HT2346 - Tiny Print, Giant Mat
- Author
- Brooks Jensen
- Published
- Mon 11 Aug 2025
- Episode Link
- http://www.lenswork.com/hataudios/2025/hata_2025-08/HT2346%20-%20Tiny%20Print,%20Giant%20Mat.mp3
In one of my visits to the Art Institute of Chicago, I saw a display of photography that consisted of 35mm contact prints matted and framed to 16x20". These tiny prints were impressive and memorable precisely because they so successfully invited close inspection. The convention is to surround the image with white border, but how much is the right amount?
