framed poster thread

Ok

pajo wrote:

Iva: The problem was the size of the framed poster. Everything was fine at the check-in and the poster just barely managed to get through the x-ray machine (if it hadn't fit then I would have had to go back to the check-in counter where they have bigger x-ray machines). But when I got on the plane and asked the flight attendant if she could store it somewhere in the back of the plane she just told me that if I cannot fit it into the overhead compartment I cannot bring it on the plane! :eek: Luckily it just barely managed to fit in the compartment so I was fine. However, it took up an entire compartment so I had to stand next to it and ask anyone who wanted to put anything in that compartment to put their stuff elsewhere. Luckily everyone was very nice and no one complained.
So there you have it - all is well that ends well but it might still be a good idea to call the airline company before the flight and ask what their policy is. Good luck!

First Pajo - great job framing one of the best PJ posters ever! With respect to your story above (including sending the poster 370 miles away) thank goodness they let you on the plane with your newly framed poster! I can't imagine what I would have done if they would have told me, "sorry, its too big, you need to CHECK IT" (meaning put it underneath...). I probably would get off the plane and drive home...

Anyway - good job!

pajo

(Ok) wrote:

First Pajo - great job framing one of the best PJ posters ever! With respect to your story above (including sending the poster 370 miles away) thank goodness they let you on the plane with your newly framed poster! I can't imagine what I would have done if they would have told me, "sorry, its too big, you need to CHECK IT" (meaning put it underneath...). I probably would get off the plane and drive home...

Anyway - good job!

I agree. There's no chance I would let them put in in the baggage area! :eek:

Apart from that, thanks, I'm glad you like it!

Dirty Frankk

pajo wrote:

It's actually our first framed poster. Since it is a very colorful poster and since the environment it was intended for is colorful as well, we went for a slightly different framing style than the one usually seen for this poster (plus the missus wasn't having any of those brownish frames for this one ).

And here it is: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/d78DfeHWM6jaTuGWbtzMdQ

detail: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/eQbL12qkBMM0pYimymrwfA

the poster in its 'natural habitat' : http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/gn4pnaLrswVD47SnpxmiLQ

Definitely one of the most difficult frames to do, impossible to find the matching colors for this print, but I think we did a great job.

I love it, can wait to get one Hawaii Ames for me too.

pdalowsky

TroubledSoul wrote:

so 16mths on.. i finally get around to the framer...

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/lincsPJ/IMGP0708.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e108/lincsPJ/IMGP0706.jpg

that my friend is beautiful

pdalowsky

bazzer wrote:

The reason is because even if it's not in direct sun it will still fade, and even with UV glass it will still fade if kept in direct sun. It's just a matter of how much, and if you want to minimise that, why wouldn't you use UV glass?

I dont use it as of yet as my framer told me that its makes very very little difference, fading is impossible to stop unles you keep them in the pitch black

pdalowsky

(Ok) wrote:

Of course it will come down to personal preference and cost, but after having my '06 Hawaii klausen framed for almost two years now, with no uv glass and mostly in indirect sun, I'm sure glad I didn't spend the extra for it because it hasn't faded a bit...also my framer told me it was a scam, most glass sold as uv doesn't really even protect from most of the suns rays that could damage it (he has worked in art gallaries over the years, so I trust he's knowledgable), so I personally have never paid for it....just my preference I guess.

exactly to the word whaty I was told, and backed up by three journals on the subject he had to show me

pdalowsky

Dirty Frankk wrote:

Definitely one of the most difficult frames to do, impossible to find the matching colors for this print, but I think we did a great job.

I love it, can wait to get one Hawaii Ames for me too.

beautiful framing, congrats

TroubledSoul

pdalowsky wrote:

that my friend is beautiful

thankyou. it was hard work protecting it rolled up under my shirt for the whole show.... but it made it through safe and sound!

Evil Chris

I laminated my Montreal poster.

gfraser

Evil Chris wrote:

I laminated my Montreal poster.

throw some pics up!

bazzer

pdalowsky wrote:

I dont use it as of yet as my framer told me that its makes very very little difference, fading is impossible to stop unles you keep them in the pitch black

Of course you can't stop fading, you can only hope to minimise it and there's no way that it's worse with UV filter. It has to be better. Therefore, if you want to protect your artwork you use it. To say otherwise is ridiculous. Of course I could come up with a few references like your framer did, but I don't need to because it's common sense. So really, the only decision is a value-for-money one. If you're too cheap to pay for UV, that's one thing but if you're happy with the cost either way and you still choose regular glass then that's just silly.

pdalowsky

bazzer wrote:

Of course you can't stop fading, you can only hope to minimise it and there's no way that it's worse with UV filter. It has to be better. Therefore, if you want to protect your artwork you use it. To say otherwise is ridiculous. Of course I could come up with a few references like your framer did, but I don't need to because it's common sense. So really, the only decision is a value-for-money one. If you're too cheap to pay for UV, that's one thing but if you're happy with the cost either way and you still choose regular glass then that's just silly.

Cool it my friend, was only passing on the opinion of a professional. I have no idea about such things generally.....I was open to assistance when I walked through his door. The UV glass worked out 6 times dearer at his shop, so the difference in price for a minimal benefit was either £30 per frame, or £180 ($50ish and $300ish) a frame with UV, easy decision when none of the prints are in direct sunlight as such.

bazzer

pdalowsky wrote:

Cool it my friend, was only passing on the opinion of a professional. I have no idea about such things generally.....I was open to assistance when I walked through his door. The UV glass worked out 6 times dearer at his shop, so the difference in price for a minimal benefit was either £30 per frame, or £180 ($50ish and $300ish) a frame with UV, easy decision when none of the prints are in direct sunlight as such.

It's all good. Where I go, the price differential is nothing like that (maybe 20% more expensive) so it's worth it for a little peace of mind I guess.

aus_suz

pdalowsky wrote:

Cool it my friend, was only passing on the opinion of a professional. I have no idea about such things generally.....I was open to assistance when I walked through his door. The UV glass worked out 6 times dearer at his shop, so the difference in price for a minimal benefit was either £30 per frame, or £180 ($50ish and $300ish) a frame with UV, easy decision when none of the prints are in direct sunlight as such.

I got UV glass on my Newcastle poster, it was only $30 or $40 Australian dollars more than normal glass....
I love the way UV glass appears not to be there....It just looks like there is no glass on the poster at all..............a nice effect imo

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/aus_suz/DSC03680.jpg

Look at the colour difference between these 2 posters that have never seen
the sun or daylight
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/aus_suz/DSC04032.jpg

norm

with regards to the uv glass discussion...

i bought this poster

http://www.expressobeans.com/public/detail.php/15919

back in 1988....i was going off to college and wanted some posters for my dorm room.....anyway, i got it framed in 1990....didn't have a lot of $$ so i got it framed cheaply....without uv glass....i hung it in every place i've lived since and am noticing now that it is fading....now maybe it would have faded with uv glass but for me the extra cost is worth it if only to keep the colors as vibrant as possible

bazzer

aus_suz wrote:

I got UV glass on my Newcastle poster, it was only $30 or $40 Australian dollars more than normal glass....
I love the way UV glass appears not to be there....It just looks like there is no glass on the poster at all..............a nice effect imo

Are you sure it's UV glass and not just anti-reflective? It doesn't have to be anti-reflective to be UV filter. It can be one or the other or both. I don't use AR on any of my posters because I feel like it loses a bit of something (duller etc). I like the look of glass, but then none of my posters (maybe one) hang in a place where reflections are a problem.

aus_suz

bazzer wrote:

Are you sure it's UV glass and not just anti-reflective? It doesn't have to be anti-reflective to be UV filter. It can be one or the other or both. I don't use AR on any of my posters because I feel like it loses a bit of something (duller etc). I like the look of glass, but then none of my posters (maybe one) hang in a place where reflections are a problem.

Im sure I asked for non reflective uv glass.........u have me wondering now..
Yeah I get what u mean about the dull effect......When I got the CCFA poster framed the non reflective glass made that look very dull and the reflective glass made it come to life...

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/aus_suz/Newcastleccfa.jpg


I wanna get my batman framed really soon...

bazzer

aus_suz wrote:

Im sure I asked for non reflective uv glass.........u have me wondering now..

If you asked for it, I'm sure it's OK. I was just pointing out that not all UV glass in non reflective.

aus_suz

bazzer wrote:

If you asked for it, I'm sure it's OK. I was just pointing out that not all UV glass in non reflective.

Oh I didnt know that so I couldve got that for my ccfa poster, but its not in a really sunny spot anyway....

ccjack

my framed posters can be seen here

http://photobucket.com/pjposters

sorry they're all still wrapped up, just picked them up and in the process of moving so don't want to unwrap them yet.

enjoy!