As visitors at various art shows around Long Island have learned, I have optimized every detail in the production of a finished photo. The quality of the print you receive will be top-notch, as will the matboard and photo backing, or canvas on its stretcher bars. All materials are acid free, or archival, which means the materials will not turn yellow after a few years.
The Printer--Epson Stylus Pro 7600
The photos, whether on photo paper or canvas, are printed on the high-end, Epson Stylus Pro 7600.
This printer has a 24-inch width and produces prints that last up to one hundred years. This is not a consumer printer. The 7600 produces prints that last generations without fading or damage caused by light or moisture. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, uses the same printer to digitally reproduce the work of master painters. They concluded that Epson 7600 fine-art prints are the best at accurately replicating the subtlest colors and the most intricate details of original works of art in their collections.
Photos on PremierArt's Water-resistant Canvas
PremierArt canvas provides incredible color reproduction with a long archival life. It's heavyweight, non-sagging composition (65% Polyester and 35% cotton), its micro-porous coating, and ts tight weave, are ideal for high-resolution photo reproductions with a true artistic look and feel.
A day or two after an image is printed, it is stretched and fastened to its wood internal frame, signed, numbered, and sprayed. The eco-friendly spray-- PremierArt's Print Shield--is applied to further increase UV and water resistance. This application results in an attractive semi-glossy rendition.
When printing for canvas, the photo dimensions are made exactly the size of the projected stretcher bars. This results in a full white border around the edge of the stretcher bars, so if a customer wishes not to frame a piece, the canvas print can hang "unbounded." Some images lend themselves to this presentation.
Many of my canvas prints, however, are framed in a narrow but deep satin-black hardwood, mahogany, or oak.
Each finished piece gets a signed and embossed "certificate of authenticy" that testifies to the limited edition number, the quality, and longevity of the work.
Photos on Epson's resin coated (rc) Premium Luster Paper
Premium Luster has a satin finish--not glossy, not matte. This paper produces the widest color gamut available for vivid color of the highest quality. The images are crisp and vibrant and often surpass traditional photographs in terms of appearance and longevity.
Prints on Premium Luster paper are mounted on the highest quality 8-ply white Nielsen-Bainbridge mat board. Mat board comes in 2-ply, 4-ply, and 8-ply. I use 8-ply because it dramatically sets off a photo by lending perceptual depth. The mounting board is also acid free and is quarter-inch Fome-Cor.
Mats are precision cut using a calibrated C&H Advantage Pro M40 matcutter with adjustable stops. Take a look at one of the cut corners.
Although the prints may vary slightly in proportion (sometimes I crop them for aesthetic reasons), mats are always cut to conventional frame sizes to enable easy framing. You can be assured the resulting mat borders and photo proportions will be pleasing to your eye.
The photo is taped to the inside top corners of the cut matboard using acid-free linen tape. The mounting board is then hinged to the matboard using a strip of the same type of tape.
