CUSTOM FRAMING

About This Service

Having worked as a fully equipped photo lab for the last six years, we have decided to include the craft of picture framing to our repertoire. To elevate your image, we now provide the efficiency of a print-to-frame service. Every image deserves the generosity of a frame, ensuring the longevity of your creation.

First, we ask that you provide us with a brief of your vision and specifications. We will aim to maintain your framing vision with many different resources available to us.

While prioritising customers’ full creative autonomy, we are equipped with the knowledge to contribute when needed.

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The Black and White Box in Auckland, New Zealand doing custom framing service.
Custom photo frames available from The Black and White Box in Auckland, New Zealand.
The Black and White Box in Auckland, New Zealand doing custom framing service.

Framing Options

Photo print in custom matted frame by The Black and White Box.

Matted Frame

  • This is the most popular method of framing by far. A custom cut matt board acts as a window for the print to sit within. 
  • Creating a space between the image and the glass simply keeps the image flat and archival. 
  • The size and colour of the matt board surrounding your image can be customised to satisfy your desired outcome.

Setback/Spaced Frame

  • A popular way to protect your print without the use of a matt board is to set it directly atop the backing that sits within the frame. By meticulously mounting the image, it sits freely without touching the glass.
  • The colour and width of the backing, as well as the space between your image and the frame are completely customisable. 
  • Besides the unique style of the setback frame, it also serves as highly functional, particularly when choosing to make your print archival
  • Set-back framing can also be imagined without a visible backing board, where the image is set to the edge of the frame.  
Photo print in custom setback frame by The Black and White Box.
Photo print in a custom floating frame by The Black and White Box.

Floating Frame

  • This effect displays the whole image as floating within the frame, with space between both the backing and glass, while exposing the print’s seams and edges. 

Glass Options

Your decision here will affect two things; how much UV light is let onto the artwork and how much reflection can be seen on the glass. The more UV that is blocked the better, as UV degrades both colour and paper. Over time, indoor and outdoor ultraviolet rays take a toll on artwork and cause fading and discolouration.

Standard Glass 

  • 40-45% UV protection and no anti-reflective coating. This is the most cost-effective way to frame a print.

AR70 Glass 

  •  Filters 70% of UV rays and provides an almost invisible finish for an exceptional, reflection-free viewing experience. It’s as though there is no glazing in the frame, the finer details of the artwork are easier to see and the colours are more vibrant.

Museum Grade Glass

  • This glass is the most effective UV blocking glass on the market and is has an anti-reflective coating. When clean, it is extremely hard to tell there is glass there at all. Museum grade glass blocks 99% of UV rays and is easy to clean. Ideal for custom framing limited edition prints, original works of art, and posters. It is ideal for protecting items of sentimental or monetary value. 
The Black and White Box installing custom glass frame.

Mounting Options

Adhesive Mounting 

  • Adhesive mounting boards mean that when a print is stuck down it creates a permanent bond that strengthens over time. Mounting this way means you get an extremely flat finish with zero creases or bowing. Ideal for mounting posters, inexpensive prints, photographs, and anything that isn’t 1/1 or can be reprinted again. It is an acid-free adhesive, and the board and foam are buffered pH-neutral surfaces.

Hinge Mounting

  • Hinge mounting is a process that is 100% reversible. If you are dealing with highly valuable or sentimental pieces of art that can never be reproduced again this is the way to go. 
  • A difference between hinging and mounting is that due to the nature of hinging, the print will never lay as flat as an adhesive-mounted print as it is not fully stuck down.
The Black and White Box customising mounting for photo print.

Approximate Pricing

Prices Include GST and Mounting Of Artwork

Standard Glass

Artwork Size Matted Spaced/Setback Floated Mat/Float Size
6 x 9/A5
$103.70
$105.40
$103.70
25mm
8 x 12/A4
$128.35
$126.65
$128.35
30mm
12 x 18/A3
$243.00
$224.00
$243.00
40mm
16 x 24/A2
$332.00
$294.00
$332.00
50mm
24 x 36/A1
$548.00
$473.00
$548.00
60mm
33 x 48/A0
$766.80
$612.90
$766.80
80mm

Non Reflective Artglass with Conservation Materials

Artwork Size Matted Spaced/Setback Floated Mat/Float Size
6 x 9/A5
$124.95
$115.60
$124.95
25mm
8 x 12/A4
$164.05
$144.50
$164.05
30mm
12 x 18/A3
$309.00
$251.00
$309.00
40mm
16 x 24/A2
$457.00
$351.00
$457.00
50mm
24 x 36/A1
$826.00
$622.00
$826.00
60mm
33 x 48/A0
$1,251.00
$883.80
$1,251.00
80mm

Turn Around Times

Current lead times for framing is 1 – 2 weeks. Get in touch with us today for more information!

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