Do you have a favorite photograph, but don't know how to display it? Why not put the photo on canvas? This is a great way to transform your snapshot into a work of art that will last for centuries.
You may think that putting your photo onto canvas will be way too much trouble - it's really easy actually. It's a very simple process but it has serious benefits. First, it saves you from having to pay a hefty price for a trendy yet nondescript piece of wall art. Second, you can finally replace that boring picture hanging in your office or bedroom with a meaningful photo that brings you back to a special moment in your life. Also, how long has that special photo confined to your digital camera or computer? Quite awhile I'm guessing! It's time to free that snapshot and put the photo on canvas for all to see.
Above all, canvas prints preserve photos, thus they preserve memories. Putting a photo on canvas adds decades of life to the image. Did you know it only takes 10-20 years for a photo to fade and the image to become indiscernible? What a shame to have a special moment be captured only to fade into obscurity. When you put your photo on canvas, the archival ink and materials will allow your snapshot to last for hundreds of years, giving it the opportunity to become an heirloom.
How Canvas Prints Preserve Memories
Ever wonder why old photographs are brown in color? This is because the ink is not archival. The ink used in nearly every photograph will eventually turn brown before image disappears completely. Why is this? Believe it or not, the environment surrounding us is slightly acidic. This acidity makes it possible for the air to literally eat away at our photographs. The chemical composition of archival inks stops this from happening by making the bond tightly to the page. This 'stickiness' keeps out the acidic moisture, thus protecting and sustaining the image.
Archival inks are fantastic, but fantastic preservation power is worthless unless they are coupled with archival canvas. The canvas must also be resistant to the harsh effects of an acidic environment. So, once you are certain that both the canvas and the ink are archival then you are ready to put your photo on canvas.
How to Put Your Photo on Canvas
For you, the process is very simple. Actually, the only real work you'll have to do is hang the canvas print on your wall. First, simply find a photo either digital or hardcopy. Then you can mail it or electronically send it to a company that creates canvas prints. Your job is over; the print artist takes over from here.
In the print shop, the process is much more complex. The print artist uses large format printers to transfer the image on the photo directly onto the archival canvas. These printers use the archival ink mentioned above. However the monitor and the ink have different coloring schemes; the monitor uses a red/green/blue color scheme while the ink is composed of a cyan/magenta/yellow/ and key (black) color scheme. Therefore there is a discrepancy between what the artist sees on the screen and what actually comes out on canvas. In order to eliminate this problem, the artist uses a special color management software program that calibrates the colors in real time.
Once the photo is printed, the artist frames or mounts it using several different options of your choice. They then ship it out, and voila! An heirloom arrives at your front door.
So, what are you waiting for? Preserve that memory and put the photo on canvas. Remember, a canvas print lasts a lifetime and longer.
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