My intent with my series of prints was to create a small edition of prints, framing the best ones up and then presenting those as my final selection. This was for a few reasons, these include
· Practice in making a series of prints no larger than 5 (6 max)
> This was to limit me to a fixed number to work to, no more no less was the sentiment.
> This would also have the effect of creating a small run edition of prints, something that is appealing to potential customers, limited edition and all that jazz
> It would also allow me a benchmark of prints to catalogue my progress across a fixed number, so no matter what I was printing I would be able to see what I did differently at 5 stages of work.
· Professional practice and conventions of the practice
> Printmaking is an old and well-respected practice with its own conventions and practices, these include edition numbering and selection of the best of the series and labelling them as such with the designation A/P (Artists Proof)
> These would go on to make up my final selection and submission pieces.
> I would also retain these for my own portfolio and records whilst the remainder of the prints would go on to be sold in either full-framed condition or as foam board mounted pieces that the buyer can frame themselves.
When it came to selecting the style and quality of frame within my accessibility, Options were limited at best. I knew from the start that I would want a black frame, with some free mounted space between the print and the frame edge. I also knew that the frame HAD to have glass over acrylic, as acrylic not only looks awful in frames due to its low quality and slight translucency, but also the ease at which acrylic scratches and smudges. I eventually found a seller than had 10x8 picture dimension frames with a decent amount of float mount between print and edge, didn’t cost an arm and a leg, and importantly had a nice pane of high-quality glass. I bought 5 of these frames, at the time this was the total number of print runs I had done, it was only when it came to framing the prints up that I decided to not frame the Marle Hill Substation prints A/P as it didn’t sit right in the frame due to its off-centre printing, and instead, I framed up the Contact Sheet that many of the prints in the series had come from, as I had receive many positive comments from people about the style and composition looking good in the frames.
Framing up the prints dramatically improves their visual weight as artefacts and the heavy black frame complements the bleak nature of my photography well. As I improve in the darkroom I’m sure that I will be able to create even more striking and rich images that will suit the framing style that I like even better.
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