Luminous Landscape Forum
Equipment & Techniques => Beginner's Questions => Topic started by: KirbyKrieger on June 20, 2013, 11:19:04 am
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I don't like glass. I don't like _any_ glass. I like the way prints look. I print matte, on regular matte papers, using an Epson Stylus Pro 3880 -- and then sold work gets put under glass which
- changes the way the illusion of depth works
- changes our perception of the surface
- adds glare and reflection (even expensive non-glare non-reflective glass), which _really_ crushes the conduit between perception and appreciation, imho.
Is there any accepted procedure for printing and selling photographs to be displayed on walls that does _not_ rely on a suffocating layer of glass (or plastic)?
I have made arrangements with some people to simply replace the print at cost when it is damaged. My current work uses a lot of darks, though, and the dark expanses are very easy to mar, bruise, scratch, and discolor with skin oils.
I want the protection of glass without glass.
Thanks. This has rankled me since my very first print.
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I understand your concerns but the realities of the marketplace dictate providing a product 99% of customers expect. Like it or not, it's glass.
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It is annoying me that the photograph that looks best is the one that fell off the wall, broke the glass and was put back up without glass.
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It's called canvas!
Looks as good if not better then matte papers and when properly varnished it is stunning.
It also sells!
If you do a search on this site on canvas printing you will find several hundred threads.
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Sorry but canvas has none of the appeal of a finely printed photograph on a quality mat paper.