any ideas on how to mount a photo for a cheaper version of a stand out?

[jann1033]

i want to divide a 24 x 16 photo into a triptych but would like to mount it on wood or something rather than having mpix mount it on foam board for $$$$.... i'm thinking maybe just putting it on painted plywood or shelving or something but wondering what i can use to mount it and to seal it...anyone ever done something similar? i don't want to do a normal mat and frame

and since it has a dry brushed filter applied, if it looks alright in the "image size" view on my 22" monitor it should look ok done right? it might be soft in just a normal photo copy but i am thinking maybe the artistic effect would make it look ok. it looks ok on the monitor but i would be stretching it with a 8mp camera for a normal decent photo print( not sure how much i cropped the original since it's been a while since i took it, before i was shooting in raw)

so anyone crafty who could give me some ideas?

 

[MICKEY88]

why not mount it on foam core yourself...?

 

[jann1033]

i tried that once with photos and they kept falling off so figured i must not have used the right adhesive or something? that is why i thought if i sealed them after i mounted them it would keep them on the board or whatever

 

[MICKEY88]

I have some that I mounted over 20 years ago that are still fine..and they have been moved around so much, from office to office and I don't treat them gently...LOL

I used glue that came in a tube and had a roller ball tip, or a spongelike tip, I think I found it at a crafts store..make sure it's for paper..., I put the glue on the entire back of the pic, then put it on the foamcore and rolled it using a small wallpaper roller, that ensures that the entire pic is glued, no air bubbles.

 

[jann1033]

I have some that I mounted over 20 years ago that are still fine..and they have been moved around so much, from office to office and I don't treat them gently...LOL

I used glue that came in a tube and had a roller ball tip, or a spongelike tip, I think I found it at a crafts store..make sure it's for paper..., I put the glue on the entire back of the pic, then put it on the foamcore and rolled it using a small wallpaper roller, that ensures that the entire pic is glued, no air bubbles.

thanks, good idea about the wallpaper roller, could be why mine fell off

 

[Experiment_626]

I mount my prints on foam board using spray glue. Usually works just fine.

SSB

 

[jann1033]

now i'm really wondering what i used before. i know it was on foam board but there is only one kind i hope? this one did have kind of a slick paper surface if recall. i thought i used some photo adhesive, maybe i bought the kind that lets you move the photos instead of permanent
any ideas where i can buy thick ( probably 1/2 an inch or so i am guessing)foam board?

 

[MICKEY88]

now i'm really wondering what i used before. i know it was on foam board but there is only one kind i hope? this one did have kind of a slick paper surface if recall. i thought i used some photo adhesive, maybe i bought the kind that lets you move the photos instead of permanent
any ideas where i can buy thick ( probably 1/2 an inch or so i am guessing)foam board?

Michaels

 

[jann1033]

Michaels

great ! so this will be so much easier than i anticipated this time i won't use chewed up gum though

 

[MICKEY88]

great ! so this will be so much easier than i anticipated this time i won't use chewed up gum though

I had also tried spray adhesive,but personally liked the tube stuff better, easier to control and easier to make sure of complete coverage,
Michaels' web site says they have 1/2 in black or white,

I haven't looked for it in years but I also used a spray on UV protector

 

[boBQuincy]

Make a quick cardboard template with a cutout for where you want the glue. Hold it over your mount surface and spray the glue.

Other options are 3M photo tape or photo corners (with a mat board to cover the corners).

Michaels or A C Moore carry a lot of this stuff in the framing area.