One of the unique features of our gallery wraps is that we copy the outer edge of your photo and then “mirror” it. The end result is that the photo wraps around the stretcher frame, but you don’t lose any of the original picture around to the side of the stretcher frame. You see the entire original photo on the face of the canvas.

Most of our competitors do not offer this step because it requires custom work. Or if they do, they charge you extra for it. Not us.

Mirroring is especially nice when you have carefully composed and cropped an image just the way you like it. If we didn’t mirror the edges it could present a problem — especially if you have information towards the outer edges of your photo that you don’t want to lose.

The other benefit of our gallery wraps is that we do not charge anything extra for this service. It comes standard with every gallery wrap that we do.

Of course, if for some reason you do not want this effect, we can also offer a solid color instead. Your choice.

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Canvas prints –especially what is know as “gallery wrapped” prints — have become extremely popular over the last several years. The reasons are many, but one of the most compelling aspects of gallery wrapped prints is that they are ready to hang and do not need framing which, as we all know, can be frightfully expensive. In addition, printing a photograph on canvas lends the print an “artistic” feel and makes it something special.

I own a canvas printing company called Big Canvas Prints. We print all sorts of images for our customers from wedding photos and family portraits to a cherished photo from a favorite vacation spot.

The process that makes all this possible is what is called “giclee” printing. But since that is not a commonly used term, just think of them as digital ink jet prints. The inks that are used are pigmented and are meant to last, without fading, for a period of at least eighty years if properly cared for. You wouldn’t want to hang the print on a wall that sees direct sunlight. But as long as the canvas print has a protective UV coating, it should be fine. Every print that we produce has a UV coating.

So the next time you have to think of a special gift for someone — or for yourself — think of making a print on canvas.

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