Framing tools & miscellany
It’s been a long time since I’ve updated the site. Not much to say. The Ricoh GR is still a great camera. I finally sprung for Photoshop CC and I have to admit it’s a nice upgrade from CS 4. I’ve been scanning a lot of slides from my childhood which is grueling work. I also haven’t had a lot of time for proper photography, though I have shot a handful of rolls over the past couple months. I just need to find some time to develop and scan them.
Oh yes, framing. We finally got around to framing all of the art we have laying around. I like to go the Nielsen metal frame route, ordered from Frame Destination. All I have to say is that after framing quite a lot of pictures, some in pretty large frames, you should invest in two tools.
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Anti static brush. This is probably more useful if you are using acrylic glazing. Holy crap was it frustrating. Every time I felt the glazing was dust free before sealing it up, I’d notice yet another spot or fiber. And once that acrylic gets charged up, it’s a dust magnet.
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Fletcher SpringMate. It’s a tool that helps you remove those little metal spring clips that get installed in the back of the frame. I didn’t find it as useful in installing them, though it does work for that. However, for removal, it was a real time saver. Frame Destination ships their frames assembled, so you have to take the clips out before you put your pictures in.