3 comments about The Complete Photo Guide to Framing and Displaying Artwork: 500 Full-Color How-to Photos.

1. We do all of the matting work ourselves and after going thru the book, I realize quite a few mistakes we have made. It is a very thick book, easy to understand and we hope to correct our work on the pieces that we value. For us, it was money well spent.



2. My hobby is photography, and while I buy frames, I have been cutting mats and putting my photos in store-bought frames for about two years. I found information in this book that was useful and practical -- such as "The Sandwich Fit" technique on page 112 -- which can save someone a lot of time and aggravation. Clearly the author knows the practical problems involved in the process of matting art and getting it into a frame -- and makes helpful suggestions for doing so. Photos in the book helped me understand the information the author provided to the reader.



3. I am a photographer looking to better understand how to matte and frame (though I'm not interested in building my own frames). I found this book extremely helpful and informative, without being cryptic or outdated. Very modern.

5 comments about Home Book of Picture Framing: Professional Secrets of Mounting Matting, Framing and Displaying Artworks, Photographs, Posters, Fabrics, Collectibles, Carvings and More.

1. I was looking to acquire enough information to start framing a couple of items, and so wanted a book that would discuss the basics in detail. This book takes a more general introductory approach, including chapters on woodworking basics and various types of framing jobs--ideal for someone with no background looking to start framing as a hobby or business. If you have some woodworking background and know what type of framing you want to do, you should probably look elsewhere. However, if you want an introduction to the overall practice of framing, the types of tools and skills required, and are ready to pursue other information for deeper coverage, it's a good starting place.



2. This is a great book. I have always wanted to offer my customers top quality framed and matted photographs, but wasn't shure how to go about it. This book opened up a whole new world to me, and I bought some reasonably price tools and now I can frame and matt like a professional. This book is worth its' weight in gold.



3. Author writes from first hand experience and adds in good technical details. Good examples of using common tools and professional tools to create desired results. Many examples and pictures to show how to perform each step. Many areas of framing, matting, and hanging the art are covered. Many references to the best practices are included. Overall a very well written reference book. A great place to start, but include a lot of extra material so the intermediate framer will get a lot out of this book also.



4. This book focuses mostly on woodworking techniques and building picture frames, with a minimal amount on matting (using the Alto mat cutter), mounting, or aesthetics (choosing colors and proportions). Some modern methods of mounting (for instance, strip mounts in which no glue touches the artwork) aren't even mentioned here. This book might be useful if you want to focus on building picture frames, but for a more general introduction to the kind of framing I might do myself, including assembling frames, I found Logan's "Mat, Mount, and Frame It Yourself" more useful.



5. These questions are misleading - I ordered one book, and received and paid for two - I have sent emails complaining, and all I get back (weeks later) is this stupid email asking me to rate the book - which book? - where were you when I asked how I got two books? And how do I correct this? - but NO, instead you send me this idiotic questionaire about "the book" I received - is anybody there? Are you people there, or am I talking to a computer? You pretend to care, but it appears you are just robots - HOW DID I GET TWO BOOKS, AFTER ORDERING ONE, PAY FOR TWO and GET ZERO RESPONSE TO MY QUESTIONS?!! Your computer generated concern is phony - the books were fine, Amazon is suspect!

5 comments about Mat, Mount and Frame It Yourself (Crafts Highlights).

1. We purchased this book after researching the content. We needed a more indepth reference on how to mat and choose materials for framing. The layout, content, photography, suggestions, and guidelines were just what we needed. Thank you for writing such a valuable source of information for the novice.



2. This book contains all you will need to know on mat cutting. It uses the Logan mat cutting tools but does mention other tools that you may like in setting up a studio. The only downside of this book is the very heavy paper it is printed on. You really have to bend it to get to stay open.



3. I'm a photographer and I exhibit a lot in commercial and non-profit fine art galleries and art spaces. How did I learn about matting, mounting and framing? Well, from reading this book. I highly recommend it. Pick up a copy, and you'll know how too!
   
   Irene Abdou Fine Art Photography & Creative Images
   [...]



4. I ordered this book for a birthday present for my brother well in advance of his birthday, purchased directly from Amazon and it was shown as 'in stock'. However, weeks after ordering I received an email from Amazon informing me they had no stock of this book and that further, they could not even supply an estimate of when they would get it in stock. I felt completely misled by Amazon and in the end, now weeks after my brothers birthday, had to order the book second hand from third party supplier.



5. Expertly written in easy-to-understand language. Well organized chapters in a common-sense sequence. Many illustrative photographs positioned with descriptive text. Logan helped me fill in missing knowledge on each step from matting, mounting and framing my photographs in a professional manner. Excellent tips to achieve a high standard of work. The quality of the book led me to purchase a Logan Portable 32" mat cutter. To my surprise, it included a CD that enhanced what I learned in the book. Perhaps future books could include the CD as a bonus. It really drove home the matting techniques possible with Logan products.

2 comments about Photos.

1. From pottery barn style comes something we all have trouble with... Walls, photos, display of. Well this gives great ideas and inspiration to get your camera and go take some great photos to display on your wall or table:) I love it!



2. Fun book. It has a lot of great ideas on how to display all the pictures we accumulate in life.

1 comments about Caring for Your Art: A Guide for Artists, Collectors, Galleries and Art Institutions.

1. Created ideally as intended for the artist as well as the dealer and collector. Just Great !

No comments about How to Make Picture Frames: 11 Simple to Stylish Projects from the Experts at American Woodworker (Best of American Woodworker Magazine).

5 comments about Frame It!.

1. This is a nice book to read about different frame types. If you want to learn the basics, there are other books to choose from. This is for those that already have the skills and want to make better frames.



2. I am a custom framer myself, and even I got ideas for frame designs! The book is an extremely comprehensive guide for standard framing techniques, but what I really love are the more creative, non-standard techniques Tonia shows as well. A must for the crafter who wants to display her artwork, but who wants to "do-it-herself".



3. I am scared of power tools and anything that involves measuring, but Tonia shows easy and professional ways to frame art without having to take a wood shop class! Love this book and I am proud to have my art in it!



4. Tonia invites readers to enjoy framing with her, and I am so grateful! Framing can be intimidating, but she glides and guides us right past that with clear basic guidelines, classy projects, and her own very creative artwork. I had to do an art project to accompany an article for a major art magazine. Frame It! was my reference and inspired an idea - I am really happy with the results. This is a book I will USE in the studio.



5. After explaining that she views framing as "journaling for your walls," the author shows you unusual, unexpected, artsy ways to journal your life . . . on your walls! The book gives excellent ideas for framing anything from modern art to journal pages to antique flatware, with textures and colors as intriguing as the art they house. This will definitely inspire those with visual journals to Frame It!

5 comments about A Woodworker's Guide to Making Traditional Mirrors & Picture Frames.

1. The book was okay, I was looking for something to help me build picture frames and this was ONLY mirrors. I don't think anyone would like to build picture frames that look like that. I think the author put that in there to sell more books.



2. This book uses kits to begin with not from scratch. I had no use for it.



3. A wonderful book. I enjoyed it much. I received it in record time. It was a great buy and I appreciate the good service.



4. i bought this book hopeing to learn something about building picture framing, what i wanted an what i got was not even close. if you are a woodworker "which i am" an just looking for some woodworking plans to go by then this is for you. But if you are like me an wanting to learn something new to add to your portfolio, than this is not the book for you.
   my advise is to keep looking. at the same time that i bought this book i also bought home book of PICTURE FRAMING by Kenn Oberrecht, as soon as i finish i'll let you know how that goes.....



5. The Fox Chapel Publishing Company is the premiere publisher of books for dedicated home woodworking enthusiasts and special project carpenters. Woodworker's Guide To Making Traditional Mirrors & Picture Frames by John A. Nelson showcases a series of 18 woodworking projects for making 18th and 19th century mirror and picture frames. From Small Looking Glass (c. 1790); to Early Looking Glass (c. 1800); to Victorian Wall Mirror (c. 1865); to Chippendale Wall Mirror (c. 1875), these patterns are detailed and presented with easy-to-follow instructions. Enhanced with tips on specialized tools (as well as tools commonly found in home woodworking shops), Woodworker's Guide To Making Traditional Mirrors & Picture Frames will prove to be a popular and appreciated addition to any home woodworking hobbyist's personal reference collection.

2 comments about Places of Power: Measuring the Secret Energy of Ancient Sites.

1. Deveruex's books are always worth a look. His research and theories are well-grounded, and, for me, he has produced some very interesting contributions toward the understanding of an assortment of anomalous phenomena.
   
   In addition to this book I would also highly recommend his 'Earth Lights Revelation'. This explores the possible role of geophysical forces in unexplained aerial light phenomena/UFOs/apparitions, etc. His books are sober and well-argued, and provide fascinating food for thought, in contrast to other nore fanciful material published in these subject areas.



2. This book originally was published 1990, but I read the 2nd edition, published and updated for 1999. It's a truly factual account of a twenty + year ongoing project to study the electro-magnetic/radioactive nature of standing stones, and various other prehistoric British ruins. Headed by Paul Devereau, the Dragon Project is an independent, private research group of volunteers and interested parties who have studied numerous sites since 1977. What they found is nothing less than incredible. Let me simply quote from the Introduction to the 2nd edition:

   "Magnetic anomalies at megalithis sites are facts, but whether they are meaningful facts is a matter of interpretation. The magnetic stones could simply be fortuitous, or they could have been deliberately employed as "spirit stones" by the megalithic builders. We may never know for sure, although it is likely that ancient peoples knew they subtleties of their geophysical surroundings, in the same way we now know they they their botanical environment (see in particular Chapter 7). Nowadays our magnetic sensitivities may have been dulled because of the maelstrom of electromagnetic fields that surround us, but our ancestors may have been sharply attuned to these fields."

   Realizing that "may have been" is only conjecture, I still find it a very credible theory. Consider this: the rise of mental illness and severe psychosis during the early years of the Electrical Age, starting around 1890. If exposure to these intense, previously unknown, fields of energy caused the more sensitive of the population to become severely schizophrenic, they would be far less likely to produce children. While 114 years is hardly enough to scoop a pail out of the gene pool, it might be enough to spot a statistical change.

   "In the first edition of Places of Power, it remained unresolved as to whether or not magnetic effects at the megaliths could in practice really effect the brain, and therefore cause altered or visionary states of consciousness. This was one of the questions on the writer mind when he visited Professor Michael Persinger at Laurentian University, Ontario in April 1998. Persinger has become famous for, among other things, his "magnetic helmet" in which a subject has computer-controlled patterns of magnetic waves directed to magnetically sensitive areas of the brain. Some subjects have reported the sense of "presences," vivid imagery from childhood, hallucinatory or visionary states, and the appearance of otherworldly beings."

   Note that these are all considered symptoms of schizophrenia.

   Euphoric states could also be generated. However, Persinger's work requires modern technology. Could magnetism in megaliths create similar mental effects? Persinger felt that it could. He explained his technology used far less powerful magnetic fields and had the advantage of perfect computer controlled application. This allowed direct stimulation of specific brain regions. But in the case of a megalith, a person could effectively "bathe" in the alternative magnetic field provided by the anomaly at the site. This could very likely cause an altered state of consciousness in some people.

   "Persinger also noted that there were other factors such as diet that may have made prehistoric users of the sites particularly sensitive to the ambient magnetic fields. In particular, lack of certain nutrients could affect foetal developement, resulting in people who had slight changes in their brain structure, rendering them more liable to visionary and mediumistic experiences."

   The book has laid all of the Dragon Project's experiments, tests and results out in a delightfully well-written fashion. In Part One, we delve into the past traditions of various forms of geomancy- from feng shui to Uluru to the Iroquoi. Then, we return to the present to discuss current folklore, sightings of unusual phenomenon, and the origin of the Dragon Project, its techniques and methods. Part Two is nothing less than a catalog of all the sites the Project has surveyed, what tests were performed, what results they found, if any.

   The conclusion, Part Three, goes into detail on the theories and conclusions the members of the Project have drawn from their research. The chapter refered to above, Chapter 7: The Physics of Shamanism, discusses the effects radiation can have on people, from the three reliable reports from Dragon Project members of ghostly encounters on one short road, to strong magnetic fields' effects on people and animals in various studies. It also suggests the possibility of magnetism causing temporal effects in the brain, making the subject relive the past and/or experience the future.

   Overall, the book is a wonderful look at many magical possibilities, and a record of a much needed study of the anomalies at these ancient megaliths. I highly recommend it to those interested in this subject.

4 comments about Creating Keepsakes: Photography for Scrapbookers (Leisure Arts #15949).

1. This book was just what I was looking for. I'm just starting to get interested in photography and scrapbooking, and this book was very helpful!



2. As I said, it would have been a really good book had i received the parcel. It was due on the 8th Jan and I haven't received it yet



3. I was amazed at how simple and easy to understand this book was but still so helpful in learning how to take great pictures for scrap booking.
   
   **Becky**



4. This is, as the title suggests, a good basic introductory book for those who are new to photography. It certainly gives a good initial run-down on all the over-arching principles of taking better shots with the main focus being on composition rather than tech specs. It's an easy read, and the steps suggested should prove useful to its target audience. I found it quite specific to scrapbooking though. It is not the definitive guide to photography by any means, but nor does it present itself as such. A worthwhile purchase for the burgeoning scrapping population.