Wall art

I had the happy task this morning of finding wall space for MetalPrints of several of my photos. I prefer walls with empty spaces along with the photos, so it was a bit of a puzzle. It's solved now, and 3 new images have jumped onto my walls.

Oh, you want to know what I've added?

This photo is sized at 12x18, and it's in the room where my computer lives (and I do too!):

The two flower shots below are 8x12s, stacked in a vertical line with the sea gull photo that was done as a ThinWrap at the beginning of December. I've included the sea gull here again so you can get an idea of how they look on the wall. Interestingly enough, the shine of the MetalPrints works just fine with the more muted satin surface of the ThinWrap:

ThinWraps & MetalPrints

My photo galleries live at SmugMug, and Smug recently added two print options that just reached out and grabbed me. Before I made them available, I ordered one of each for me, to decorate my walls and to satisfy my curiosity.

Here are descriptions of both, courtesy of the SmugMug web site:

A ThinWrap is a metallic print with smooth satin laminate neatly wrapped around sturdy, 3/16" board, backed with two 3/4" thick lightweight foam blocks with holes drilled for easy hanging.

A MetalPrint is made by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets, creating truly archival works of art. These MetalPrints showcase a revolutionary new medium that is highly durable, waterproof, weatherproof, and ultra scratch-resistant. The high-gloss sheen gives your photos a vibrant luminescence with incredible detail and resolution. Each MetalPrint comes backed with two 3/4" thick lightweight foam blocks and aluminum plate with drilled holes for easy hanging. When hung, these stunning prints will float off the wall.

I was sure I would like the ThinWrap, and I do. I wasn't so sure about the MetalPrint, and that one just blew me away. Perhaps I was lucky and picked the right photo for the media.

Oh, you want to know which photos I chose?

Sea gull walking on ice near the New Hampshire coast, a ThinWrap:



Landscape (icescape!) at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, a MetalPrint:

Canvas again!

What did I do? I ordered some canvas prints for my new (work) cubicle, and I liked them so much I decided I needed one for my wall at home too. This time the form the finished product took was that of a canvas wrap, where the photo is wrapped around a stretcher frame.

Luckily the photo that I wanted on my wall at home was a good candidate for a wrap. Many of my photos go too close to the edges; wrapping the edges around the frame would cut off too much of the image. Hmm... I'll need to keep that in mind when I'm composing images that I might want for my wall. (Or not!)

My wrap was waiting for me when I arrived home this afternoon. Yes, I'm delighted with this one too!

Canvas print beauty

One more week and I'll be moving to a new office, a new building in a different city, new surroundings...

No, not a new job, just a new office space, and yes, it's a cubicle!

I decided that I needed to adorn my new space with a few of my photos. I have some small images on my desk now, images from many years ago. It's time for something new.

I chose three of my photos and placed an order for prints on Giclee Canvas mounted on a rigid foamboard. The backing is very light but sturdy, and the photos can easily be propped up on a mini-easel - my intended display mode. I ordered them from my photo galleries, hosted at SmugMug with processing by Bay Photo. This is the first order that I placed since I switched to this lab - nothing like checking it out with something more complex that a simple print!

I arrived home today to find a very sturdy package from Bay Photo waiting for me. It contained my new photos, safely packed in a non-bendable package with each photo wreathed in plastic. I'm delighted with the finished product!

Oh! You want to know which prints I chose? My cubicle will soon be adorned with these three photos: