Black custom wood with acid-free mat
For me, gallery framing is a deliberate process — protecting the archival print within the frame, but also choosing materials that complement the photograph's composition, color palette and dynamic range.
White and silver shadow box frame works beautifully with monochrome tones
Sometimes that's a simple black wood frame with an acid-free mat. Other times, an acrylic-faced, borderless presentation.
Thin black metal frame on acrylic faced print mirrors the window grate in the photograph
Framing is not an afterthought, for me or for you as a collector. It's how the work exhibits on a wall, how it meets your eye, and how the frame becomes part of the art rather than just a border around it.
Fabric pigment-based printed, on stretchers, recessed wood frame picks up color
palette of the photograph.
Acrylic faced print, textured metal soft gold frame to complement color palette