Display glass or not

[Melvin J Bramley]

What are the best options for displaying RC prints and FB prints .
Does either style of paper look better under glass or displayed au naturel?

Does processing technique affect the choices?

Are papers designed to be presented in either way?

 

[MattKing]

I've moved this to the Presentation sub-forum.
I put my matted RC prints behind glass.
Sometimes, I like to share them without the glass - when I'm confident that the people I'm sharing them will handle them carefully.
But they are always matted.
I haven't dry mounted them for years - I use artist's tape to affix them to the backing board.

 

[MurrayMinchin]

When framing FB silver gelatin prints I used acrylic because of its clarity...prints under glass had an icky green cast.

Now doing platinum toned alt process prints on Washi and considering going glazing free. If mounted with traditional Asian techniques, they could be removed and cleaned once a generation or every couple hundred years.

 

[thinkbrown]

I'm certainly not running a gallery, but I do all my prints on RC with a ~1/4" border and have a wall full of 8x10s hanging in basic frames with glass.

 

[brian steinberger]

I would recommend a glass by tru-vue called Ultravue 70. It has 70% UV blocking but also anti reflective properties. It really does have better clarity than regular or conservation clear glass.

99% UV blocking and anti-reflective is available as museum glass and is super expensive.