Dry mounting
A method of attaching prints to mounting surfaces by heating shellac tissue between the mount and the print.
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Dry mounting
Techniques Glossary Dry mounting
Method of mounting a photograph to stiff backing material using dry, heat-sensitive tissue between the two.
Dry Mount Photographs
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Warm an iron up to a medium heat level. Too hot of an iron will damage your photo.
DRY MOUNTING - A means of attaching a print to a backing using a thin paper stock coated on each side with a dry cement that melts under heat.
DSLR - Digital single lens reflex.
Dry mounting tissue
A thin paper coated with adhesive on both sides for permanently adhering a photograph to a support. The adhesive is softened by heat and hardens when it cools.
DRY MOUNTING-A method for mounting photographs or artwork on a support by means of a thermosetting laminate that is heated to effect a bond.
The others will ruin photos either by incompetently dry mounting, using other bad mounting techniques, using non-archival materials, etc. Ask at an expensive lithograph gallery to find out who does their framing.
The propose of dry mounting is to assist in displaying your photo by keeping the print flat...especially in Southeast Texas where a print will warp from the humidity. Even an 8x10 picture in a frame will warp if it is not mounted.
You should avoid dry mounting which uses heat, and materials such as cellulose tape, masking tape, brown paper tape, or cheap glues.
Don’t forget appropriate extension rings and diopter filters for your dome port. For compact shooters a wide-angle port would be a must. For instance the Canon G11 with the dry mount wide-angle port should work quite well.
 See also: Mount, Print, Dry mounting, Light, Image
  
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