If you’re doing senior portraits, then it goes without saying that you’re bound to want to sell prints to clients. And naturally, we’re inclined to tell people to go get canvas prints made. After all, they’re durable, can look great everywhere, and they’re a bit more unique. But how often have you framed a canvas print? Well, that’s not something that even I thought about until I saw the way that Lumaprints did them. And now, I’m rethinking all the canvas prints in my home.
This article is presented in partnership with Lumaprints.
You see, I’ve never seen canvas prints framed in a way that was appealing to me. Most of the time it’s the standard wrap around the frame — which is the industry standard and gives off a really classy look while also popping out of the wall a bit. Otherwise, I’d see them framed behind glass. And to me, that defeats the purpose of canvas. Then I saw what Lumaprints did after they sent me a sample in the mail and it completely changed the way I thought about what a printed canvas could be.
Lumaprints framed this special piece in a black wooden frame that perfectly wraps around the outer edges of the face of the inner wooden frame. The result is a framed canvas print without the matting of a traditional print and with more of an emphasis straight on the image. More importantly, it’s simple, durable, classy, utterly brilliant. Black wood also works so much better because it adds extra weight and feel to the print. Additionally, it comes ready with mounted hardware that will make hanging it up on the wall pretty straight forward after you pick the right frame that you want to put it on. Just remember that the bigger you make your print, the more nails you’re probably going to have to put into your wall to ensure that it stays in place.
The reason why you get a canvas print made by Lumaprints in the first place is because it makes it so much easier to position the print in the home. Glossy prints truly need lighting from directly above. Matte prints usually need to be blasted with light — and that’s not always available in every room in the house. But canvas prints can work anywhere. My home pretty much only has canvas and metal prints.
I haven’t seen frames like this done in galleries or museums here in NYC. But honestly, I wish I did. The quality from Lumaprints can rival that of several galleries and photo museums that I’ve seen here in NYC. And honestly, in some cases, I think it could beat it. If you’re printing out a bunch of prints or if you’re considering putting them together for a show of some sort, you’d be hard pressed not to want to try out what Lumaprints can offer to you.
This new way of thinking I believe is perfectly in line with a trend that senior portrait clients can embrace. After they get their framed canvas print, they can decorate it with stickers, LED lights, etc. all on their own. In fact, I could really see someone doing that if they wish.
So why would you get a canvas print made without a frame? Maybe you want to save a little bit of money off of Lumaprints’ already affordable costs. Or otherwise, maybe the room that you’re putting the canvas in has a lot of soft light and doesn’t require the print to pop out further. This is perfect if the room gets a lot of western or eastern light.