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Digital Art Digitized Fine Art or
Graphics Scanned Images
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We offer a
full selection of standard print sizes ranging from 5x7
to 40x60 available for ordering online. Standard print
sizes would be sizes commonly used in the imaging
industry with ready made frames available for purchase
in major arts and crafts stores or major retail
outlets.
The full uncropped photo from digital cameras require
photo cropping to produce most standard print sizes.
Some photo enlargements are the exact size the digital
camera produces. The print size / price charts on our
Website show the details of different print sizes for
standard print sizes, point and shoot compact digital
cameras and advancerd SLR digital cameras. We can crop
any photo you send to any print size at no charge to the
customer.
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Photo
Digital Camera Print Sizes |
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We are the only online print service provider that
offers full frame photo print sizes right out of the
digital camera. We offer these uncropped print sizes for
customers that do not want the original photo from the
camera altered, or those who would prefer to do any
photo cropping required themselves to have full control
of the final print presentation.
Digital cameras generally come in two basic aspect
ratios, or the ratio of photo width to height. Point and
shoot, compact digital cameras, usually have an aspect
ratio of 4:3. These would be digital cameras that are
generally lower priced and easier to operate with
automatic camera settings. We list the uncropped, full
frame photo print sizes for these type cameras as
"standard format" digital camera prints in our
print size / price charts on our Website.
The more advanced SLR digital cameras usually have an
image aspect ratio of 3:2. These would be digital
cameras that are higher priced with professional
features and much more advanced camera settings. We list
the uncropped, full frame photo print sizes for these
type cameras as "wide format" digital camera
prints in our print size / price charts on our Website.
To make things even more complicated, many newer digital
cameras can capture photos in a number of different
aspect ratios like 1:1, 4:3, 5:4, 3:2 and 16:9. We do
produce prints in any custom size, so we can make photo
enlargements of your digital photos at whatever aspect
ratio used when capturing the image.
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Standard
Format Digital Camera
4:3 Aspect Ratio
The photo to the left shows a typical compact
digital camera photo. Comparing to the photo
below it, you can see the difference in size for
the full frame image right out of the camera.
Full photo size example - 16x21.33 |
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Wide
Format Digital Camera
3:2 Aspect Ratio
The photo to the left shows a typical SLR
digital camera photo. This photo format is the
same format as 35mm film photographs.
Full photo size example - 16x24 |
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Standard
Print Size
5:4 Aspect Ratio
Photo size example - 16x20
The photo to the left shows the cropping that
would be required for either digital camera
format above to produce a standard print size. |
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We can print any custom size photo enlargements. If you
have cropped your original digital photo just by sight
or for an artistic look that appeals to you, chances
are, the cropped photo will produce a custom size photo
enlargement. That's no problem for us since we can print
any custom size. Custom print sizes will need to be
custom framed or you will need to have a custom matte
cut for the print and framed in a larger sized standard
frame. Another option for custom size photo enlargements
is to produce a standard print size, for standard off
the shelf frames, using the technique described below in
the "cross format composite print"
section.
Panoramic photos are very popular now, and we can print
panoramic photos that have been stitched with
specialized software of just cropped out of a single
photograph. Panoramic prints will also need to be custom
framed.
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We offer superior quality photo enlargements printed on
Satin Finish Artist Canvas. Our canvas is a professional
grade genuine canvas material with a pre-applied
protective coating that provided the satin sheen. No
final canvas surface applications are required with our
canvas prints.
We can print your images for the very popular Gallery
Wrap presentation. This presentation features wrapping
the printed image around the edge of the stretcher bar
framework so no additional frame is needed when hanging
the piece. When printing the original photo for this
Gallery Wrap presentation, you have to take into
consideration the depth or thickness of the stretcher
bar frame when determining the overall print size needed
in relation to the final flat surface frame size.
As a general rule of thumb, 2" per frame side
should be added to the final surface frame size for use
when stretching the canvas over the stretcher bar frame.
This means a total of 4" per print side should be
added to determine an overall print size for a Gallery
Wrap.
Gallery Wrap example -
Finished flat surface frame size = 16x20
Add 4" per print side for wrapping print
Total overall print size for a 16x20 Gallery Wrap
= 20x24
The chart below shows some common frame sizes with the
overall print size needed for the Gallery Wrap framing
option. Of course, we would be glad to walk you through
your photo enlargement project for Gallery Wrap Canvas
prints.
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Gallery
Wrap Canvas Print
You can see how the depth of the framework
must be taken into account to determine the
overall print size needed for Gallery Wrap
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Split
Frame Gallery Wrap
To take your Satin Canvas Gallery Wrap
printing to the next level, you may consider
split frame Gallery Wrap printing. We can help
you put together a custom printing package for
your favorite image that will have an amazing
presentation. More about split frame prints below... |
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Finished
Flat Surface
Frame Size |
Canvas
Print Size
to Order |
| 16x20 |
| 18x24 |
| 20x24 |
| 20x30 |
| 22x28 |
| 24x30 |
| 24x36 |
| 28x35 |
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| 20x24 |
| 22x28 |
| 24x28 |
| 24x34 |
| 26x32 |
| 28x34 |
| 28x40 |
| 32x39 |
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| Cross
Format Composite Prints |
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Cross format composite printing is a method of creating
print sizes with photos of different formats than the
final print size. Let's say you have a frame or want the
print at a certain size and do not want the original
photo cropped. Problem is, the original photo would have
to be cropped to fit in the frame you have, or to
produce the certain print size you want. There is an
answer to this problem.
A composite image can be created making the overall
background the print size you need with the original
uncropped photo sized slightly smaller to fit into the
overall print size. When this is done, the print will
have a simulated matte around the actual image and due
to the conflicting formats, this matte area will not be
of equal widths on all four sides. Two of the print
sides will be slightly smaller than the other two sides.
However, the finished print will have an artistic
presentation and the original photograph will not be
cropped.
The examples below will illustrate the cross format
composite print process.
This composite print process will work with any photo
and print formats having different aspect ratios and for
any print size ranges.
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Original
Photo - Wide Format
Example - you have a beautiful 16x20 frame you
want to use for this family photo. The original
photo is from an SLR digital camera and is a
wide format photo which produces a 16x24 print
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Photo
Cropped to 16x20
After cropping the photo to 16x20 to fit the
frame you want to use, you are not happy with
the way the photo looks. You want to use the
original photo without any cropping. |
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Cross
Format Composite Print
We created a background that is 16x20 to fit
your frame and sized the original uncropped
photo to 18" wide and placed in the center
of the 16x20 background. The finished print has
an overall print size of 16x20 with the full
frame original photo and a simulated matte area
around the photo. This example has a white matte
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Composite
Print with Black Matte
Another example of the same composite print with
a black matte area. |
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Composite
Print with Color Matte
Another example of the same composite print with
a color matte area. The matte area is a color
selected from within the original photograph.
The color was taken from the sweater of the
center girl. |
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Composite
Print with Color Matte
The last example of the same composite print
with a color matte area. The color was selected
from a standard color chart. The matte area of a
composite print can be any color that would work
best for your application or decor. |
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Split frame prints are created by taking a single photo
enlargement and cropping the final image into sections
for framing or display with space between the print
sections. This is a very popular display option and adds
interest and dynamics to the overall image presentation.
The options for split frame prints are limited only by
your imagination. The process is really quite simple and
the cropping of the original photo enlargements does not
effect the print quality. The original photo
enlargements are sized to their final overall output
print size, and then sectioned into individual print
sizes. The sectioned prints are sized by a
pre-determined display outline fashioned by the
customer.
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Split
Frame Print - 2 Section
This is an example of a split frame print of two
equal sections. The splits could be vertical or
horizontal. |
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Split
Frame Print - 3 Section
This is an example of a split frame print of
three equal sections. The splits could be
vertical or horizontal. |
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Split
Frame Print - 3 Section
This is an example of a split frame print with 3
sections, the right and left sections of equal
size and the center section larger by about 30%.
The number of sections and sizes could be of
multiple configurations. |
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Split
Frame Print - Custom
As you can see from this split frame print
example, your imagination is the only limit to
possibilities. Let your imagination go and see
what you come up with for a truly one of a kind
display for your favorite photos. |
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