Framing options
In Anita's crocus thread there was a discussion of framing options that went beyond the standard aspect ratio formats. I decided to toss this one out as an example.
It's a very old iPhone Hipstamatic shot, which is a square format, then converted to B/W and Simplified.
I haven't printed or framed it, but if I were to here's what I would do. I'd print it on a heavy mate "watercolor" paper and leave a lot of white space around it. Then I'd cut a mat that left some of the white space, to give the look of a double mat and leave room for a signature and edition* number. The mat window is indicated by the black line.
This was scaled to the aspect ratio of an 11x14 print framed to 16x19, but similar rectangular options would work. The mat is custom, with the bottom having obviously more weight and the top just a bit more (weight = width compared to the sides).
* I do open editions, where I specify the print number but don't limit the number. That was appropriate for "real" prints when printing plates wore out and the lower numbers had more value. Now it's the reverse, as subsequent digital or even darkroom prints might have more value as better technology (and just time) might allow the artist to refine the vision and interpretation. (See: Ansel Adams.)
