I would like to print some of my climbing photographs in 30 x 20 or 45 x 30 cm and hang them around the house.
The last time I did this I just used cheap clip frames for a few pounds each. The result looked a bit cheap and, worse, the photos went crinkly between the glass and the back of the frame after not very many years.
I have now tried to find out with the help of Google how I can do this better. However, I couldn't find any instructions for someone at my level - competent hobby photographer who doesn't mind a bit of work but doesn't want to do his own printing or make his own frames. There were a bunch of pages aimed at total beginners (typically with titles like "How to frame your family photographs") which don't cover how to frame a photograph at all. The next step up after this was a big one, to pages aimed at keen amateur photographers who own a 19" photo printer and don't mind shelling out for expensive tools for dry mounting (a new term to me which I learnt on my researches).
The other alternative which I have found is online printing and framing services. I might try these out for a few of my best photos, but at around a hundred pounds a pop I certainly shan't be doing very many this way.
Essentially what I want is a frame which is a step up from what ever you can get at Jessops for £5.99, with a mat, and a means of mounting the photo in it so that it looks good not only now but also in five or ten years' time.
Who has already done this and can offer some advice?