{"id":8227,"date":"2014-05-25T14:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-05-25T19:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stayfocusedpress.com\/blog\/?p=8227"},"modified":"2014-08-08T09:01:13","modified_gmt":"2014-08-08T14:01:13","slug":"a-simple-photo-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stayfocusedpress.com\/?p=8227","title":{"rendered":"A Simple Photo Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Showing Off Your Photographs<\/h3>\n

Digital gives us the opportunity to take hundreds and hundreds of photos for almost no cost at all. This is an amazing turnaround compared to the price of using film cameras that had a processing charge saddled to each roll of film that we shot.<\/p>\n

So what are we doing with all of these “free” photos? Are they sitting on the SD memory card or cell phone? I’m sure that my friends and relatives are impressed as I flick through the tiny screen to show them my recent vacation shot – NOT!<\/p>\n

Well, to be frank, my fingers are tired of flicking the screen. And my friends and relatives typically avoid asking to see pictures of my travels. So I decided to print<\/strong><\/em> – yes you heard it correctly – print some of the photos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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One afternoon I collected a set of my favorite nature shots and sent them to the photofinisher. A few days later received back a short stack of 8″ x 10″s and 8″ x 12″s <\/p>\n

Now the issue is how do I present them? <\/p>\n

I didn’t really want to arrange them in a conventional album that would sit on the top of a coffee table. No, I longed for a different way to display them. <\/p>\n

I decided that I’d show them off by making a small gallery in an unused room. The room is well suited for this purpose with a large, uncluttered wall painted white.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Rather than “hanging” the photos, I decided to make a very miniature shelf system. I bought a few 10-foot lengths of “J-TRIM” used to install vinyl house siding. These strips are lightweight and inexpensive. Use scissors to cut to desired length. <\/td>\n

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Use a tape measure to mount the J-TRIM level about 54″ above the floor. I used these ribbed plastic anchors (3\/16″ size).<\/p>\n

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Next you push the plastic ribbed anchor into the drilled hole.<\/td>\n

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Then fasten the J-TRIM to the drywall with one of the screws.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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By themselves, the prints are too flimsy to stand on the miniature shelf. I purchased these sheets of mat board precut for the 8″x10″s and 8″x12″s.<\/td>\n

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Using the 3M spray-on adhesive, I mounted the photos onto the mat board.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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I found it necessary to use this Scotch “mounting putty” to keep the photos from falling from the miniature shelf.<\/td>\n

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The putty is pasted between the photo mat board and the wall to keep the top of the photograph from falling.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Here’s another view of the putty which hold the mat board agains the wall.<\/td>\n

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Here you can see the photo resting in the channel of the miniature shelf.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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When all is said and done, I have a small gallery of my latest travel photographs. As you might guess, when you’re tired of looking at this group of photographs, it’s very easy to change them. <\/p>\n

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2 pieces of J-Channel – 10′ Vinyl 1\/2″ J_Trim @ $2.40 each (Home Depot)
\n1 pkg – plastic ribbed anchors #4 – 1″ @ $7.99
\n1 pkg – 8″ x 10″ or 8″ x 12″ mat board 25 sheets @ $12.50
\n1 can 3M General Purpose 45 spray mount @ $5.00
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\nWritten by: Arnie Lee
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