I'm getting ready to prep my photos for my county & state fairs. The state fair this year, wisely, rather than taking framed photos is now requiring that all photos are simply matted to 11"x14".
My question....typically, what is the preferred print area for an 11x14 mat? 8x10 gives 1.5" & 2" on the sides, 8x11 gives 1.5" all around, 7x10 is 2 inches all around. Is it preferred to have even matting all around, or uneven, using an 8x10?
If you're buying precut mats, the standard window for 11x14 is 8x10... and being standard, looks 'normal' - you don't really register the unevenness. Throw off the proportions more or shrink the mat and it starts to look funky, but you can probably do whatever you want for the window if you shop around or have a mat cutter. Our fair has us do a mat of 16x20 with an 11x14 opening. I usually go with the flow but am trying a square cropped photo this year, not sure how it will pan out.
ooops
sorry,i thought you referred to MATING question
was all ready to give you advice
but i was wrong
well somebody else have to help you out on this one
