[LargeFormat] Mounting Large Prints
Jim Hemenway
largeformat@f32.net
Sat Dec 28 14:50:44 2002
Alan:
For what it might be worth, I dry mount everything and have been doing
so with no problems since 1960.
I used only museum quality rag mattboard for most of that time, The
very early prints mounted on ordinary mattboard are still ok but the
mattboard is beginning to crumble.
--
Jim - http://www.hemenway.com
Alan Davenport wrote:
>
> Since the advent of my large format experience, I find myself
> making some prints that are larger than anything I was pleased
> to produce from 35mm film. Hmmm....
>
> I find that I need advice on mounting large prints. To date
> I'm trying foam board with a low-tack sticky surface on one
> side, sort of like a Post-It note. I'm not sure that's the
> solution, though, and I'm eager hear what my more experienced
> brethren and sistern are using. Do I need to invest in a
> dry mount press? Or can I use a flatiron to dry mount?
> Techniques? Materials?
>
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