Photo framing and home display

Now that I am printing on good printers (PRO10 and PRO100) - and learning how to mat,

I have a dedicated wall in my house and would like a setup that can easily change photos, mats - and be able to adjust for different frame sizes or clusters- of prints

I have found several gallery style wire hanging systems that might work

Hard to find frames where I could slip in a new matted print easily

Interestingly no forum for this on the site

Help or direction appreciated

Steve

I use the ashanging.com click-track (or is it click-rail?) system w/ steel or nylon wires. Looks great!

It would help if we knew what size prints you are trying to hang. I can let you know what I do and perhaps something similar would work.

I make a lot of 8 1/2 x 11 proofs. When I get back from a photo shoot, I might make several small prints. I use artists putty to hang them on the kitchen wall. Another quick method is the use of magnetic paint and small magnets. There are all sorts of hanging systems designed for a more formal presentation. Many of them are designed for small prints.

I print work I like much larger. I usually print 16x24 on 17x25 paper or 12x18 on 13x19 paper. I use plain white mats cut for those sizes and I use either 20x28 or 16x22 Nielson aluminum channel frames. For home display I often omit the glazing. Changing out a print takes less than 10 minutes.

Howard Moftich said:

I use the ashanging.com click-track (or is it click-rail?) system w/ steel or nylon wires. Looks great!

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I've installed AS Hanging Systems Click Rail track system throughout my home and use the nearly invisible nylon twist-end hanging cable with self-gripping hooks. Great stuff. I'm really thrilled with this product.

No more holes in my walls from picture hooks and I can change my displays whenever the mood strikes. I display varnished canvas gallery wraps in wood float frames up to 40 x 60 inches without any problems.

I've also installed track lighting with very small heads (from Lowe's) and Feit LED bulbs (from Home Depot) for museum-style lighting. I almost get more comments from friends and visitors about the installation than I do for my photographs.

Would like to hang mostly matted 8x10 s and matted 13x 19 prints in various changing groups (sounds like a lot of wall - but not so much)

srock said:

Would like to hang mostly matted 8x10 s and matted 13x 19 prints in various changing groups (sounds like a lot of wall - but not so much)

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Click Rail with nylon Twist End cable from AS Hanging Systems is a great solution for what you have in mind. I have matted 8x10 all the way up to 40-inch canvas prints installed.

Do you have an easy way of changing several mats and print without needing to pull the frames apart?

Surprised there is not a separate forum for this kind of discussion.

Steve

srock said:

Do you have an easy way of changing several mats and print without needing to pull the frames apart?

Surprised there is not a separate forum for this kind of discussion.

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Metal frames are easy to pull apart; just a couple of screws.

For wood frames (assuming there is no dust cover backing paper), use flexible framing points. Personally, since I do all my own matting and framing, I leave the photos in the frames and rotate them seasonally.

Is there a framing system which will allow you to release the mat and picture nad put a new one in wihout flexible darts or similar- Obviously that wont work with metal frames- There must be an easy change system, but I cant find it

Steve