{"id":2492,"date":"2010-02-09T14:15:25","date_gmt":"2010-02-09T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=2492"},"modified":"2010-02-09T14:15:25","modified_gmt":"2010-02-09T18:15:25","slug":"framing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/","title":{"rendered":"Framing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"framed\"
\nYou\u2019ve been framed. It sounds terrible right? But, when it comes to your prints, it\u2019s great. It\u2019s a sign that after all that work you\u2019ve arrived.
\nThink of how many photographs you make; a lot. Now think of how many of those actually get selected and processed; a few. Now think of how many of those actually get printed; fewer. Now think of how many of those actually get prepared for formal presentation, mounted and matted, perhaps for a portfolio; fewer still. Finally, think of how many of those actually get framed; even fewer still. The images you frame are a very small percentage of the total umber of images you create. They\u2019re the rare few.
\nFramed images represent your very best work. Framed images are the ones that go on your walls or someone else\u2019s walls. You spend the most time with them and live with them the longest. They represent your work publicly. They\u2019re the ones used for exhibitions. They establish your reputation, and once made, reinforce or elevate it. If you\u2019re a fine artist, framed images are the images that generate a significant amount of your income.
\nYou\u2019ve got choices. And the choices you make speak volumes to your viewers. There are so many framing choices available to you it\u2019s easy to get lost in endless details. Identifying a few broad categories or types of frames can help you focus on specific areas, where details become important rather than superfluous.
\nFrames can be simple or complex.
\nFrames come in many sizes, from thin to thick.
\nTwo framing materials are used more than any others – wood or metal.
\nConsider framing fashion for your images. Dress your images appropriately. The right fit will make your images look like a million bucks. Presentation enriches a viewing experience. The wrong fit may seem cheap, be distracting, or even send conflicting signals to viewers and put them off. Your viewers may not think twice about or have a second look at your images. Since there are so many types of images, no one size or style fits all.
\nWould you go out in public naked? Don\u2019t let your artwork go out into the world poorly presented and unprotected. <\/em>
\nThis is an excerpt from the current issue of Photoshop User magazine.<\/em>
\nRead more in PhotoshopUser magazine.<\/a>
\nFind out more with my free Lessons.<\/a>
\nView more on my DVD Fine Art Digital Printing.<\/a>
\nLearn more in my Workshops.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ve been framed. It sounds terrible right? But, when it comes to your prints, it\u2019s great. It\u2019s a sign that after all that work you\u2019ve arrived. Think of how many photographs you make; a lot. Now think of how many of those actually get selected…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[39],"tags":[595,1553,38],"post_folder":[],"yoast_head":"\nFraming - John Paul Caponigro<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Framing - John Paul Caponigro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"You\u2019ve been framed. It sounds terrible right? But, when it comes to your prints, it\u2019s great. It\u2019s a sign that after all that work you\u2019ve arrived. Think of how many photographs you make; a lot. Now think of how many of those actually get selected...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"John Paul Caponigro\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2010-02-09T18:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/framed.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"johnpaulcaponigro\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Framing - John Paul Caponigro","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Framing - John Paul Caponigro","og_description":"You\u2019ve been framed. It sounds terrible right? But, when it comes to your prints, it\u2019s great. It\u2019s a sign that after all that work you\u2019ve arrived. Think of how many photographs you make; a lot. Now think of how many of those actually get selected...","og_url":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/","og_site_name":"John Paul Caponigro","article_published_time":"2010-02-09T18:15:25+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/framed.jpg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"johnpaulcaponigro","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/","name":"John Paul Caponigro","description":"Illuminating Creativity","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/framed.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/framed.jpg","width":425,"height":273},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/","name":"Framing - John Paul Caponigro","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/#primaryimage"},"datePublished":"2010-02-09T18:15:25+00:00","dateModified":"2010-02-09T18:15:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/858a1050968a36008905f1980aae47b0"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/2492\/framing\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Framing"}]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/858a1050968a36008905f1980aae47b0","name":"johnpaulcaponigro","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/309d46e93fff33337943899d8f3269cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/309d46e93fff33337943899d8f3269cf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"johnpaulcaponigro"},"url":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/author\/johnpaulcaponigro\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2492\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2492"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=2492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}