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I am new to this site. I am an amateur photographer and have recently developed some B&W photos from my Digital camera and would like frame and display them. Does anyone know of a web site that has examples of B&W photos on the wall. Any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Ah were to begin. Some of the best things in life are free. I am also almost a beginner in digi photography but I do have some programs onmy "puter". Adobe Photoshop Album 2.0 starter is now a free download. I also have ArcSoft Photo Impression 4 (a disc left-over from my old computer) it works and it edits photos. I have a hp a330n PC and it had a few photo editing software with the installed package. I bought an Epson CX 5200 combo copier/printer and this also included some photo editing software. There was a photo editing software disc with the camera I bought so now I have a few photo editing software. One program will even convert color photos to either black/white or sepia.
I think, if you buy any camera, printer, copier or PC you will also receive many photo-editing software packages. Now mind you, the photos you get will not be museum grade or National Geographic quality but they will be very good and good enough to show to your friends.
Two good sources for advanced info is a subscription to a digital photo mag. and my favorite (FREE and daily hints and tips sent to your "puter") The Kim Komando Show website
www.komando.com look in "tip of the day" and shareware.
Have fun and remember A digital darkromm is cheaper in the long run than a film darkroom. You also have loooooooots of leeway to experiment and make mistakes.
Some photo software that you can buy has an array of tools that will make your head swim. For a first time get something that is CHEAP and easy to learn and then graduate to a higher level. Even some of the very simple software may take a year to master but is well worth the effort. <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Hello from Oregon
There really isn't a 'proper' way to display photos. What I do is lay them out on the floor and move them around until I get a pleasing display then hang the center one first and work around it until you get them all up on the wall.

One of the most important details is a good clean cut slightly off-white mat and a nice thin gallery type black, off-white or steel grey frame for your black & white images. The mats should be at least 2 1/4" wide on all sides. I, personally, think wider mats look better maybe even 3" or more.

An artsy hanging technique is to hang a wire along the area where you want the pictures and use clips or clothes pins to hand them. Looks like they're drying in the darkroom....

Do you have any of your work on a website or gallery?

Right you are PurpleFox, very good advice. My Arcsoft program has a suite of tools that include Frames and Edges as well as Cookie Cutter. These tools do the job directly on the digital photo. But you are right, there is no proper way to display these photos. One nice thing about the digital imaging is that you can make a hard copy to put on a wall or you can make a slide show for use on your TV. The one big thing is that you can store the photos for further use. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

as a fan of B&W photos.. and a model for a friend.. i display my images with a generous black mat and a gallery type frame which sandwiches the work between two pieces of glass that are held together with clips.. it looks almost frameless on the wall.. its a clean and easy way and not too expensive to do .. mainly .. i would say its personal preference.. what do you like ? .. that to me is what its all about .. i like simple and i like black.. and if i had mine framed i would go with a black frame and a black matt.. its up to you to decide what you like best in the end..