Canvas Prints Vs Traditional Prints

For years, there were really only two options in photos. You either hired someone to paint you a canvas portrait or you had a photo taken and printed on photo paper. Now, there is a new option, one that until recently was not affordable for many. This new type of photo is canvas photo printing. This allows you to print your photos on a wide variety of canvas sizes so that you can create a lifetime of memory on a a background that will last much longer than a simple piece of paper. Here are some of the differences in canvas prints as opposed to traditional prints.

Durability-
Even the highest quality photo paper will not last forever. Although it may be able to hold a high resolution it will eventually deteriorate and the photo will fade from sunlight and the chemicals used to transfer the photo to the paper. Canvas prints will last a substantially longer time because it is not paper but a fiber based material, usually made from cotton or linen. It can easily be fixed when the canvas starts to deteriorate or something happens to it such as a tear or a hole. Canvas can also be gentle washed if it gets dirty. This is often best done by a professional, but can be done, unlike a traditional photo that is ruined if something is to spill on it or water damage is to occur.

Size-
When you order a traditional photograph, there are only a certain amount of sizes that you can order. In most cases, an 11x13 is the largest size that a photo can be printed on. A digital photo on canvas starts at an 8x8 size and can go as large as 48x64 for a single piece of canvas. You can also get split canvas photos that give you a multitude of sizes that will allow you to get creative with your photos as well. This can be nice if you have a large space to fill and want to split the photos around the room or give them to family members.

Options-
A traditional photo as well as a digital photo on canvas can both be changed with options. Some of these options include things like red eye reduction, sharpening, brightening and enhancing contrast, as well as correct color balance. For additional charges, you can have facial blemishes removed, imperfections corrected, and teeth whitened for those chronic coffee drinkers that may have less than perfect pearly whites. Canvas prints can also be done in black and white or sepia tone just like a traditional photo as well. However, unlike a traditional photo, a canvas photo can also be done to look like an oil painting.

Color-
When you print on a traditional piece of paper, there is always the likely possibility that the ink can smear on the gloss paper. This is not an option that happens on canvas because it has no slick surface, it is a porous surface that will absorb the ink unlike a piece of paper no matter how great the quality.