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Old 10th August 2009, 03:44 PM
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Not sure whether this is the right thread to place this in but can I ask what print sizes the members are submitting?

The reason for my question is that I have done some measuring and in a 40x50cm frame that we have for a painting on the wall at home, a 16 x21 cm print( allowing for the 2cm border all round) looks so tiny to me.

Unless there were several other prints at the same size, a 16x21cm print will look somewhat dwarfed in my opinion but others who frame regularly and/or have seen such size prints exhibited in such size frames as will be used might know different.

Unfortunately I cannot do bigger, having none of the equipment in terms of trays, easels etc.

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Not sure whether this is the right thread to place this in but can I ask what print sizes the members are submitting?

The reason for my question is that I have done some measuring and in a 40x50cm frame that we have for a painting on the wall at home, a 16 x21 cm print( allowing for the 2cm border all round) looks so tiny to me.

Unless there were several other prints at the same size, a 16x21cm print will look somewhat dwarfed in my opinion but others who frame regularly and/or have seen such size prints exhibited in such size frames as will be used might know different.

Unfortunately I cannot do bigger, having none of the equipment in terms of trays, easels etc.

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Dwarfed or not the acceptable print sizes are shown in the Rules, the important thing is that they have a minimum 2cm border around the image.
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Old 11th August 2009, 01:48 AM
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Some people like to frame small prints in large frames - photographs and paintings. Especially effective if you can group a few together.

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Old 11th August 2009, 06:22 AM
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And, I should add, they will all look the same size in the book.
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Old 11th August 2009, 03:56 PM
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Thanks Bob. Your illustrations help and Dave, I must admit I had forgotten about the book

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Old 12th August 2009, 10:25 AM
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Just for a lark...


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Max size (28cm x 37cm +2cm borders) in 40x50cm frame.
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I wish I could enter but my largest image sizes of my current work is 4x5inches (10cm x 12.5cm) although due to my coating method the border would be a little more probably... and actually at the moment I'm working mostly in 6cm x 9cm prints. I just don't contact print any bigger than that these days.
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Old 15th August 2009, 04:39 PM
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I wish I could enter but my largest image sizes of my current work is 4x5inches (10cm x 12.5cm) although due to my coating method the border would be a little more probably... and actually at the moment I'm working mostly in 6cm x 9cm prints. I just don't contact print any bigger than that these days.
The rules were intended to allow 5x4 as a minimum size as I was anticipating someone would want to enter contact prints.
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Old 15th August 2009, 04:54 PM
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So... Something like this is okay?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fishies...ok/3822982261/
Basically 4x5inch negative/image with a bit of sloppy painted edges and it's been squished into an 8x10inch frame for reference.

I can definitely leave at least 1-2cm of white around for overmatting purposes...
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The rules were intended to allow 5x4 as a minimum size as I was anticipating someone would want to enter contact prints.
Ah - a typo in the rules then - I didn't spot that either... Should read 10 x 12.5cm + border then?

Of course, with hand-coated work there is the option to show the edge coating marks.
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