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Are you a photographer who would like more options when it comes to print offerings? If so, have you ever contemplated canvas prints? Canvas prints not only are a great way to make your photos more dramatic, but can fit into anyone’s budget. If you do make the decision to provide canvas prints, there are a few decisions you will need to help the client with based on their personal likings. It is not just one basic canvas they have to choose from.

Stretched vs. Unstretched Canvas

First let us discuss the difference between the stretched and unstretched canvas paintings. When deciding between these two, the 3 important factors to look at are the client’s personal preference, the cost and how it will affect your profit, and how much experience you have had stretching a canvas on your own.

With the client’s personal preference, you need to ask them whether they are planning on framing their canvas, or hanging it straight on the wall, without the frame.

Next, when looking at how your profit can be affected, you need to ask yourself if you have the capability of stretching the canvas yourself. If you do, canvases which are shipped unstretched have a lower shipping cost as well as ordering cost. If stretching will you make you a profit that’s worth it, and then go for it!

Lastly, let us look at how much experience you have with stretching the canvas yourself. If there is any chance that their may be any future problems it would be more beneficial for you to order the canvas pre-stretched, though it is a bit more costly.

Different Edges

Now, let us look at the different edges you can get with canvas paintings. There are solid, mirrored, and blurred edges. The solid edges are a color you choose that imitates the look of a frame. The mirrored edge basically copied the outer edges of the canvas to extend your photo, and the blurred edge is similar to the mirrored edge, except that there is a blur applied to the edge.

Cleaning Canvas

Once the basic decisions have been made, you should inform your client of the cleaning process that comes along with owning a canvas painting. This includes: when dusty,  how to clean it and what products to use or to avoid. For additional canvas print information view this article.