Cleaning:

Reducing Static Charge:

Before removing the protective cover, dampen a soft cloth with water and wipe down all the edges. After removing the protective cover, you can use an acrylic cleaner such as Brillianize Acrylic Cleaner & Polish applied to both sides of the acrylic to reduce static electricity.

Mark Rogers
Frame Desintination, Inc.

To celebrate the first year anniversary of GalleryPouch™ bubble bags, we’ve decided to give away 25 GalleryPouch™ Gold w/ Velcro® bags (up to 18×24 inches in size) during the month of November. For more information or to enter, visit our Facebook page:
GalleryPouch Contest

Official rules are here: gallerypouch.com/contest01

GalleryPouch™ is composed of a special 3rd web bubble wrap material that sandwiches the bubbles between layers of heavy duty plastic film so the bubbles are protected from being popped.

Select archival quality materials
Check manufacturers’ labels for product identification
Learn about the compatibility of materials you combine
Make sure that cellulose products are acid-free

The Studio Environment
Ways to reduce harm caused by the environment:

Determine how best to weatherproof your studio
Keep your studio well-ventilated
Establish controls to regulate temperature and humidity levels
Reduce light levels whenever possible
Control direct daylight with blinds, shutters, or U-V treated acrylic film
Minimize air impurities with filters and air conditioning
Keep the studio clean and free of clutter

Environmental Controls
Tools to help keep your art safe from harm while in storage:

Hygrothermograph (measures relative humidity) or humidity cards
Thermometer
Humidifier and dehumidifier
Air conditioning unit or ceiling fan
Light fading strips
Fluorescent light sleeves
Blinds, shutters, or ultraviolet-treated acrylic film
Air vent filters
Insect-repellent strips

Archival mats & mountboards, along with picture frames and other framing accessories can be purchased at: Frame Destination, Inc.

Joely

Buy them here: FDI Ready-Made Picture Frames

~Joely

Mark Rogers, a photographer who saw a need for ready-made frames specific to digital photography, created Frame Destination Inc. Tired of finding frames that only came in standard sizes, he set out to create a company that would provide frames in unconventional sizes with the belief that artistry is not always conventional and its holders shouldn’t be either.

Since its inception, Frame Destination has offered a wide selection of framing supplies.
Among our latest products are stretcher bars, gallery pouch art storage bags, and the canvas floater frame, a frame that allows the image to give off the illusion of floating.
Our preassembled solid wood stretcher frames are ready for canvas prints. They differ from traditional stretcher bars in that they are pre-squared and stay square when canvas is stretched over them. Our taller stretcher strips are great for gallery wraps.

Artists of all types will appreciate that Frame Destination offers more than sixty frame sizes as well as customized sizes readily available from our website.

In addition to framing, we also sell quality conservation products, such as matting and storage supply. We know how important your photos are to you and protecting them is important to us!

Not only do we aim to sell quality products, but customers have recognized us for our outstanding customer service. We are also proud sponsors of Aardenburg Imaging and Archives, a company dedicating to helping others collect, share, and study digitally mastered photos and fine arts. Through increasing knowledge and experience, AaI & A is becoming the leader in teaching others about digital printmaking and print permanence. Our partnership with them helps our customers learn more about this form of artistry.

Floater frames are named ‘floater’ because they make your canvas look like it is floating inside of the frame. This effect is caused by the inside edge of the frame being 1/2-inch from the side of your canvas. Normally, floater frames are used for a canvas that is shorter than the height of the floater, so the face of the canvas is recessed from the top of the frame.

Our F150 floater frame has an angled frame edge, which allows an elegant slope effect when floating a canvas that is taller such as our S280 or S150 stretcher frame. The F150 can also be used with our S260 or S140 to provide the traditional recessed look. Since the F140 canvas floater frame is 2-3/16 inches deep it can provide the recessed look for our 2-inch tall S280 and S150. Check out our updated Product Gallery to see a few examples.

Ordering is easy – pick a floater frame, select a color, and then tell us the size of your canvas. Your finished floater frame will allow a 1/2-inch float border around your canvas, and will include mounting clips and a free hanging kit.

Cheers,
Mark

AestheticsTraditional fine art paintings are often framed in decorative, baroque-styled frames. While this may be appropriate for a Rembrandt or a Monet hanging in the Louvre; photographs generally call for something more elegant and subdued, such as a wood frame with a simple finish or a sleek, dark metal frame. The key to framing photographs is subtlety; you want the viewer’s eyes to remain focused on the image, not the frame. Keep this principle in mind when selecting a mat as well. White, off-white or neutral mat colors are generally the best choices. In addition, black is sometimes appropriate, as are double mats in complementary colors. It all of course depends on the photograph; however, we at Frame Destination Inc. tend to favor the words of William of Ockham “All things being equal, the simplest solution tends to be the best one”.

ConservationFraming is a form of archival storage. Digital images are, for the most part, ‘safe’ when properly stored on electronic media, but once printed onto paper they become subject to the same dangers of light, dust, moisture, temperature extremes and acidity as film prints. Mats and mount board come into direct contact with your photograph. Using acid-free, archival quality mats and mount board to frame your photographs is the best method of protecting your image against acid and moisture, both of which can lead to staining and irreversible damage. Conversation is a science onto itself; further information about conversation matting and framing can be found at the Library of Congress’ guide to matting and framing website http://lcweb.loc.gov/preserv/care/mat.html.

Click here: for additional information about framing photographs.

Purchase fine art photography frames, archival mats and mountboard at:
Frame Destination, Inc.

Read more about the Science of Photo Storage here.

Purchase Archival Storage Boxes here.

Purchase Print Sleeves here.