Photographs are beautiful to look at and hold when they're matted; the mat sets a visual "environment" for the print, they keep the print flat, and they help keep hands and fingerprints off of the surface of the prints.

Your matted portraits come in a TrueCore black storage box. Like the mats, these boxes are also acid-free and pH buffered, so your prints will stay safe inside. They have metal reinforced edges, fully removable covers, and drop-front bottoms so your prints can be inserted and removed safely, without bending or damage.

Gift box sets come in two sizes:

• 5"x7" prints, mounted on 8"x10" mats, in an 8"x10" TrueCore box. A boxed set of six is $195.00; additional matted prints are $35.00 each. If you want fewer than six prints, they're $45.00 each. This box fits nicely on a bookshelf; it also tucks neatly in a dresser drawer.

• 8"x10" prints, mounted on 11"x14" mats, in an 11"x14" TrueCore box. A boxed set of six is $235.00; additional matted prints are $40.00 each. If you want fewer than six prints, they're $50.00 each. This box might be a bit too big to fit neatly on most bookshelves, but I hear that it'll fit nicely hidden under a bed.

You can add on a set of duplicate unmounted prints; you'll receive one unmounted print for each image you choose to have matted. Prices per set of unmounted prints:

• Duplicate 5"x7" prints are $5.00 each.
• Duplicate 8"x10" prints are $15.00 each.

Your mat set also comes with a CD of the mounted photographs, with image files that you can e-mail or put on a website.