fine art Info
prints & wall art
Standard Prints – Many popular sizes up to 20×30″, all prints come in four different finishes. Lustre is the most popular finish, a semi-gloss paper with vibrant colors and excellent skin tones. Glossy provides the most vibrant colors with a highly reflective sheen. Deep Matte is true, non-reflective mate paper great for skin tones, soft images, and black & whites. Metallic paper has a metallic base that adds a shimmer and provides vibrant colors to this highly reflective finish.
Fine Art Prints – Providing a matte appearance with excellent image sharpness and optimal color density and gradation, fine art prints are offered in three finishes. Velvet is printed on a soft, delicate 100% cotton surface that is 0.58mm thick. It has a patterned texture. Smooth Matte is hot-pressed on 100% cotton that is 0.43mm thick and it has a smooth finish. Torchon is a watercolor paper by Hahnemühle that is 0.50mm thick. It has a very distinct texture.
Canvases – Premium 1.5″ gallery wrap style with image printed directly onto canvas using Epson archival large-format inkjet printers. They have a tight and consistent weave that matches the texture most people think of for an artistic canvas. They are all finished with semi-gloss laminate, the most popular option with a slightly reflective finish.
unique print techniques
Metal Prints – Using an innovative dye sublimation process, images are printed directly onto high quality aluminum for a clean and lasting finish. The white metal base with high gloss finish allows the image to pop with rich colors. It is the best way to achieve vibrant skin tones on metal. This is the most popular metal option because everything looks great on this sleek surface with a luminous base and reflective finish. The clear metal base with matte finish shows the raw brushed metal through the lighter or white parts of the image. They have a non-reflective finish with minimal glare. You can add onto either option a foam float backing to have it stand out 3/4″ from the wall. Smaller sizes can be outfitted with a metal easel back for tabletop display, and large sizes can have a metal bracket on the back for more durability and the appearance of floating 3/4″ from the wall.
Wood Prints – Prints receive a natural look with the image printed on real maple wood. The beauty of the grain comes through on the lighter colors and white areas of the image giving it a soft and warm feel. Since the wood printing process is different from the photographic printing process and due to the nature of maple wood, each print will be one of a kind. All wood prints are 1/2″ thick and finished with a protective laminate and arrive ready to hang with a pre-cut keyhole.
Bamboo Panels – Lustre paper prints on 3/4″ thick bamboo with the distinctive pattern of the bamboo exposed along the edge of the panel, these are similar to wood prints without the appearance of wood grain showing through the image. They arrive ready to display with a carved out keyhole on the back for easy hanging. As a unique option, bamboo panels pair beautifully with images in outdoor settings, but also bring a natural feel to images captured indoors. The beauty of bamboo is that it lends character to almost all photographic styles including family, baby, wedding, and landscape.
Products
Puzzles – Offered in three sizes, all puzzles come with a matching photo box for storage. The 252-piece puzzle has a finished size of 10×14″, the 520-piece puzzle has a finished size of 16×20″, and the 1014-piece puzzle has a finished size of 20×30″.
Fleece Blankets – Each fleece is offered as a small (50×60″) or large (60×80″) and can be ordered with a plush fleece back or a sherpa fleece back. Whether you drape it over a chair or blanket ladder, snuggle up with it on a couch, or use it for picnics, all blankets are machine washable and can be dried on low setting.
Throw Pillows – There are various styles of pillows offered, some of which will change seasonally. Either 12×16″ or 16×16″ can be ordered, and they can have a plain ivory or black backing, a fleece backing, or a sherpa backing. Fleece and sherpa are ivory/white, and provide more coziness. All options feature a hidden zipper enclosure with a synthetic-filled insert and a machine washable cover.
I think that emotional content is an image’s most important element, regardless of the photographic technique. Much of the work I see these days lacks the emotional impact to draw a reaction from viewers, or remain in their hearts.
– ANNE GEDDES