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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 48729, member: 56"]Fig's link seems to discuss 2 different techniques. The fist involves taking a tintype and shaping it over a round surface (such as a paperweight) so that it becomes physically domed and then mounting the result under domed glass. I have seen paper prints that were domed and mounted under domed glass, but not tintypes.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second technique, using a print on glass, involves (as I'm reading it) a mask when taking the picture and 2 custom mats when mounting it. A mat is used in front of the picture and another behind it. Because the image is on glass, it will have varying degrees of transparency. By using a light-colored ground (e.g. white paper) and then separating the print from the ground through the use of that back mat, the image would appear to float and have a sense of depth. I still don't see the point of the mask in taking the picture unless being aware of the outer limit of the image helps to give the impression of it floating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 48729, member: 56"]Fig's link seems to discuss 2 different techniques. The fist involves taking a tintype and shaping it over a round surface (such as a paperweight) so that it becomes physically domed and then mounting the result under domed glass. I have seen paper prints that were domed and mounted under domed glass, but not tintypes. The second technique, using a print on glass, involves (as I'm reading it) a mask when taking the picture and 2 custom mats when mounting it. A mat is used in front of the picture and another behind it. Because the image is on glass, it will have varying degrees of transparency. By using a light-colored ground (e.g. white paper) and then separating the print from the ground through the use of that back mat, the image would appear to float and have a sense of depth. I still don't see the point of the mask in taking the picture unless being aware of the outer limit of the image helps to give the impression of it floating.[/QUOTE]
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