photo surrounds ?

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17 Oct 2012 - 2:59 PM

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paulcookphotography

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17 Oct 2012 - 3:15 PM

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I assume you mean aperture mounts?

These can be picked up at craft stores, picture framers and specialist photographic retailers. However, they can work out quite costly if you are selling your work, as they can eat into profit. I invested in a mount cutter a few years ago as i do all my printing and mounting myself.

You get what you pay for, but a reasonable bevel cutter and ruler will set you back around £40 (although you can spend much much more), with large A0 mount boards costing between £4 and £10 depending on colour and if you shop around. As a comparison, a single pre-cut mount for a 10x8 print could cost you around £10 from some stockists, so although the initial outlay for a DIY kit is more expensive, it saves a fortune in the long run and is very simple. I always have a stock of black, white and cream mountboards so that customers/clients can decide on the mount they want to suit their decor.

Hope this helps

mikehit (e2 Member)

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17 Oct 2012 - 3:54 PM

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I bought the 350-1 and it saves so much time because the inbuilt rulers allow you to cut to the required border size without measuring, marking with pencil etc. Also, the cutter runs along a rail to keep it straight which ensures consistency. If you are selling prints, it increases set-up cost but if you calculate the timesaving in ease of use I am sure it will pay for itself.

Steve_S (e2 Member)

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17 Oct 2012 - 5:33 PM

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There are a few retailers on ebay too. I use mountsolutions or friargate frames. Both sell excellent quality mounts and they are cheaper than Cotswold Mounts.

neil75

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17 Oct 2012 - 9:01 PM

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I use picturelizard or the frame-company both quite reasonable.