Help Single frame, many photos....

[Baer Charlton]

OK, I find myself in a really strange place right now.
We (Americana Frame) every year have a customer that comes
in on Dec 22-23.. and brings 26-34 pictures. It is the family's year
boiled down. We have been doing them for 29 years..... and we
have never even thought of taking a photo.
The customer has promised every year to take a bunch of photos
of them as they climb the stairs to the second floor, line both
hallways, and are the "wall paper" of the den.

We have no photos.

We have done very similar projects of many opening mats....

We have no photos.

On the 29th, I'll be giving a lecture about "Telling a Better Story",
in Edmonton, AB Canada.

What I don't have . . . in the over 438,000+ images in my main
PC.... nor the 783,000 images on my portable, and 500K+
on the two gold archival DVDs.....

Funny, I don't personally have that kind of frame job in our house either.

If you have a high-res picture or three you could let me use
(only for the lecture... and I will be more than happy to logo
stamp it for you..)
PM me and we'll work out how to send it/them.

I thank you, and other framers will thank you too for sharing
your ideas and framing.

Oh, and if you think ours were some kind of special.... don't
-- always the same Nielson, silver, color of single rag mat
changes..... mostly rectangle openings, some circles, or ovals . .
boring, but 28-34 pictures in the same sized 24-30 frame.
"Keep it simple... there are more to come."

The story is the family - - and the year - - Christmas to Christmas.

 

[MaJa]

Do you need them to be photos? I was just thinking of Dave (FrameMakers) million patch job.

Sorry, I don't think I have anything over three openings.

 

[Twin2]

I sent you a PM, Baer.

 

[Rick Granick]

A few Christmases ago I did two frames with 50+ photos in each. I'll check the computer for photos tomorrow.
Rick

 

[Baer Charlton]

Karen sent a wedding.... with 28 double mat openings... as well
as a V-groove....
She can tell you what she cut it with.... I am truly humbled.

Rick, if they are "Year End Wrap-ups" that is exactly what I want, and
could use that too.
Better to show great ideas, then talk about pie in the . . . frid

excuse me.... I just remembered something I left in . . . . Keylime Time!!

 

[Twin2]

She can tell you what she cut it with.... I am truly humbled.

That is such a nice compliment, Baer, and I thank you. BTW, the mats were cut using a manual mat cutter (40" Fletcher Matmate)

And, that keylime pie sounds yummy...

 

[framah]

Here's a stray thought...

How about calling your customer and asking if you could come over and take your own photos.

 

[Framar]

I did this many years ago - it is hanging in my shop - cut by hand and with Keeton circle cutter, rubber stamping on top:

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[Larry Peterson]

I don't have any with that many openings but I have a number with 3-7 openings on the page : http://www.thepaperframer.com/mpNewspaperFraming.php

Feel free to use any if they help.

 

[Rick Granick]

Baer- They are vacation photos. Here they are. Let me know if you would like the full resolution files.
Rick

 

[Ylva]

Just did this one for a customer so sorry about the reflection of the glass. Double mats, different sized openings. She makes her own Christmas card every year and this one was a little booklet so we framed each page in its own opening.