andym911 Posted February 5, 2012 Share #1  Posted February 5, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) At home I counted 15 prints that I have made and framed/hung. As many of us I have lots of different cameras , film and digital.  Of the 15 12 are film prints (5 nikon f3, 4 kodak retina and 3 M6), the 3 digital are 2 M8 and 1 canon 350d.......  strange really that i think i am mostly digital but when it comes to printing it seems the film stuff gets the preference...  and your wall?  Best  andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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eudemian Posted February 5, 2012 Share #2 Â Posted February 5, 2012 I have recently put up several magnetic boards in my study and have printed out about 20 shots. I think this is changing my view of what I do, or should be doing in photography. In fact I think the prints are an exercise in critical appraisal, I seem to make a lot of mistakes but it is an excellent way to keep in touch with where I am photographically and where I should be heading. Just viewing shots on the screen can lead you in the wrong direction, there is nothing like a print to reveal. I shall do a rotation of the display as a means of improving my skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted February 5, 2012 Share #3 Â Posted February 5, 2012 Tom, I've done a similar thing. Â I've used magnetic paint on an entire wall, then painted over it with white, so with tiny magnets roughly the size of a pin-head I can put up any print any time without having to frame it, and I can move them, arrange them as I wish, have as many as I like, any size, and change them around whenever I wish. Â I strongly recommend it. It certainly helps me in assessing my photos more critically, both technically and aesthetically. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 5, 2012 Share #4 Â Posted February 5, 2012 No photographs whatsoever on my walls. Ever. And two friends, one a retired National Geographic photographer and the other a retired news photographer with three Pulitzers have only one photograph on their walls - mine. Same with my former mentor - one photo - mine. (a different photo in each case) Oh, all film. Â Gee, ain't I just special? Â In my experience, many career photographers don't hang photos in their home. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ymc226 Posted February 5, 2012 Share #5  Posted February 5, 2012 Tom, I've done a similar thing. I've used magnetic paint on an entire wall, then painted over it with white, so with tiny magnets roughly the size of a pin-head I can put up any print any time without having to frame it, and I can move them, arrange them as I wish, have as many as I like, any size, and change them around whenever I wish.  I strongly recommend it. It certainly helps me in assessing my photos more critically, both technically and aesthetically.   That's a great idea. How many coats of metallic paint did you have to use to keep prints up. I would want to be using heavier weight double thickness fiber based prints. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted February 6, 2012 Share #6 Â Posted February 6, 2012 That's a great idea. How many coats of metallic paint did you have to use to keep prints up. I would want to be using heavier weight double thickness fiber based prints. Â I think it took about 4 thick coats. The good thing is you can test it as you go along. The paint dries really quickly, so you know if you need more without too much trouble. Â For heavier prints you might need magnets with a slightly larger surface area, but you'll be surprised how much a couple of magnets can hold. Â If you google Pushpin Magnets you'll find some incredibly strong little ones, or first4magnets for larger ones. I got both, but only ever need the small ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokoshawnuff Posted February 6, 2012 Share #7 Â Posted February 6, 2012 Advertisement (gone after registration) My walls are loaded with 20th and 19th century paintings and prints (lithos, etchings, photos), but I have begun to add a few of my own photos (8 custom framed) on open walls. I am an amateur and therefore very secure with myself, my abilities, and my aesthetic sensibilities therefore I could never see the sense in refusing to frame (and hang) my own prints... Â There are those (like my brother for instance) that see no reason for hanging art of any kind on their walls, but I think those people are just plain silly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gyoung Posted February 6, 2012 Share #8  Posted February 6, 2012 I hang my 'best' shots, and then get critical, I don't hang other photographers, it just shows up mine Apart from Carrier Bresson of course, no contest and inspiring  Gerry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted February 6, 2012 Share #9 Â Posted February 6, 2012 Actually I agree with Pico. Â I only hang mine in my work room for my own inspection while printing, which I find an invaluable part of the process. Â No photos on the wall anywhere else in the house. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
masjah Posted February 6, 2012 Share #10 Â Posted February 6, 2012 Most of our walls are decorated with paintings (and one or two limited edition prints) which we've bought over the years, mainly from local artists. Not the greatest art, but certainly with something going for them all. I've got just two frames in our hall, where I put a pair of my pictures, swapping them for others when I get bored with them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyIII Posted February 6, 2012 Share #11 Â Posted February 6, 2012 The only photograph hanging on a wall in my house is a poster of "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" by Ansel Adams. Â Rocky Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sm23221 Posted February 6, 2012 Share #12 Â Posted February 6, 2012 Gee, it's mind boggling to me that not many hang their own work in their homes. Is there some logic behind this that I'm missing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 6, 2012 Share #13 Â Posted February 6, 2012 I don't have any of my prints up on my wall. I have many of my friends prints though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Negative Posted February 6, 2012 Share #14 Â Posted February 6, 2012 I haven't fully decorated the house yet, so most of my prints are in my studio/office downstairs. Some film, mostly digital. The two shots below show them: Â 1d 6922 1d 6912 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pico Posted February 6, 2012 Share #15 Â Posted February 6, 2012 Gee, it's mind boggling to me that not many hang their own work in their homes. Is there some logic behind this that I'm missing? Â For me the images are just so depressing, or cannot possibly convey the depth of the subject I still hold in memory. . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted February 6, 2012 Author Share #16 Â Posted February 6, 2012 so if we are all hobby photographers....what does everybody do with their prints? Â A well framed B&W print of a subject close to the heart of family members surely brings pleasure to those and the friends of those... Â am really curious...sort of like a stamp collector not mounting them in albums or a collector of something not having some on show.... Â am not saying any of my prints are meaningful to anyone else than me and my family but is that not reward in itself... Â Â best+andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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