matting and mounting are important factors in displaying your artwork. Most art supply stores will cut the mounting and mat boards to size for you, but if you plan to frame very many prints, you might want to buy a mat cutter so that you can do everything yourself. Or, you might check with a local camera club and see if any of their members have a mat cutter and would be willing to cut a mat or two for you. Good luck.
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swinglabakaisse said:

Wow !

Tough to find. All paper companies make 13 x 19 and 17 x22 papers but it's almost impossible to find a frame to fit these sizes.

After a lot of researches, I found Peachtree that makes 13x 19 frames but the choice of models is limited.

I would really like to frame my 17x 22 prints without paying for a customized frame (> 100 can $ where I checked).
Do you have links to help me ?

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Jocelyn

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Ray,

cleabags.com sells quite a few kinds of clear bags. Which kind are you using to hold your matted prints? Is it the ones with an adhesive flap?

thanks,

Jim

Yes, Jim, the ones I use have a resealable flap. One caution I'd give: be very careful about removing the print from the bag once the adhesive has been exposed, especially if the print doesn't have a mat to keep it a little distance from the flap as you pull it out. I have ruined prints by carelessly taking them from the bag and having the adhesive stick to the front of the print.

You can alleviate this problem if you put the print in the bag so that the flap seals on the front, as that way the adhesive will be on the back side as you remove the print. But then you don't get as clean a look to the package for display purposes.

Ray