Where to get 20x27cm frames?

pickarooney

Does such a thing exist? It seems ludicrous that shops that specialise in printing digital photos only sell frames suitable for film photo ratios, but no place I've tried so far has had them or ever heard of them existing. I hate having to trim photos or put coloured paper behind them to try blend them in with the frame and a lot of photos just don't look right with a border.
Would there be a market in the production of 4:3 frames?

stcstc

when you are framing, you either need a mount ( piece of card normally with a hole in it) or you need slips, this is to keep the image away from the glass. it will get stuck to the glass if not and get damaged.

so the only method of getting an image to fit in a frame full size is using slips. so if you buy frames make sure to get slips too


if your stuck for frames i can make them in custom sizes so let me know if you get desperate

pickarooney

What are slips?

stcstc

there are various kinds

but the ones i use are a small plastic square tube, with one side being adhesive.

you cut them to length and stick them inside the edge of the frame up against the glass, then when you put in your work with the backing board it doesnt touch the glass. the slips are not visible and the glass is just seperated from the work.

el_loco_blanco

Another idea would be to buy a frame big enough and buy a mounting board in any art or hobby shop and cut the desired window yourself. You can even buy a knife that will cut the bevelled edge for you. Ikea in Belfast have a whole range of frames (square, rectangular etc) and they are cheap too!

stcstc

thats what i said in my first post

but

the cost of the matt cutter - (does the beveled cuts) is about 35 euro for an ok one, then you need a good steel rule another 40, and something to cut on (cutting mat or something else)

if your doing more than 2 or 3 a month its worth the investment, if your not doing that many, just pay someone or buy them ready cut.

City-Exile

Woodies have a good selection of frames.
Also found some in Home Store & More out in the retail park in Blanch.
They're in the same part as Harvey Norman, 3G, Malpin, etc.

Funnily enough, Eason's in Cork had a very good selection on sale a few months back.
Not the first place that springs to mind, when thinking of frames.

stcstc

there are lots of places to get frames

woodies have a very good selection as said above

the one in carrickmines is particulary good

they quite often have ready cut mounts, but generally the wrong ratio for digital pics and images end up cropped

so for the OP they are not the right thing