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A quick search of the internet for the phrase “Poster from Photo” will reveal thousands of printers claiming to produce posters from photos. Claims of fastest, cheapest and biggest almost jump off the page. How can one expect to pick a quality printer with so many advertisements all claiming to be the best? A little light shown on the subject is in order.
Cost
Some prices listed for producing a poster from your photo appear ridiculously cheap. This is fine if you are looking for something to staple on the wall, but becomes worrisome when you actually want to make an artistic statement. Even a cheap poster is going to need a frame and good quality frames are expensive even if you happen to catch one on sale. Of course sales don’t usually come along with exactly what you need when you need it. The sheet glass used to protect you investment is not usually free with the frame and can add considerably to the final cost.
Durability
How long a poster will last is determined partly by the environment it is displayed in and partly by the quality of the materials used in its production. A poster from photo that is the cheapest on the internet will not be produced with the best equipment and materials. The cheap poster will start to fade in about five years even if protected from the elements.
A good quality poster should be produced with archival quality inks and be printed on a very durable medium with a life span as long as or longer than the inks. A treatment to protect your poster from ultra violet light should also be part of the package but probably will not be.
Glare
A glossy poster from photo has a diminished artistic impact, when a streak of light is reflecting across the entire image. The problem is compounded by the pane of glass discussed earlier, there are low glare types of glass available, but they do add more to the final cost.
Glare could be the single most important consideration when placing your poster from photo. Without glare the posters placement could be left completely to the aesthetics of the room.
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