Toronto Photography Meetup Group

TPMG.CA
It is currently Sat Jun 15, 2024 8:00 pm

View unanswered posts | View active topics


Board index » Photography Forums » Gear and Equipment

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]



Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 10 posts ] 
  Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Deep
PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:21 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:23 am
Posts: 248
Location: Milton, ON
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
Hi all,

I'm looking to buy 2 frames 20 x 20, no mat, black, solid wood and can't seem to find that size without going custom (much bigger bucks)

Anyone have any leads?

We did portrait studies of each of my kids at 3 months old, but 2 years apart and Sears (I know, I know, I wasn't into photography when I had my first and the wife wanted the same look for the second) went and changed suppliers to some CHEAP ass black presswood company versus the nice solid wood with glass they had before.

Help??

Deep
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
dcsang
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 7:42 pm 
Offline

Joined: Sat Jun 03, 2006 9:44 am
Posts: 547
Location: Here
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
You may want to try Victor Gallery down on Queen St W of Bathurst.

May not be the cheapest but the glass/frame is good.

Cheers,
Dave
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
dant
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:11 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Sun Mar 09, 2008 8:27 am
Posts: 487
Location: toronto
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
Flickr: www.flickr.com/tauro220
I may be wrong but I was in a Micheals craft store the other day and they sold frame sections in pairs pre-cut. So I guess you could buy a 2 pairs of 20's and voila. Some wood Some Metal. They also have a framing service in store. No idea about pricing however. Worth a phone call.
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Tuzi
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:08 am 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:54 am
Posts: 107
Location: Unionville
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
food for thought...
a lot of people are lead to believe "custom framing" = expensive...
as if there's a law.
It's not so... particularly if you work with a seasoned framer who is looking out for both your interest and the work to be framed, as opposed to their sales figures and quotas/commissions. A custom frame can be less expensive.

Pat yourself on the back if what you choose happens to be more expensive than what someone sitting behind a desk in "Timbuctoo" picking through an inventory clearance, bulk-buy catalogue for a retail chain has determined to be today's "seller" of a ready-made frame. You have better taste, and it probably suits your work better.
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
smlg.ca
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 10:49 am 
Offline
I'm on TPMG way too much

Joined: Mon May 08, 2006 8:55 am
Posts: 1200
Location: Mississauga
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
The guys at the Framing Depot are excellent, and I've found them to be incredibly competitively priced (they do all of my framing now)
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Deep
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:11 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:23 am
Posts: 248
Location: Milton, ON
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
Tuzi wrote:
food for thought...
a lot of people are lead to believe "custom framing" = expensive...
as if there's a law.
It's not so... particularly if you work with a seasoned framer who is looking out for both your interest and the work to be framed, as opposed to their sales figures and quotas/commissions. A custom frame can be less expensive.

Pat yourself on the back if what you choose happens to be more expensive than what someone sitting behind a desk in "Timbuctoo" picking through an inventory clearance, bulk-buy catalogue for a retail chain has determined to be today's "seller" of a ready-made frame. You have better taste, and it probably suits your work better.


And you recommend whom? :roll:
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Deep
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 12:11 pm 
Offline

Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:23 am
Posts: 248
Location: Milton, ON
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
smlg.ca wrote:
The guys at the Framing Depot are excellent, and I've found them to be incredibly competitively priced (they do all of my framing now)


Any website or address I can use to look 'em up?
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
smlg.ca
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 2:58 pm 
Offline
I'm on TPMG way too much

Joined: Mon May 08, 2006 8:55 am
Posts: 1200
Location: Mississauga
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
http://www.theframingdepot.com/
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Tuzi
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:14 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Aug 08, 2008 3:54 am
Posts: 107
Location: Unionville
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
Give these guys a try... Oakville location is closest to Milton(assuming)... tho admittedly each location has a different set of skills as any custom place would. If distance isn't an issue, the Danforth location(previously known as Loomis & Toles
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Deep
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:37 am 
Offline

Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:23 am
Posts: 248
Location: Milton, ON
Has thanked: 0 time
Have thanks: 0 time
[quote="Tuzi"]Give these guys a try... Oakville location is closest to Milton(assuming)... tho admittedly each location has a different set of skills as any custom place would. If distance isn't an issue, the Danforth location(previously known as Loomis & Toles
Top
 Profile  
Reply with quote  
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 1
  [ 10 posts ] 

Board index » Photography Forums » Gear and Equipment

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 33 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group