Framing Panoramic Photographs?

[mcgwirecom]

Hi, I bought a reproduction panorama photograph that was pretty large. I priced a bunch of frames but most were just way too expensive. If you have a repro panorama you could cut it in sections and buy borderless frames and hang them with a minimal gap. It looks pretty good. Kinda artsy too. Of course if you have the real deal don't do this. Most real panorama pictures are worth a mint so just pay for a good matte and frame.

[thecatspajamas]

Some craft stores have sort of mix-and-match frame sides that are sold in pairs (so if you needed a 7"x48" frame, you would buy a pair of 7" sides and a pair of 48" sides, or slightly larger depending on how you're matting it). Even at that though, I'm not 100% certain that they go up to 48", and you would still have to have glass and matting cut to fit.

[steve B]

Good framers can make the frame to size. They have lengths of material and cut to length.

There's also a system that lets you make semi custom frames yourself. The company sells individual sides in pairs, And they're made to connect with clips that come with them. Glue, clip, wait a day and you've got a frame. I've seen the sides up to about 3 feet long and as short as I think 4 inches. And they have nice depth so you can do a nice mat and backing. The places that sell the frame bits can usually cut the glass too, my local is a framing shop that has regular, UV blocking, and "museum glass" which both blocks UV and limits glare.

It all comes out looking pretty good

Steve B