How To Mount PhotographsApparently, the best archival methods of mounting a photograph also allow for some ugly wrinkling of photographs in the frame. This method is a good compromise.http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0016/255319333_Pdobx-Ti-1.jpghttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/gallery/3864873_XjXfT/2008-02-16T14:14:08ZCopyright 2010, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugStep 1:
Cut out enough acid-free adhesive backing to cover the back of your print.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 1:
Cut out enough acid-free adhesive backing to cover the back of your print.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255321725_ECF8X" title="Step 1:
Cut out enough acid-free adhesive backing to cover the back of your print."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0027/255321725_ECF8X-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 1:
Cut out enough acid-free adhesive backing to cover the back of your print." title="Step 1:
Cut out enough acid-free adhesive backing to cover the back of your print." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:46:11ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0027/255321725_ECF8X-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:46:55Step 2:
Stick the print to the adhesive, smoothing out all the gaps between adhesive and print.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 2:
Stick the print to the adhesive, smoothing out all the gaps between adhesive and print.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255314401_QDZjM" title="Step 2:
Stick the print to the adhesive, smoothing out all the gaps between adhesive and print."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0032/255314401_QDZjM-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 2:
Stick the print to the adhesive, smoothing out all the gaps between adhesive and print." title="Step 2:
Stick the print to the adhesive, smoothing out all the gaps between adhesive and print." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:53:57ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0032/255314401_QDZjM-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:50:28Step 3:
Trim the excess adhesive to the exact dimensions of the print.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 3:
Trim the excess adhesive to the exact dimensions of the print.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255314910_YQKCi" title="Step 3:
Trim the excess adhesive to the exact dimensions of the print."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0036/255314910_YQKCi-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 3:
Trim the excess adhesive to the exact dimensions of the print." title="Step 3:
Trim the excess adhesive to the exact dimensions of the print." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:53:19ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0036/255314910_YQKCi-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:52:31Step 4:
Measure (and mark) the print to be exactly centered on the backing.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 4:
Measure (and mark) the print to be exactly centered on the backing.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255315721_Rk2zB" title="Step 4:
Measure (and mark) the print to be exactly centered on the backing."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0042/255315721_Rk2zB-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 4:
Measure (and mark) the print to be exactly centered on the backing." title="Step 4:
Measure (and mark) the print to be exactly centered on the backing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:51:01ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0042/255315721_Rk2zB-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:58:24Step 5:
Tack down one end of the print to the backing first, centered on your marks.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 5:
Tack down one end of the print to the backing first, centered on your marks.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255319333_Pdobx" title="Step 5:
Tack down one end of the print to the backing first, centered on your marks."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0016/255319333_Pdobx-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 5:
Tack down one end of the print to the backing first, centered on your marks." title="Step 5:
Tack down one end of the print to the backing first, centered on your marks." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:49:54ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0016/255319333_Pdobx-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:37:00Step 6:
Slowly and steadily adhere the rest of the print to the backing.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 6:
Slowly and steadily adhere the rest of the print to the backing.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255316446_bHw4q" title="Step 6:
Slowly and steadily adhere the rest of the print to the backing."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0045/255316446_bHw4q-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 6:
Slowly and steadily adhere the rest of the print to the backing." title="Step 6:
Slowly and steadily adhere the rest of the print to the backing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:50:59ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0045/255316446_bHw4q-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:59:01Step 7A:
Check for uneven spots and...<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 7A:
Check for uneven spots and...</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255320164_o8gc5" title="Step 7A:
Check for uneven spots and..."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0019/255320164_o8gc5-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 7A:
Check for uneven spots and..." title="Step 7A:
Check for uneven spots and..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:51:42ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0019/255320164_o8gc5-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:39:20Step 7B:
... smooth them out (making sure not to damage the print, of course).<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 7B:
... smooth them out (making sure not to damage the print, of course).</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255321011_TmE3v" title="Step 7B:
... smooth them out (making sure not to damage the print, of course)."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0020/255321011_TmE3v-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 7B:
... smooth them out (making sure not to damage the print, of course)." title="Step 7B:
... smooth them out (making sure not to damage the print, of course)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:54:34ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0020/255321011_TmE3v-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 14:39:24Step 8:
You need only attach the matte to the backing along the top edge with two small pieces of tape.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Step 8:
You need only attach the matte to the backing along the top edge with two small pieces of tape.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255317190_KZaqL" title="Step 8:
You need only attach the matte to the backing along the top edge with two small pieces of tape."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0052/255317190_KZaqL-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Step 8:
You need only attach the matte to the backing along the top edge with two small pieces of tape." title="Step 8:
You need only attach the matte to the backing along the top edge with two small pieces of tape." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:52:21ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0052/255317190_KZaqL-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 15:02:39The End:
Flip the matte onto the backing and print, and you're ready to frame.<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />The End:
Flip the matte onto the backing and print, and you're ready to frame.</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255317891_ENAn7" title="The End:
Flip the matte onto the backing and print, and you're ready to frame."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0054/255317891_ENAn7-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="The End:
Flip the matte onto the backing and print, and you're ready to frame." title="The End:
Flip the matte onto the backing and print, and you're ready to frame." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:51:11ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0054/255317891_ENAn7-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 15:02:50Signature:
Every good artist needs a good signature...<p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com">Matt</a><br />Signature:
Every good artist needs a good signature...</p><p><a href="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/3864873_XjXfT#255318636_8Bjob" title="Signature:
Every good artist needs a good signature..."><img src="http://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0057/255318636_8Bjob-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Signature:
Every good artist needs a good signature..." title="Signature:
Every good artist needs a good signature..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-01-15T13:50:32ZMatthttp://bissonic.smugmug.comhttp://bissonic.smugmug.com/Photography/Instruction/How-To-Mount-Photographs/0057/255318636_8Bjob-Th-1.jpg2007-11-17 15:03:34