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Add Value To Your Photos By Using Canvas Prints

Wednesday, November 18th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

Have you ever wondered why there is such a big difference in how an original oil painting looks in a museum and how a print of that same painting looks on paper? Maybe they use different types of inks, maybe it’s just that it’s under glass – right? Actually it’s all about the canvas. Paper gives an art work a flat look, no life whatsoever in the people, places, or things in the picture. Yet, canvas has texture and depth, and offers a wonderfully unique way to bring anything to life on a flat surface. When the inks or paints meet with the canvas’ textured surface, it’s so easy to create eyes that seem to follow you, waves that seem to lap at the shores, and clouds that seem to change as you walk along.

Don’t you wish that you could bring that wonder to your photos? It seems that some photos are just begging to have another chance at coming to life and recreating those memories again. How do you do that? How can you make normal pictures suddenly seem to leap off their flat surfaces and touch your heart once more? Easy, have them printed on canvas.

Canvas prints offer something that paper just cannot – the ability to bring anything to life by simply hanging it where you want to see it. Since canvas offers a wonderful texture to your photos, they will take on a whole new life all their own. Your favorite memories will sparkle and shine just like they did when you took the photo. And, they make wonderful gifts for anyone in your life, by offering them those same great memories that they miss as well.

Canvas prints have been growing in popularity over the past few years and they offer a wonderful way to ensure that your favorite photos will last for generations to come. But, printing on canvas isn’t something just anyone can do, it takes practice and skill to ensure that every picture you print on canvas provides the same museum quality work. It’s not something that you want to leave to chance, you want someone familiar with the whole process – from the inks to the treatments to the right canvas – and not someone who doesn’t know what they are doing.

When a canvas print is created, there is a lot that goes into the process. A canvas print has to be worked by hand, stretched, sealed, and wrapped so that the canvas will last. It also has to be treated correctly to protect it from the environment. And, the inks have to be the right type as well so your print doesn’t fade within a few years. Without any one of these particular things being done by a professional, your beautiful canvas print might not last even a quarter as long.

But don’t think that just because this is such a long process that canvas prints are too expensive for you to purchase. In fact, they are actually extremely affordable, especially when you consider that you will have to print a photo and then purchase a mat and frame for it. It’s easy to spend more on the framing than it is to just have a canvas print made. Don’t waste your time any longer, trying to save those favorite photos from damage or wear. Have them printed on canvas to preserve those memories for generations to come.

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Should You Frame Canvas Prints?

Thursday, November 12th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

Photo and photography lovers will often spend the extra time and money to ensure that their precious memories are commited to a form that will last as long as possible on display. Pricey frames, mats, and glass are used to both protect the image as well as add to its beauty and display value. With all the energy and money that goes into preserving photos, it’s not at all surprising that more and more photographers and consumers are gravitating towards putting their photos on canvas.

Canvas prints have been proven by Wilhelm Imaging Research to last up to and over 100 years without signs up fading when displayed under “reasonable” conditions – basically anywhere that doesn’t have excessive humidity or UV rays. That’s 10 times longer than typical traditional photo prints. Many people accustomed to framing photos and shielding them behind glass have wondered if the same steps need to be taken to preserve canvas prints.

While it is completely possible and not unusual for canvas prints to be framed, it actually is not a necessity. In fact, part of the draw and novelty of printing photos on canvas is that a wrapped print is considered a completely finished product. Canvas prints from ZaZa Gallery can be taken from their packaging and hung directly on a nail – there’s no more to it than that.

When ordering a picture on canvas you’ll come across different wrapping styles and options that effect the way your canvas print looks. Gallery wrapped photos on canvas are the most common style, and the one acredited most often as being “finished”. With this style the edges of the photo print are wrapped around a ¾ – 1 ½ inch stretcher bar. With no additional frame, this gives the print an almost 3-D appearance. The edges of the stretched canvas actually become a part of the overall display look.

Gallery wrapped canvas prints are not always the best choice for every photo, however. You see, the image itself is used to wrap around those edges which can be as wide as 1.5 inches. So, thats a full 3 inches of the images width and height that are no longer displayed on the face of the image. For photos like portraits, or small prints that may only be 8×10 inches to begin with this can make up a considerable loss of front-facing photo. With portraits this often means that the subjects extremeties might become “cut off”, and that just doesn’t look good.

If you still want the uniqueness of a gallery wrap without the loss of precious image inches you can instead opt for a Mirror Wrap. ZaZa Gallery is the only leading canvas print producer that offers this option. With this, the photo editor actually takes the edges of your image and mirrors them. Then, “weird” looking extras like hands and fingers (sometimes even whole people) are edited out of the photo to make it look much more clean and nice. You get the look of a gallery wrap without your image being cropped. There is no additional fee for this service.

So, as you can see, a gallery or mirror wrapped photo on canvas from ZaZa Gallery really is a finished product, meant to be displayed “as is”. There is no need for a frame or glass because the wrap style itself is part of the beauty of the print. Black or White wrapped prints (sometimes referred to as “museum” wraps can also be displayed as finished products, and can give your print a very classy and clean look. These styles are also well suited to framing, if that is something you really would like to do. There is no harm or added difficulty in framing a canvas print – in fact it can make your print even more beautiful.

Just remember, most frames won’t accomidate a 1.5 inch stretcher bar (essentially the print is 1.5 inches “deep”) but the standard ¾ inch wrap works just fine. Whether you choose to frame or not to, canvas prints will still last years longer than photo print equivilents and have a unique and stunning appearance.

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Museum Quality Canvas Prints In Just a Few Easy Steps

Tuesday, November 10th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

Who doesn’t love to see those wonderful paintings hanging in a museum or art gallery? And, who hasn’t sat in front of one of these priceless works of art and had some feeling conveyed to them simply due to the way that the painting pops off the canvas? It seems that paintings that are done on canvas seem to pop right out at you, create unique feelings in you, and bring you deeper into the painting than just a flat photograph can. Everything in the painting suddenly comes alive and inspires you deep inside – just like a masterpiece should.

Paintings on canvases move people to do things, whether it’s feel a certain way or go out and start painting themselves. Is it because of the strokes that you can see? The colors that are rich and vibrant in a canvas painting after hundreds of years? Or maybe because of the texture of the canvas itself? It’s a mix of everything and it helps to create something truly unique that generations cherish.

Of course, with photography, it’s sometimes extremely hard to evoke these same feelings in someone. Paper is just flat, and even if it’s matted and framed beautifully, it’s hard to really be able to create a work that pops right out at someone. Until now.

Canvas prints allow any photograph to suddenly come alive in the way that an oil painting does. These prints allow a simple photograph to turn into a 3-D, textured work that seems to jump right off the canvas at you, and evoke special feelings every time you look at it. And, when you gallery wrap a canvas print, you create an even better feel of a museum painting right in your living room.

Gallery wrapping is when a canvas print is stretched enough that the sides of the photo are actually wrapped around the frame, allowing the picture to have a 3-D feel to it. It’s one of the most beautiful ways to have a canvas print stretched, and one that so many people choose. These types of canvas prints look great anywhere and with any type of photo, from vacations to weddings to abstract art.

And, they are extremely simple to have printed. Anyone can simply upload their photos to a canvas printer’s website and the printer does the rest. Once a photo is uploaded, the printer then has it edited to fit on the canvas, prints it with special archival inks, and then has it stretched onto the canvas. By choosing gallery wrapping, your photo will suddenly take on a life of it’s own, and will be delivered to you as a whole new way of seeing your favorite memory and photo.

Gallery wrapped photos are the perfect way to remember your wedding, your graduation, that island vacation, your children’s baby photos, and so much more. There are so many beautiful ways to take your favorite photos and turn them into canvas prints that will last for generations and offer something truly unique to be passed down to your children and grandchildren.

Let the professionals at ZaZa Gallery help you create a timeless masterpiece of your favorite family photos by gallery wrapping them onto a beautiful canvas print. We can help edit, sharpen, and create the perfect picture to be placed on canvas so that you will feel the same feelings that you did when the picture was taken every single time you see it.

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Change The Way You See Digital Photos Through Canvas Prints

Monday, November 9th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

It’s funny to see how digital photography has changed the way that we take pictures. If you think back just ten years ago, you’ll see that you took a lot less pictures then than you do now. Why? Is it because you had less to remember? It is because there just weren’t good photos to take? No, it’s because now you have digital cameras, easy uploads, and email to share your pictures all around the world in the blink of an eye. No longer do you only get to take twenty or so pictures at a time, you can take hundreds at once, giving you the option to snap away at events, your family, or whatever you feel like taking a picture of – and it won’t cost you any more that if you just took two pictures. Plus, you can instantly see these pictures and delete any that are bad or retake if needed.

These wonderful digital photos are great because they are easy to share as well. Anyone with a computer can easily email photos around the world and share their events by uploading photos online. So, those great digital pictures that you took of your child’s first birthday, your wedding, first day of school, or anything else can suddenly be shared to all of your family and friends in less than a few minutes.

But there is still something extra special about having hard copies of your favorite photos. It doesn’t matter if they are just placed in a photo album or if they are framed and hung on your wall – having a way to show off your photos can be a source of pride to any amateur photographer. And, one of the very best ways to have these photos shown off in a way that will instantly make them a focal point is by having them turned into a canvas print.

Of course, you can’t turn around and hang a digital photo on your wall unless it’s in a hard copy form. And, if you have friends and family over, it’s awful hard to show off all of your favorite photos on your computer. A computer just isn’t ideal to show off photos that you really want everyone to see when they come over. Yet, if you have those precious memories transferred over to a breathtaking canvas print, people will instantly see them when they walk into a room and will notice how beautiful they are. You won’t have to shell out money for paintings or for prints of paintings, you will have your own canvas prints to create a focal point and provide a museum quality piece for any room in your home. With just a few canvas prints, you will suddenly have a special art exhibit in your own home to show off.

Think about it, that favorite picture you show to everyone can suddenly be turned into a museum quality work that has such a special place in any room that people will instantly notice it. Plus, canvas offers a medium to print your digital photos on that will last for generations, instead of just for a few years, like a paper print will. You can easily order canvas prints of your favorite pictures online and have a beautiful, museum quality canvas print sent right to your door. ZaZa Gallery is one of the leaders of providing breathtaking canvas prints from digital photos and we can help turn your favorite photos into a work of art that you will cherish forever.

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Canvas Prints Are The New Way To Share Your Photos With The World

Friday, November 6th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

Technology in the photography world is constantly changing – from the boom of digital photography to canvas prints, it’s easy to see why this market is always popular. Now that digital cameras are in just about every household, photos are becoming easier to take, easier to share, and easier to show off. You can now capture those precious memories of any part of your life without worrying about film, development costs, and all of those factors that used to prevent us from taking too many pictures.

With the developments in the canvas printing world, photos are not just stuck with being those old glossy, unrealistic photos that we know from past generations. When you print a photo on canvas, you can give your family and friends a natural look to them that only an oil painting can provide. These artistic qualities that oil paintings produce can easily be created with a digital photo to provide the most unique way to remember that time or person in your life. With the differences in types of digital cameras, scanners, and more, it’s also easy to see how you can edit a photo to evoke the feelings that you desire when it’s printed on a canvas print.

One of the main advantages to canvas prints are their durability. They are all sealed with special sealant that will protect them from the elements, environment, and almost anything else that you can throw at it for generations to come. The way that they are sealed makes them extremely durable, so that they won’t show the slightest signs of fading for almost a hundred years – can you say that about those old Polaroids you have?

You might be thinking that canvas prints are expensive to make if they have to use special inks and sealers, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. The prices of canvas prints start as low as $30 (depending on the size and requirements of the customer), and even the larger canvas prints are extremely affordable so that you can place those priceless memories onto a canvas that will last for generations to enjoy and relive your favorite memories. You don’t have to pay those prices for an original oil painting at some department store – create the same look for a fraction of the price with your own precious photos.

Plus, canvas prints make a wonderful gift for anyone in your life – from family to friends to business acquaintances. They are a great way to offer a unique gift that they will remember for a long time and something that they can be proud to show off. When you consider all of the great editing that can be done with digital photography these days, it’s easy to find the perfect photo to have transformed into a canvas print as a gift.

Editing software can help to enhance any photo you choose. From brightening the colors to sharpening the lines, there is so much that can be done to create a wonderful work of photographic art on canvas. It’s easy to change your favorite photos so many different ways, that you might have trouble figuring out which one you like the best!

Let the professionals at ZaZa Gallery help you with editing and printing your favorite photos on canvas. There is so much that can be done to preserve your memories and create unique gifts that you will be amazed at them all and at how cheap you can have canvas prints created.

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Canvas Prints – Professional Decoration For Your Office

Thursday, November 5th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

The next time that you are in a large lobby for a corporation, the entrance for a smaller business, your local doctor’s office, or any other business, take a look around at their wall hangings. Do they have paintings? Photos? Posters? Which ones do you think give a better impression of professionalism and success? You will find that those offices that have canvas prints or canvas paintings will give off a feeling of success and professionalism when you are in their offices almost instantly. Of course, there are always those offices that have the motivational posters, pictures of employees or families, or even just those prints of other famous paintings, which all give off a feeling of a corporate office. And, then, there are those that simply offer those blank walls or stagnant hangings that just don’t convey anything to you.

Think of how each of these different wall decorations make you feel. Is there really a way to combine business and pleasure that will allow your clients and customers to feel both at ease in your offices yet still see you as a professional? Of course there is, and the easy answer is canvas prints. Canvas prints are a wonderful way to provide beautiful artistic view to your clients and visitors, yet still show them that you are a true professional that takes pride in your offices and your work.

The best part of it all is that canvas prints are extremely affordable. You can also get a canvas prints of even an ordinary picture. Simply send the photo you would like made into a canvas print and a specialized artist will transfer it over and swathe it around a strong wooden frame to create a beautiful work that is instantly ready to hang and enjoy. It will stand up to sunlight, humidity, and everything else that an office can throw at it. And, a simple 8X10 canvas print can only cost you $25. Even the larger prints can be less than $100 – which can easily save you a lot of money from purchasing those motivational posters that everyone has in their offices.

So get creative with your offices! Don’t keep those old, tired framed pictures stuck on your walls any longer. Turn those trophies and awards that your company and employees have won into a work of art with a canvas print of the employees involved hanging right beside them. Take that photo of your ribbon cutting ceremony and turn it into a beautiful canvas print to hang and enjoy. Any photo of your business or business accomplishment that you are proud of should be preserved in a canvas print so that your customers continue to enjoy it for decades.

Keep that great enthusiasm going in your office and with your clients. Simply bringing new life to those old tired photos that are hanging on your walls will instantly brighten up spirits in your offices and show everyone that you take pride in your work, your business, and your employees.

ZaZa Gallery can easily help you turn those photos into a beautiful way to provide a new life to your offices. We can turn those photos into beautiful museum quality canvas prints that will give you years of wonderful compliments and memories.

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How to Get Your Photos Printed on Canvas

Wednesday, November 4th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

If you enjoy photo albums, portraits, scrap books, posters, and wall art, then it’s a natural transition for you to the world of canvas printing. Canvas prints can be so many things, from a long-lasting display of a precious memory to a classic personal or family portrait to a beautiful art-deco wall piece. Because of canvas’ versatility and unique appearance more and more people are flocking to online purveyors of museum-grade canvas prints, but how exactly does one go about the process of having their photos made into canvas prints?

Canvas prints begin their life first as digital images. Digital images are usually just taken with digital cameras, be they disposable, point ‘n’ shoot, or professional SLRs. However, you can take a printed photograph and turn it into a digital image by making a high resolution scan of it, so that even your older more treasured photographs can be turned into wonderful canvas print displays.

If you’re going to make a scan of a printed photograph you have to make sure that the inside of the scanner as well as the photo are dirt and dust free. Some touching up can be done with a computer later but excess dust, dirt, and hair can ruin an image. Make sure that you’re scanning at a high PPI (Pixels Per Inch). The higher you can push the resolution, the better. Most canvas printers agree that 150 PPI at 4”x6” is a good resolution that they can work with, but a 300 PPI or greater image is ideal, especially for very large prints. The larger print you want, the higher resolution, or PPI, your digital image needs to be. For example the 300 PPI @ 4”x6” would not be enough if you wanted a 36”x48” print, but it would be crystal clear at 16”x24” and near clear at 24”x36”. However, there are things that professional canvas printers can do to improve the appearance of images that aren’t super high resolution. With our current process ZaZa Gallery can make a 300 PPI @ 4”x6” appear crystal clear even as a 24”x36” print.
I know that is a lot of technical jargon to deal with, so walk away with this: the higher the resolution, the better, especially if you’re going big.

Similar rules apply to digital photos obtained from a camera. As a general rule, a digital camera needs to be able to shoot at around 5 megapixels if you’re going to glean quality larger format prints from it, on canvas or otherwise. It’s hard to describe how exactly the megapixel rating of a digital camera relates to the resolution of the images it produces, so skip the math and go with the old faithful rule: the larger the better.

Now, just because your digital camera has “5 megapixels” (or higher) printed on the side of it doesn’t mean it’s always going to shoot at that level. Most, if not all, digital cameras will optionally shoot at a compressed resolution. If you’re shooting for the purpose of possibly having images enlarged for any reason then you need to make sure that your camera is always shooting and saving images at the highest quality JPEG or RAW file.

The nice thing about having quality digital images to work with prior to printing is that you can make any edits, improvements, or modifications that you need. Removing red eye, blemishes, or tweaking color balance is very basic, but you can also convert the image to black and white or sepia tone, or even make it look as if it was painted instead of being a photograph. If you don’t have the technical skill to do these things yourself most canvas printers offer varying levels of “touch up” and modification, usually for a cost but not always. ZaZa Gallery offers basic retouching with every canvas print sold, which includes color rebalancing and sharpening.

That’s basically the long and short of getting your photographs printed onto canvas. Once you have a high res image selected you choose a print professional, preferably one that you’ve done some research on and who’s going to take good care of your wants and needs. Select your size and styling plus any modifications and then place your order – easy as that!

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Posters vs. Canvas Prints – Why Canvas is Better

Thursday, October 29th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

When it comes to poster art and larger photos that collectors display all over their homes and offices, it’s sometimes hard to imagine that these are all printed on paper. Canvas is a much better way to offer beautiful works of art in larger forms and have them last for over a hundred years without wear and tear, unlike paper. Many artists don’t like this, especially since it cuts down on their profit margin and how they can do their art work, but that doesn’t matter much to those true collectors that really want something unique that they can keep for a very long time.

You might be thinking, why does it matter if a large poster is printed on canvas or paper? It actually matters a lot. Think about how long a poster printed on paper will last, a few years? Maybe a decade if it’s kept under glass and framed? Now, consider how long canvas prints will last – over a hundred years, right? So you can easily see that makes a huge difference right away. Of course, the costs that go into making them are completely different as well, and the cost of canvas prints would not override the costs of poster art. Posters will always be cheaper, but if they don’t last but a fraction of canvas prints, it might not be the way to go.

If you consider how canvas prints are created, you will see why the costs are different. Canvas prints are stretched on a solid frame that can be hung just the way they are. Posters have to be matted, framed, and kept under glass. Since the frame that a canvas print is stretched on is extremely sturdy, it’s easy to see why they will last for over a hundred years, while a framed print will not last nearly as long.

Of course, if you just think about the different inks that are used to print both posters and canvas, you will see another immediate difference. Posters are printed with lower quality inks since they aren’t made to last nearly as long. On the other hand, canvas prints are created with archival inks that are made specifically for the purpose of lasting well over a hundred years. The inks are UV resistant, water resistant, and will not fade or break down like the inks that are in posters.

But it’s also the process that goes into protecting the finished product that makes a huge difference as well. Canvas prints are coated with a special sealer that helps to make sure the ink and canvas won’t have any weak spots or cracks when it’s stretched onto the frame. It’s also made to be water resistant, as we mentioned earlier, and you can basically run water over the canvas and nothing will happen – we all know what happens if you were to try that with a poster. This sealer also helps to protect the canvas against dirt, dust, smog, and other environmental concerns, unlike a poster.

However, there is one major difference in the art work quality that is on posters and canvas prints. For anything that has a lot of small details and needs sharper images to keep these details smooth, posters are the way to go. Canvas prints will hold a more rich color longer, but they also do soften lines a bit when they are printed and stretched. But, canvas also does something that posters do not do – they have a texture to them. This means that there are tiny little areas on the canvas that will absorb light, shadows, and offer a different view and depth to the photo from every different angle. Posters will not do this.

For anyone considering having a poster project turned into a canvas print project, consider ZaZa Gallery and our museum-grade works. You will not be sorry that you did, and you’ll automatically know that you are getting something that will last for generations.

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How to Get Your Photos Printed on Canvas

Thursday, October 29th
in Canvas Prints
by ZaZa Gallery

If you enjoy photo albums, portraits, scrap books, posters, and wall art, then it’s a natural transition for you to the world of canvas printing. Canvas prints can be so many things, from a long-lasting display of a precious memory to a classic personal or family portrait to a beautiful art-deco wall piece. Because of canvas’ versatility and unique appearance more and more people are flocking to online purveyors of museum-grade canvas prints, but how exactly does one go about the process of having their photos made into canvas prints?
Canvas prints begin their life first as digital images. Digital images are usually just taken with digital cameras, be they disposable, point ‘n’ shoot, or professional SLRs. However, you can take a printed photograph and turn it into a digital image by making a high resolution scan of it, so that even your older more treasured photographs can be turned into wonderful canvas print displays.
If you’re going to make a scan of a printed photograph you have to make sure that the inside of the scanner as well as the photo are dirt and dust free. Some touching up can be done with a computer later but excess dust, dirt, and hair can ruin an image. Make sure that you’re scanning at a high PPI (Pixels Per Inch). The higher you can push the resolution, the better. Most canvas printers agree that 150 PPI at 4”x6” is a good resolution that they can work with, but a 300 PPI or greater image is ideal, especially for very large prints. The larger print you want, the higher resolution, or PPI, your digital image needs to be. For example the 300 PPI @ 4”x6” would not be enough if you wanted a 36”x48” print, but it would be crystal clear at 16”x24” and near clear at 24”x36”. However, there are things that professional canvas printers can do to improve the appearance of images that aren’t super high resolution. With our current process ZaZa Gallery can make a 300 PPI @ 4”x6” appear crystal clear even as a 24”x36” print. I know that is a lot of technical jargon to deal with, so walk away with this: the higher the resolution, the better, especially if you’re going big.
Similar rules apply to digital photos obtained from a camera. As a general rule, a digital camera needs to be able to shoot at around 5 megapixels if you’re going to glean quality larger format prints from it, on canvas or otherwise. It’s hard to describe how exactly the megapixel rating of a digital camera relates to the resolution of the images it produces, so skip the math and go with the old faithful rule: the larger the better.
Now, just because your digital camera has “5 megapixels” (or higher) printed on the side of it doesn’t mean it’s always going to shoot at that level. Most, if not all, digital cameras will optionally shoot at a compressed resolution. If you’re shooting for the purpose of possibly having images enlarged for any reason then you need to make sure that your camera is always shooting and saving images at the highest quality JPEG or RAW file.
The nice thing about having quality digital images to work with prior to printing is that you can make any edits, improvements, or modifications that you need. Removing red eye, blemishes, or tweaking color balance is very basic, but you can also convert the image to black and white or sepia tone, or even make it look as if it was painted instead of being a photograph. If you don’t have the technical skill to do these things yourself most canvas printers offer varying levels of “touch up” and modification, usually for a cost but not always. ZaZa Gallery offers basic retouching with every canvas print sold, which includes color rebalancing and sharpening.
That’s basically the long and short of getting your photographs printed onto canvas. Once you have a high res image selected you choose a print professional, preferably one that you’ve done some research on and who’s going to take good care of your wants and needs. Select your size and styling plus any modifications and then place your order – easy as that!

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