Look! Enrique's Framed Photos

Back in August we posted a photo on Etsy Scavenger. Several readers purchased copies.

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?)

Comments (11)

Those look fantastic! I love the white frames with the colors in the photos. Thanks for the faux floating frames tip too.

posted by Erin T on 2006-09-27 10:10:12

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.

posted by heather on 2006-09-27 11:02:22

Looks great. And looking at your bookshelves makes me happy - my slight OCD nature causes me to cringe whenever I see leaning books...

posted by amy (rustyletter) on 2006-09-27 11:04:01

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.

posted by pb on 2006-09-27 15:14:32

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!

posted by michele on 2006-09-27 19:55:45

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!

posted by Enrique on 2006-09-27 23:35:51

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.

posted by Deepa on 2006-09-28 12:11:35

pb and deepa: definitely contact mark. he immediately offered to send a replacement (in better packaging, no questions asked.

good luck!

posted by heather on 2006-09-28 12:32:21

I wish I could see the framed effect better!

posted by visualingual on August 28th 2008 at 12:59pm
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Here's a link to my framed version of this photo:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27327881@N00/2809957370/

oh, and pb - i had the same problem initially - a badly packaged print that got bent - and just sent him a note about the damage and he sent me a new print right away.

posted by potluck on August 29th 2008 at 2:28pm
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Enrique, you should know that floating art using Japanese paper hinges is not expensive and it is standard custom framing practice at all shops that practice preservation framing. Any good framer should be able to help you with this next time.

Potluck, I like the clean white mat that you used on your framed version--great proportions!

Kirstie at The Framer's Workshop, Do-it-Yourself and Custom Framing in Berkeley
http://www.framersworkshop.com

posted by framers on March 25th 2009 at 1:07am
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