Shoot, Print, And Frame A Massive Peter Lik Style Photograph On A Budget
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- Опубліковано 3 вер 2011
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In this video Lee Morris teaches you how he created a massive 2x5 foot panoramic print and frames it for less than $150.
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I rewatched this video for the first time in a long time and just remembered this is where I first learned about Fstoppers. It was a pretty new video when I watched it too.
I actually just used some self adhesive gator board and mounted my metallic prints on it to make the pieces frameless, it looks absolutely amazing and it was very affordable too. Oh and by the way... great idea about the mirror instead of a expensive frame!
As someone who regularly mounts relatively large photographs I would do almost everything differently when it comes to the framing and mounting:
1. I would order the frame online. There are lots of online sources for frames and the price for at least the simpler frames would likely be less than or similar to the mirror frame and there would be many, many more color and style choices. The only down side of online ordering is that you can't hold the frame up to the picture to see if they look good together. If you frame things regularly spend a few dollars and get sample corners of the frames you are most likely to use.
2. I would have the picture mounted professionally NOT on foam core, which is fine for smaller prints but not stiff enough for a photo that size. Instead use a plastic product called Komatex Sintra. For a print that size I'd use 1/4" thick Komatex. If Komatex is too expensive or not available another option is Gaterboard.
Doing it right wouldn't cost all that much more than doing it the way it's shown in this video and by doing it right you'll have a print that should look good for years rather than one that will develop annoying ripples within a few months and likely further fall apart in a few years when the tape dries out.
I love the pictures of Peter Lik. They are amazing! Thank you very much. Greetings from Germany
Excellent video Lee, I just couldn't figure out how Peters photos look so amazing, besides massive talent of course,and I knew they were not backlit, so this metallic paper is the key, thanks a lot for the tips.
Thanks Lee, I always love to watch Fstoppers video productions!
Just got back from the Peter Lik gallery in NYC and was inspired. Excited to try this out, awesome video!
Finally, a new video!!!!!!!!!! Been waiting so long Lee!
I just had put a bunch of my photos into a gallery and now after seeing this I think I'm going to have some prints done! Awesome video, well done and thanks for the info!
Keep updating the channel guys! You're awesome!
Cheers from Brazil.
dude, this has been really helpful! i hope in the future to print one of my pictures and this is exactly what i need
Dude, awesome job!
Man, the end product looks stunning!
Great video! Agreed - professional mounting to Gatorfoam (foam board can dent with just your knuckle) will look great - and it'll last forever. You can even laminate a protective covering on the face (I'm partial to a matte finish). I did this with an oversize print - using a local reprographics company - more than 25 years ago. That thing's been moved dozens of times, and I just noticed last week that it still looks brand new.
Thanks for the video, I had the opportunity to see Peter's work in Waikiki last week and you are right, it was absolutely amazing.
Firstly, work in a dust free environment any air filter would do. Apply pre mount to the back of the mirror (or any hard substrate), it's basically a huge roll of thin double sided tape. using a cold laminator apply the print to the substrate. Simple as pie
This is absolutel gold! thanks for posting!
dude, its amazing!
Great stuff, thanks for sharing all your effort with us.
Great video and not forgetting the background track love it
Great job and thanks for sharing!
Thanks for the vid....the resultant print looks awesome when mounted.
Well done! Congrats!
that is SO beautiful. that tape job was awesome hahaha.
That was pretty dang cool!
Looks great good job
Couldn't you have put it between 2 sheets of Plexi yourself? The plexy isn't very expensive. That would have flattened it out nicely
Omg that is an awesome job wow I am very amazed
Awesome work! nicely done!
Did a summer visit to Dallas (from London). Visited the Peter Lik gallery at the famed Dallas NorthPark Centre. Humbling. Inspiring. Mind-blowing.
Thanks for posting this equally inspirational stream.
I was in Maui recently and took a stroll through Lik's gallery in Lahaina...say what you will about his work, but his presentation is off the charts.
Great Peter Lik style 'big print' guide
You guys are the realest
good stuff man! And thanx for the info!
Hey Lee. I love the video! It shows what you can do for a lot less money. However, you cannot beat professional mounting and framing to get the best results. I have had some of my images printed 6 feet wide by 4 feet high, and the cost in Canadian was about $1600. I know it sounds like a lot of money, but these were printed on Kodak metallic endura paper using a laserjet printer, and then the prints were mounted on dibond and covered in a semi-gloss clear layer. My friend has a couple of my prints that size and everytime I go over an look at them we both look in awe. Yes, you can do things more cheap than peter Lik, but you are correct about metallic paper being very reflective and my friends prints are so flat that you cannot see any distortion and the best part is when the light changes in the room, the prints change in mood. Having said this, the bottom line is that you pay for what you get, and I say you don't have to pay Peter Lik process to have large prints done well, but to get excellent work you can't beat a professional print shop! No disrespect intended either as I love your videos and what you guys do at F-Stoppers. Take care.
Thank you! :) this is super helpful!
Thank you so much for the information. I am just beginning to get my feet wet with photography and I am a big fan of Peter Lik's work. If I could afford it I would buy so many of his photos but I can't at this moment. Your video will complete my home made gallery with a great shot.
Thank you , amazing and really helpfull :) love this channel
Your end-product looks great.
Very interesting, thanks for this!
Thanks for sharing your ideas and showing options to do a good job. Nowdays even a video like this generate so much negative comments that is painful to read them. Why do we have to express our opinion trashing others work? #respect
Nice one..No F'ing around-straight to the point.
great job!!!
Love this tip....Thanx for sharing....
@shaun365 You are looking at prints on a slab of metal. Mine was printed on "metalic paper"
AWESOME!
It's my understanding that he uses Fuji Crystal Archive. All done in-house.
No. Fuji FLEX mounted to acrylic. And it’s not the best in the industry. This is: spark.adobe.com/page/lqqlwZ8dIS6Zd/
Sick !
Great vid, thanks!
Excellent video.
Great video!!!
Great video. Thanks for the tips.
So he ended up with an unprotected photo taped to a mirror in a plastic frame. You really do get what you pay for.
Dave Wetterstroem Peter Lik is somewhere, NOT feeling threatened.
That's why I just commented that I came up with a much lower price range than he said his local custom framers did.
I don't protect my photos as I can just reprint them :)~
@@pictureframingartgalleryll2214 Give me your contact info and price list
I have an unprotected photo in my room and it has been that way for years, it has never been a problem for me.
Great stuff.
that is really great ! thanks!
Awesome! Thanks for this video :)
ahye, that was awesome!:)
Way to be resourceful! Looks great. Understood about the cost of the acrylic face mounting. It's certainly not cheap particularly as the acrylic gets thicker. The NY companies tend to skew toward the expensive side ($1500 for that size IS a bit out of line) but there are a few companies that do this. We've been doing it for nearly 7 years now out of Seattle and offer photographers some terrific discounting.
+BumbleJax what could we expect for a 72 inch by 28 ich print?
awsome I love it!!!!!
although your exploits around the world are cool, this kind of content is a lot more relatable and thereby more interesting IMHO
after you skewered him, now he's one of your all time favorite photographer. Is my sarcasm detector malfunction or something ?
Good job!
FYI, I just ran a combination similar to what was shown in this video for frame, acrylic glazing (which was skipped in this tutorial), and mounting. My total came to a range of $350 to $650 with our middle price range of frames. Not sure why someone would have quoted $1,000 to frame this.
Love the creative thinking .....it makes me lol since I do the same frequently and you go in a store and they ask can i help you awwww no just looking .......to see what works or what I can buy take apart just to get what i need since its mass produced the parts are cheaper then buying just the part itself.......lmao i ♡ it!!!
Apparently I've watched all Fstoppers' vids cause it's 2018 and I was just recommended this video by UA-cam. Lool.
I went to Peter Lik's gallery in Vegas, it literally blew my mind.
first off, Lik doesn't print on Kodak metallic paper. I just returned from th Las Vegas gallery and spoke at length with the curator there. He uses FujiFlex Crystal Archive HD Photo Paper.
John Nicholson Fuji Crystal is Mettalic paper
Very good.
exactly. Lightly etching the glass with emery paper or 1200 grit paper would make the mirror surface porous enough for adhesive.
I as well, was just in 3 different Peter Lik galleries and was also told (like Rick Siegel says) that it is Fuji Crystal Archive Paper. I know the lab I use for printing is switching to Fuji paper, so I'm looking forward to trying it out soon. Just a thought from experience... I used to mount to double weight mat board on all prints including my much larger pieces. it does warp though. Masonite is a much better option. To my understanding, it is pre treated and will not warp. Great video!
Very nice video thanks for sharing
WOW!
mind sharing information on what exactly you have to choose on their website? can't seem to find "Metallic" paper
+Ramtin Kazemi
Hi Brother...I am Amir Kazemi, in usa!
Im not even in the middle of the video, that it´s great by the way, and the music it´s freaking me out.
Oh I got some metallic prints done only recently and they look amazing in B&W prints, yet to do one as big as yours. Mine I only went to 11x14 but would really love to go bigger one day!! p.s --> Peter Lik fan here in our household too, amazing photographer!
great vid
Hi, what resolution was your image to obtain that large? Did you use a program (other than photoshop perhaps) to upscale your resolution, or does Bayphoto do this for you? Thanks!
Thank you
I mounted a photo I shot at the Wave in Utah, 36 x 80. Using Groupon for Aluminyze, the cost was about $160..It came out really well, and best of all, its easy to mount, no framing needed, and super easy to clean and long lasting..
Try it out sometime..
Great stuff Lee. What camera and lens did you use to take the shot?
@FStoppers Thank you. When I was digging through the bayphoto site I was like "$60?! Did he get a friend discount or something?" A print on a metal slab at that size would have been like $350.
Great video - can you share the MP data on the images that would allow it to be enlarged to that size?
Hi Lee, Great video. I recently visited Peter's gallery in San Diego and the salesperson at the gallery said that Peter uses Fuji's Crystal Archive paper, not metallic. This was my first impression as well and they suguessted that I try the Fuji Pearl paper. So I bought a 16x48" wide print and it is hanging in my studio and the look is amazing! Have you heard of this paper or if Peter does indeed use the Kodak paper? it is cheaper than the Fuji too! Thank you!
Great idea for those on a budget. A brief run though the comments revealed the expected condescendtion, I though remember when I would have loved to have big prints of my own on my wall and couldn't afford to make. The lack of empathy for the starving artist in the comments is sad. Not all of us were trust funders.
If you look around in enough 2nd hand stores, and Goodwill stores, you can find all kinds of good frames with even museum glass for as little as $5.
Great example of "you get what you pay for". The photo already looks rippled to heck in the video and surely will not hold up!
Question is there any glass over the image???
Thanks for sharing
Microsoft ICE is free and considered by most to be the forefront technology wise for stitching large amounts of JPGs together. Unfortunately you can't stick your RAW files straight into it, so you keep the 16-bit data, but if you get everything nicely setup and exported to JPG it does an amazing job.
There is a Peter Lik gallery showing near me and every time I go I try to look at the back of the displays to see how they light it - I don't know why I never thought of metallic paper! I heard from one of the gals that works at the gallery something about crystal paper also, though I don't know anything about it and never paid much thought to it until now. I definitely have to research this!
How does the fuji pearl look compared to a metallic print in your opinion? I cant decide whether to print large on metallic or fuji pearl paper...?
@tonyf80 I still had to upsize it in Photoshop. It's a 16mp camera
You really need to protect it, use mount board and use quality hinge or related tape. For another $25 it will last years without visually fading. Unless that goes in a fairly dark room, it will be quite visually faded within a year or so, depending on light conditions.
For panoramic stitching Microsoft ICE is by far the best one I've ever used (for free)
Thanks for that...I learn something new every day.
Where did you have the wide print printed on the Fuji Pearl paper? I'm looking to make a few prints
of course Lee was a huge Peter Lik fan
I do frames by myself so I get them very cheap and exactly what I want.
I use skirting board what I can cut to wanted sizes and even paint as I want.
For background I use just glass from glass factory or then plastic from general store. Price for 3x1 meters is about 80 euros so it is 112 dollars. It takes few hours to build and few other to paint/polish but if you have great photo to frame, it does not matter.
Looks great, is there a big crease on the top left of the photo? cool video though.
Since there are some clowns on here saying that it wouldn't last a year without disintegrating/exploding/decaying/ can you let us know how it has held up in the 4 years since the video was posted? I am very interested in replicating this project.
Don't hold your breath on that...
Nice explanation..., But too short., Could you tell us about the tools which you used? Where you bought them and how much you paid. And the music, sooo nice !!
How did you light your interview, it looks great!