We'd like to announce that, for a short time, we have a "20% Off Storewide" sale on right now. The sale ends on the 5th of December, so get in fast ! Please note that the discount does not apply to any delivery charges.
It's a great time to check out exactly what kind of photo enlargements Giantprint is capable of producing.
Happy shopping !
Showing posts with label photo enlargements. Show all posts
Showing posts with label photo enlargements. Show all posts
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Canvas Prints
We are just a few weeks away from releasing our canvas prints ordering option on our photo enlargements web store.
It is interesting that some (many?) people appear to be confused about the appropriateness of canvas prints for their particular image. Accordingly, here are a few notes/tips that may help clarify things.
The first thing to do is to understand a little bit about the nature of canvas as a medium. You can read a little bit about it here.
While there are in fact some classes of canvas that are quite smooth, canvas prints are generally best suited to 'softer' images, portraits, or 'dreamy' images that aren't trying to show off the finest of details ( how many satellite images do you think get printed on canvas ;-) ? ).
In general, images that have fine details (that you want to emphasize/enhance) are best printed on the glossy class of papers (i.e. high-gloss, semi-gloss, satin, pearl finishes) or ultra-smooth matte/fine art papers.
Cheers
It is interesting that some (many?) people appear to be confused about the appropriateness of canvas prints for their particular image. Accordingly, here are a few notes/tips that may help clarify things.
The first thing to do is to understand a little bit about the nature of canvas as a medium. You can read a little bit about it here.
While there are in fact some classes of canvas that are quite smooth, canvas prints are generally best suited to 'softer' images, portraits, or 'dreamy' images that aren't trying to show off the finest of details ( how many satellite images do you think get printed on canvas ;-) ? ).
In general, images that have fine details (that you want to emphasize/enhance) are best printed on the glossy class of papers (i.e. high-gloss, semi-gloss, satin, pearl finishes) or ultra-smooth matte/fine art papers.
Cheers
Friday, September 11, 2009
Giantprint To Offer Acid-Free & OBA-Free Papers Exclusively
Giantprint Pty Ltd, a fine art printmaker specializing in printing high-resolution photo enlargements to poster size, has announced that, effective immediately, all photo enlargements will be produced using only papers that are both acid-free and optical-brightener-free.
"Since Giantprint's genesis, the focus has always been to provide photographers with a service that they can depend on to produce prints that are highly impressive as well as highly archival", says Alyson Emmins, Giantprint’s co-director.
"It might come as a shock to some as to just how much research and development goes into running a company like ours. Research relating to colour fidelity and print longevity is at the core of our operation. It is exciting to have finally procured a range of papers that are both acid-free and optical-brightener-free (OBA-free). Papers that meet these requirements go a long way towards ensuring that a print's colour and/or tone is preserved for many years. This is just one less thing that you, as a photographer, will need to worry about”.
It should be noted that clients will have the option of selecting papers with even greater archival properties, if they wish. Such media has the added benefit of being buffered with agents such as calcium carbonate, or containing other compounds that improve print longevity.
For more information, please visit http://www.giantprint.com.au
"Since Giantprint's genesis, the focus has always been to provide photographers with a service that they can depend on to produce prints that are highly impressive as well as highly archival", says Alyson Emmins, Giantprint’s co-director.
"It might come as a shock to some as to just how much research and development goes into running a company like ours. Research relating to colour fidelity and print longevity is at the core of our operation. It is exciting to have finally procured a range of papers that are both acid-free and optical-brightener-free (OBA-free). Papers that meet these requirements go a long way towards ensuring that a print's colour and/or tone is preserved for many years. This is just one less thing that you, as a photographer, will need to worry about”.
It should be noted that clients will have the option of selecting papers with even greater archival properties, if they wish. Such media has the added benefit of being buffered with agents such as calcium carbonate, or containing other compounds that improve print longevity.
For more information, please visit http://www.giantprint.com.au
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