Ann Sanfedele wrote:
> What about this, guys... take one
> for a 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" (approx) and
> use the blades on the easel to put a
> nice neat black border around the full
> frame. I anticipate you saying too
> much light spill around from too much
> extra space but you could kind of
> sloppily mask that by taping a bit.
Perhaps the larger opening of the carrier will allow the 35mm
negative to be less than ideally flat.
> I'm not too handy, either, and
> basically used a sharpie for the
> black border look.
What's a "sharpie"?
I have a small objection to putting black borders around less
than full frame images. I was taught that the black border,
apart from any aesthetic qualities, indicates that the the
print is full frame, and that no cropping of the image was
done. Perhaps in today's world, where old customs are readily
discarded, putting a black border around any sort of print is
probably an accepted practice. However, I won't do it. If
even the smallest part of the image has been cropped, there'll
be no border around my prints. But if you see a black border,
you'll know for sure the image was printed full frame. Black
borders are something of a sign that says "This is what I saw,
this is what I printed."
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Shel Belinkoff
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