picture framing

Border for artwork

Picture framing is the craft of enclosing artwork, photographs, or documents in protective frames for display.

The term covers both the process and the business: She took the print to a picture framing shop.

In sports, picture framing describes a catcher's subtle repositioning of the glove to make a pitch appear more within the strike zone.

preservation

archival

Of preserved documents

lightfastness · matting · reversible · encapsulation · stability · permanence · heritage · patina

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display method

picture framingdigital display

Electronic visual output

projection · rolling · thumbtacking · clipping · pasting

stage in image lifecycle

picture framingphotography

Creating images from light

printing · painting · developing · drawing

Family

picture, framing, pictures, pictured, picturing, pictorial, pictorially, depict, depiction

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G