Have you ever thought of enlarging your own digital snapshots and transforming them into artwork for your home or business? Recent advances in commercial printing technology has made this very possible and there are a lot of options available. I had a customer come in recently with these massive photos of her and her husband wakeboarding. She is decorating her cabin up in the Shushwap and wanted some large artwork to suit the casual "summer" setting. I mounted and laminated the photographs with a UV protecting non-glare finish (no glass required) making these pieces very lightweight and durable, and framed them in a boxy walnut frame.To give you a better idea of scale, these pictures are each over 3 feet by 4 feet!
Most framers will be able to refer you to a printer in your area who can do large format printing. The print shop will ask you what type of surface you would like to print your pictures on. This can be quite confusing as there are all sorts of paper types as well as canvas. What I recommend is when choosing a paper surface make sure you tell the printer the paper will need to stand up to the "drymounting" process. Avoid shiny papers or any type of papers that are heat sensitive or waterproof. They will not be able to be drymounted. If you choose to have your photo printed on canvas, you might want to have the canvas stretched professionally at a frame shop even if the printer offers the service. Speaking from experience, a rule of thumb is "leave the printing to the printer, and the framing to the framer!" Hope this information helps and inspires you to look at your digital snapshots in a new way!
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