Longtime AT reader and AT:LA team member Enrique wrote to us last night: "Just wanted to send a follow-up now that my "Apartment Block" photograph is framed. Actually, I ended up falling in love with Mark Wallace's work. So I contacted him directly to make up prints of additional images I had found on his website. I've purchased a total of 10 photographs (4 have arrived--one of which was a gift--and 6 have just been dispatched)."
[See more from Enrique below the jump.]
"Pictured are the first 3 photographs in their frames. I purchased the $8 frames from IKEA and took them to a framer to get the photos float-mounted. Since using Japanese hinges (apparently the preferred method for float-mounting) is a pricey option, my framer (Beverly Hills & West Hollywood Framers in L.A.) cheated the look by mounting the photos on thick archival stock that was cut smaller than the image (using non-acidic tape as adhesive) and mounting that board onto a full-frame backing. The simple white frame and background really make the colors of the photos pop, especially since the images are printed on metallic photographic paper."
Here's the unframed photo:
Thanks, Enrique!
(Anyone else want to show us their framing?)
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Those look fantastic! I love the white frames with the colors in the photos. Thanks for the faux floating frames tip too.
thanks for sharing, enrique! i was just staring at my photo yesterday thinking about what would be the best frame..the white is a great choice. the first one i bought ended up arriving with a crease, so i contacted mark and he immediately sent me a replacement. but, because i am soooo slowww with framing things and getting them on walls, it is still in a plastic folder on my desk. must. frame. photos.
Looks great. And looking at your bookshelves makes me happy - my slight OCD nature causes me to cringe whenever I see leaning books...
I purchased this print as well, but it was so badly packaged that 3 inches of it are severely damaged. He packed an 8x8 photo with an 8x5 piece of cardboard.
I'm glad other people had better luck.
I was just wondering what to do with MY photo. I bought it for my husband - wanted to surprise him for his birthday - but I can't seem to wrap my head around how to frame it. I want someone to tell me what to do. And that's what Enrique just did!
I love Enrique!
Aw, that's sweet, michele. I'm glad I could help. FYI, the IKEA frames are the deep 9.75"x9.75" box frames. I thought that the "cheat" for float-mounting that John my framer came up with was a good, lower-priced option worth sharing!
amy(rustyletter): I hear you. I have horrible OCD, compounded by being a neat-freak Virgo. The fact that the 2nd photo shows a wrapped package leaning against the left side of the bookcase, and one boxed book (an oversized issue of Visionaire) on a right-edge shelf that's clearly too big for the shelf... well that bugs the living crap out of me!
Thanks for sharing Enrique! Alas, my print arrived creased too. Unlike heather, I didn't contact Mark. I wonder if it's too late now. But thanks to you both - I learnt something today.
pb and deepa: definitely contact mark. he immediately offered to send a replacement (in better packaging, no questions asked.
good luck!