Moon Eclipse

Marion P

CGF II, Certified Grumble Framer Level 2
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Hi there,
I have a customer who has taken 14 shots of the last Moon Eclipse and now wants it frame. The picture of the Moon isn't all in the same spot, some are in the middle of the picture and some are at the top. 1 picture has the moon right on the edge of the photo, so it will loose some when matted.

I'm not sure to cut the matting in squares or circles, or put it in one long frame or have two rows of 7 or three rows.

Has anyone out there frames something similar?

Many thanks in advance

Keep smiling
Marion
 
Well, seeing as they are snapshots and easily duplicated, I'd cut a series of smallish round holes in an arch and put the moons 'in order'. What a fun project! And maybe a sepia toned moonface like on a clock in the bottom of the arch...
 
Round images in round openings start to look like bullseyes. I would ask about what the customer had in mind for where to hang it. If they didn't have a preference, I would suggest putting each image in a separate frame. (probably no mat) Then they could be arranged in interesting ways on the wall.

They could even be hung in a diagonal up a staircase.

One of the mettaline frames from Neilsen could make them look simple but stylish.

To keep from losing image at the edge, you can mount the photo, and trim with extra backing on that side. (just cut off the other side of the photo, there's nothing there) Then the whole edge can show.
 
Thanks for the suggestions..
My customer wants all the moons in one frame so the idea of putting them all in order would be the ideal thing to do.

I was just worried that the frame would be too long... but I guess a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do...

thanks again for the help.

cheers!
 
I have a friend who is a professional photographer and he has a series of these types of photos. He frames them a couple of ways. One is horizontal with the openings arching across the frame (with the feeling of the moon coming up, arching across the sky and then setting.)

The other way is vertical in a long and tall frame. The openings for each photo are square.

Betty
 
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