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Photography (Advanced) - Advanced manual for photography and other graphic techniques
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Oftentimes, a display print is viewed under lights that are much brighter than usual. When you view a print under normal room light, it looks fine; but when you view the same print under a brighter light, it may look  flat  and  washed  out.  This  is  because  the additional light being reflected from all areas of the print causes the dark areas to look lighter and the light areas to look brighter (with some loss of detail). The overall effect is a flat, washed-out print. You can remedy this by printing the display print slightly darker than you would consider normal - once again, normal  contrast  with  detail  in  the  highlights  and shadows, but slightly darker. Mounting  Display  Prints Photographers categorize their work with that of an artist or scientist, meaning they see photography as either an art or a science. No matter what school of thought you hold, it should still be your goal to have your prints viewed, appreciated, and most importantly, communicate  your  message.  This  is  the  reason  that the salon mount came into use. In photography, this means a display print that is mounted for exhibition. To mount display prints, you should begin by selecting a mounting board 2 to 4 inches larger than the   print   size.   Your   selection   of   color   should compliment the photograph. Thickness of the board, of course, is optional. The  preferred  placement  of  prints  for  salon mountings  is  near  the  OPTICAL  CENTER.  This allows  for  pleasant  placement  of  the  photograph  as well as room for the photographer’s name and print title below the print. The steps for mounting prints are as follows (fig. 1-3): 1. Place the print in the upper left-hand comer of the mount with its top right and lower left comers falling at points A and B, respectively. 2. Divide the remaining space (point A to C) in half to locate point D, then draw a light pencil line (point D to E) parallel to the edge of the mount. Do the same with the bottom portion of the mount (point G to I). 3.  Draw  line  BI.  The  intersection  of  this  line with line DE gives point J. 4.  Mount the print with its right edge on line DE and the lower right corner on point J. 5. The print is now at the optical center of the mount.  Now  place  the  photographer’s  name  and  title below the photograph. Figure  1-3.—Print  mounting. 1-8







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