Standard Frames,

Mats & Prints

Example of a photograph in a standard frame

This one happens to be 20 x 16 inches

Standard Frames

For standard-size frames, I use Aaron Brothers Signature frames. They're simple yet elegant, they all match each other, and they go with just about any style of home or office. They are made of hardwoods and finished with high-quality stains and lacquers. And unlike the custom-framed photographs I use in galleries and exhibitions, these standard-size frames make my work highly affordable.

Every frame is about three-quarters of an inch thick with "squared off" corners (no bevels or rounded edges).

You can choose between the colors of Black and Rosewood (actually, Aaron Brothers calls its dark red frame "Espresso," but I don't think it looks anything like coffee so I call it Rosewood).

Most of my photos look best with black. However, some photos with lots of red or orange in them look good with a Rosewood-colored frame. The "Rosewood" frames are not actually made of Rosewood; they are just the color of Rosewood.

The photo and mat are under glass.

The frames have clips on the back that allow you to remove the back, and thus remove the photo, mat and glass if you like.

The frames have sawtooth hangers on the back (as opposed to wire hangers).

I do NOT sell frames without my photographs in them. If you want a frame only, please go to a frame shop.

Prints

Because there is roughly 2.5 to 3 inches of mat around each photo, the prints are a bit smaller than the frames. The exact size of prints varies because the dimensions (width in relation to height) varies, but following is an approximation of print sizes:

Prints (just the print, not the frame) up to 18.5 inches are printed on Epson Premium Luster photo paper. This high-quality, archival paper is neither matte nor glossy, but somewhere in between. It has a rich textured surface (luster) with a slight sheen to it, but not so shiny that it is overly reflective (like glossy can sometimes be). I think Luster paper looks better than matte or glossy, and it's what I use for my own prints when I show them in galleries and exhibitions.

Photos larger than 18.5 inches (for those who are buying prints only) are printed on Fuji Crystal Archival Paper with a luster finish. This is a resin-based paper known for its unmatched archival quality. It has long been considered the finest color photographic paper available and is the choice of professional photographers and commercial labs.

The Copyright symbol (©) will not appear on the photo you purchase.

Mats Used in Standard Frames

All mats are white.

Depending on the size of your photo, there will be roughly 2.5 to 3 inches of mat around it.

I sign every mat in pencil, just beneath the bottom right corner of the print.

I rarely crop my photos to standard sizes because I believe that can compromise their artistic integrity. For example, if I think a photo looks best at 7 x 10, then I will crop it at 7 x 10 rather than the standard size of 8 x 10. This means that many of my photos are not 100 percent proportional to standard-size frames. However, I cut my own mats, and I center every photo in the middle of the mat. In some cases there may be slightly more matting on the left and right of a photo than the top or bottom (or vice-versa), but when everything is centered in the mat and frame it's hardly noticeable. In fact, it looks great!

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