{"id":6639,"date":"2016-09-20T22:03:24","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2016-09-21T10:45:11","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T00:45:11","slug":"matt-cutting-workshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=6639","title":{"rendered":"Mat Cutting Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight Boyd presented a demonstration on mat cutting.<\/p>\n<p>Supplies:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mat cutter &#8211; available at the clubrooms during any meeting<\/li>\n<li>Useful tools such as double-sided tape and blades can be purchased economically at the Reject Shop or discount craft store (such as the one at The Marketplace), and you might also find a self healing mats there<\/li>\n<li>Steel ruler from Bunnings<\/li>\n<li>Mat board &#8211; available in art stores such as Arthouse Direct (159 McCrae St)<\/li>\n<li>Plain paper to back the photo. You can use foam core for a more professional look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=6639&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-6639 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?attachment_id=6671'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-attachment-id=\"6671\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?attachment_id=6671\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1474401877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016-09-20-20-04-37\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.04.37-800x600.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?attachment_id=6672'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46-800x600.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" data-attachment-id=\"6672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?attachment_id=6672\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,675\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1474401946&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016-09-20-20-05-46\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-09-20-20.05.46-800x600.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Here are some excellent instructions that are similar to what Boyd presented &#8211; courtesy of a club in New Zealand: <a href=\"https:\/\/wairarapacameraclub.org\/learn\/tutorials\/matting-and-mounting-prints-2\/\">Matting and Mounting Prints<\/a><br \/>\nHere are some YouTube videos to help:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KdiW49N0ZjQ\">cut a mat<\/a><\/li>\n<li>how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=E2eKGx2Q1no\">quickly and easily mount your pictures on the mat<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also discussed what people do with their prints after the competition. There were a variety of ideas:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>leave mounted and store in a cupboard<\/li>\n<li>remove from the mat and reuse the mat for another entry<\/li>\n<li>store the photo in a display book or archival scrapbooking album (with 12&#8243;x12&#8243; sleeves)<\/li>\n<li>cut into strips for bookmarks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Have any other suggestions on what to do with past entries? Please leave a comment below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tonight Boyd presented a demonstration on mat cutting. Supplies: Mat cutter &#8211; available at the clubrooms during any meeting Useful tools such as double-sided tape and blades can be purchased economically at the Reject Shop or discount craft store (such as the one at The Marketplace), and you might also find a self healing mats [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6672,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6639","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activity-report"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6XlND-1J5","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3075,"url":"https:\/\/www.bendigocameraclub.org.au\/?p=3075","url_meta":{"origin":6639,"position":0},"title":"Clubs New Mat Cutter","author":"Boyd Robertson","date":"May 15, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"To the Members of BCC.We will have our new MAT CUTTER in operation next Tuesday 19th May at 7:30. 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