The variety of media options available to choose from for your print has grown greatly over the years with technologies of printing expanding the style and looks available to suit your decor.  Below you can read about some of the options on offer from GIROVISUALS and tips for choosing a particular media. 

Fine art paper is the oldest of medias on offer now but for good reason is still a favourite with so many great varieties of paper and quality printing inks on offer it's hard to match for quality and variety.  From subtle smooth silky matte papers to vivid popping gloss or metallic papers that gives scenes great dimension and dynamic colour.  These papers traditionally are mounted and framed behind glass but can be simply mounted to foamcore and hung to give the full experience of the cotton papers surface and print quality. 

Choosing a frame style adds to the overall feel of an image and brings it into the decor of your home or office space.  You can choose a simple black or white frame to not distract from the image or choose a coloured frame to compliment the colours in the photo. 

Key features and tips for choosing Fine Art Prints:

• Large variety of paper types adding feel to match a mood: Matte, Lustre, Gloss and Metallic
• Picture frame to compliment photo colours or your decor
• Framing to protect the life of the print
• Prints can be purchased rolled in shipping tube for ease of shipping

Canvas frames are considered by some to be an inferior media to fine art papers but with advances in canvas coatings print quality is very high.  Plus the ability to create a gallery wrap around the frame the image can be hung with out any distracting border or frame and lets the viewer simple take in the art for itself.

A contemporary variation called a "float frame" adds a thin traditional frame around the canvas providing a smarter cleaner look and makes the canvas seem to float within the frame itself.   Like fine art papers canvas can be purchased unwrapped and rolled in a shipping tube for ease of transport and shipping. 

Key features and tips for choosing Canvas Prints:

• Lighter weight for the size
• Gallery wrap creates a meseum print type look
• More painted look and feel
• Affordable for larger sizes

For images that work best with high contrast and maximum colour its hard to go past acrylic prints.  Adding  depth to any print and a super clean minimalist look acrylic prints mount straight to the wall creating a floating image.  Printed on metallic paper than mounted directly to the back of an optically clear acrylic sheet creates a window like look. 

Key features and tips for choosing Acrylic Prints:

• High contrast and maximum depth and dimension
• Ultra clean and simple look with glass floating on the wall
• Modern contemporary look

Printer ink-jet technology from leaders like Epson on award winning cotton papers from Canson have surpassed traditional silver halide prints in many ways and has pushed printing prices down making it easier to print in-house than outsourcing.  Pigment inks and acid free 100% cotton museum grade papers can produce images that last up to 100+ years and by not using optical brightening agents or OBA's papers don't "yellow" over time if in ultraviolet light.

Using museum glass or UV block glass / acrylic helps stop the damaging rays of the sun so your print can last long enough to pass on down to your family.  Coatings like Premier Print Shield is an ECO friendly protective coating designed specifically for inkjet prints on canvas to allow you to clean your canvas prints with wet clothes to remove dust and such and won't "yellow" or "ghost" over time either.