# Framed Photograph Surface Abrasion, Cockling, and Crease Checklist | FAIR
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- Guide page: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-surface-abrasion-cockling-and-crease-checklist/
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## Direct answer
If a framed photograph shows surface abrasion, cockling, creases, ripples, scuffs, or planar distortion, document it with straight-on, side-angle, and gentle raking-light photos. Do not press, flatten, clean, open, or re-pose the package repeatedly just to make the damage easier to see.
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## Page scope
- Use raking light carefully: Low-angle light can reveal creases, abrasion, raised fibers, and cockling that flat photos miss. | Take a normal full-front photo first.; Move the light source, not the photograph, whenever possible.; Use raking light from two directions so ridges, valleys, sheen breaks, and scuffs are easier to read.
- Map the distortion: Cockling and creases matter most when the specialist can see their pattern, not just one close-up. | Take full front, full back, side-angle, and corner photos.; Show whether distortion is sheet-wide, edge-specific, corner-specific, near the mat opening, near old tape, or near tide lines.; Photograph warped backing, stained dust cover, rusted points, or shifted package layers if visible from outside.
- Document abrasion and creases without touching: The condition packet should show whether damage is on the surface, paper support, mount, or frame package. | Use one medium-distance photo of each affected area, then close-ups.; Use angled light to show whether the abrasion breaks sheen or whether a crease has a ridge, valley, or broken fiber line.; Include nearby signatures, stamps, edition notes, labels, or margins if condition affects identifying evidence.
- When to stop: Stop when the next photo would require changing the object. | Stop if the print is stuck to glazing, sharply buckled, damp, flaking, split, moldy, or loose inside the frame.; Stop if the backing is warped or brittle, or if components move behind the mat or glazing.; Stop if you would need to press, flex, peel tape, remove hardware, or open a sealed back.
## FAQ summary

- What is raking light? Raking light is low-angle light across the surface. It helps show creases, abrasion, cockling, and sheen breaks.
- How do I show cockling in photos? Use a full straight-on view, then side-angle and raking-light photos that show where the sheet rises, bows, or ripples.
- Should I open the frame to prove where a crease starts? Not if the package is tight, warped, brittle, or possibly stuck to glazing. External photos are enough for first routing.
- Can abrasion be reviewed from framed photos? Often yes. Clear whole-object photos plus controlled raking-light close-ups are enough for initial specialist triage.

## Related FAIR paths
- Photography appraisal guide: https://fairappraisers.org/photography-appraisal-guide
- Framed photograph backing-board and hinge checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-backing-board-and-hinge-checklist
- Framed photograph glazing contact, spacer, and mat burn checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-glazing-contact-spacer-and-mat-burn-checklist
- Framed photograph adhesion-to-glazing and blocked-surface checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-adhesion-to-glazing-and-blocked-surface-checklist
- Framed photograph condensation, mold, and water-damage checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-condensation-mold-and-water-damage-checklist
- Framed photograph foxing, silver mirroring, and brown-spotting checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-foxing-silver-mirroring-and-brown-spotting-checklist
- Framed photograph shattered-glass, loose-shard, and emergency-stabilization checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-shattered-glass-loose-shard-and-emergency-stabilization-checklist
- Framed photograph slipped-mount, dropped-corner, and image-shift checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-slipped-mount-dropped-corner-and-image-shift-checklist
- Framed photograph tape repair, old hinge residue, and adhesive-stain checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/framed-photograph-tape-repair-old-hinge-residue-and-adhesive-stain-checklist
- Vintage vs later print photography guide: https://fairappraisers.org/vintage-print-vs-later-print-photography-appraisal
- Estate print vs posthumous print photography guide: https://fairappraisers.org/estate-print-vs-posthumous-print-photography-appraisal
- Photography print-process, paper-surface, and finish checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/photography-print-process-paper-surface-and-finish-checklist
- Photography print-size and multiple-edition-variant checklist: https://fairappraisers.org/photography-print-size-and-multiple-edition-variant-checklist
- Photograph specialists in the directory: https://fairappraisers.org/directory/specialty/photography-photographs
- Photography appraisers in the directory: https://fairappraisers.org/directory/specialty/photography
- 20th-century photography specialists: https://fairappraisers.org/directory/specialty/photography-20th-century
- How to prepare for an appraisal: https://fairappraisers.org/how-to-prepare-for-an-appraisal
- Get matched with a photograph specialist: https://fairappraisers.org/match
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