On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Shel Belinkoff wrote:
> 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."
That's the spirit. However, I hear even Cartier Bresson's printer used
to fake the black border on some cropped images.
Me, I'm sometimes tempted to print the extra part of the image that my
Polaroid scanner creates. It has just that messy full frame look to
it, and that's what it is I guess. Maybe I'll cut and paste a few of
those and make myself a ready-to-use set of fake black borders for my
prints...
j
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