I am looking at putting together some prints with mats, and clear bag sleeves to start selling in local shops. The problem I am having is, most of the images I want to print and sell are wide angle shots that are in a ratio of 3:2 (4X6). The mat and sleeve kits are mostly for prints 5:4 (8X10, 16X20). I try to crop the images down to 8X10 or 16X20, but they just don't look as good (some just don't work at all). So I am looking for advice or ideas here.
Do I need to shoot my photos differently, start cropping all my images to 5:4 ratio from the get go, or what?
Example, this picture just doesn't work for me once cropped to 8X10.
I found lots of pre-cut mats in 2:3 aspect ratio at matcutters.com
I often refuse to print "an 8 X 10" for customers, because I have composed within the frame and don't want to crop. When they insist, I typically make a 7 X 10-1/2 and cut a custom mat.
You can purchase from several places pre-cut mats that are sized with the inside 8x12, or whatever, and the outside sized to fit standard consumer frames, like 12x16 or 16x20.
Cut your own mats.....it`s cheaper and you can cut 12 x 16`s.....18 x 24`s and 24 x 30`s. Clear bags .com sells bags and sleeves in almost any size....
