There are many good, and probably many bad, reasons to create a poster from a photo. Anything from a simple snapshot taken while on vacation, to an adorable photo of your son and his first puppy on Christmas morning can be enlarged. Many options for purchasing a poster from photo exist, but have you considered all of the possibilities?

Total Price

Have you considered everything which may be needed after the poster from photo is ordered? Posters are typically framed and while a cheap poster frame can be found at many hobby shops a poster made from a precious photo will require a nice quality frame and matt to be properly displayed. The poster will also require protection from the elements to delay fading and deterioration and that means glass.

These three items; the frame, the matt, and the glass will increase your final expense considerably, and do not forget the cost of having the framing handled professionally.

Fortunately there is an alternative. Print your poster from photo on canvas. The price is less than a framed poster and has many advantages over the paper poster.

Durability

Many posters will start to deteriorate and fade within five years even when protected by glass. Your poster from photo printed on canvas will last decades. The inks used in the 12 color printers are archival quality and are designed to last for a century. The canvas is special 100% cotton that has been treated to withstand ultra violet radiation. Your grand children will some day inherit this poster. The poster on canvas does not need the protection of a dangerous sheet of glass and in fact can be cleaned with a damp cloth without damaging the image.

Glare

Glare can ruin your enjoyment of a new poster. The light bouncing from the paper poster and the glass on top of it can obscure whatever impact you were trying to achieve. Reduced glare glass is available but it cost more and requires special lighting, more expense just to enjoy your poster.

A canvas poster from photo does not produce annoying glare and since it doesn’t require a glass pane for protection, can be viewed from any position in a room.