Typical frame size for 11x17 print?

What is the standard frame size people use for an 11x17 print with matte?

The ones suggested to me for a 14'' x 11'' print are 16'' x 20'' or 24'' x 16'' or 30'' x 20'' or 36'' x 24''.



Dave

idividebyzero said:

idividebyzero wrote:

What is the standard frame size people use for an 11x17 print with matte?

Click to expand...

Why print 11"x17" 12x18 is the same aspect ratio, 2:3, as aps-c and 35mm SLRs?

You are not responding to the question. You add a double question which is redundant. People print in various sizes, BECAUSE THEY CAN. I have a stack of beautiful semi gloss 11x17 and even though 'not proper' aspect ratio to raw camera photos.. this is why Photoshop exists. Most people crop their photos to fit their composition every day. Maybe you have never heard this concept.

Now to answer the posters inquiry. Give at least 1 to 1.5 inches for a Matte (if desired) if no Matt, simply add half an inch a round for your frame. But that comes down to how you want it to balance your photo.

RedFox88 said:

idividebyzero said:

What is the standard frame size people use for an 11x17 print with matte?

Click to expand...

Why print 11"x17" 12x18 is the same aspect ratio, 2:3, as aps-c and 35mm SLRs?

Click to expand...

I've seen 11x17 for sale, and 13x19 (no 12x18). A 2:3 aspect ratio fits pretty well onto both of them (leaving thin borders: 10.5x15.75, 12.33x18.5)

There are nominal 12x18 premade frames for sale but those that I have seen expose less than 12.0"x18.0", and might not maintain the exact 2:3 shape.

If I printed an 11x17 image I would get a matte with 3.5 inches on all sides and buy readily available 18x24 frames This size exists in many stores and would not require ultimate frames.

Another alternative that looks very nice is 12x18 image with a 3 inch matte on all sides and the same 18x24 frame


Brian
-------------------
www.breitenauerphoto.com

idividebyzero said:

What is the standard frame size people use for an 11x17 print with matte?

Click to expand...

What's the size of the mat?

In our commercial printing company, one entire floor was a large, successful framing business. The guys there knew as much about matting and framing as we knew about commercial offset printing (a lot). Here's a general formula they used to determine the size of the mats for framing.

The area represented by the mat's borders alone needs to be at least the same, or more than the area of the "artwork" itself. That surprises most people. But a smaller mat looks skimpy. A properly sized mat greatly enhances the image and looks elegant.

An 11x17 image is 187 sq inches.

A mat providing 2.5 inch borders adds 5 inches to each dimension or 16x22 = 352 sq in.

Subtracting the area of the image, 187 sq. in., 352-187=165 sq inches as the area of the mat borders. Not enough.

Using 3 inch borders adds 6 inches to each dimension. So the mat is 17x23. 17x23= 408 sq inches total. Subtract the image, 408-187=221. That works nicely. 3.5 inch borders gives a frame size of 18x24. As suggested above, that's a "standard" size.

Some people like to make the bottom border a little larger than the sides and top. Personal preference on that.

Either way, 17x23 would be my minimum for the framing size. But the price of framing goes up exponentially with size.

Rich