Product Review: Easy Canvas Prints

I was recently approached by Easy Canvas Prints and asked to review their photos to canvas product. Printing on canvas seems to be growing in popularity. And if done properly, the results can be very elegant. For the last several months, finding a reliable vendor producing a quality product, has been on my to do list. So after checking out the EasyCanvasPrints.com website, I was happy to give them a trial run.

Disclosure: Easy Canvas Prints provided me with a free 16″x20″ canvas print and paid for shipping.

The first step, obviously, is to select a photo to print on canvas. I’ve read many opinions and listened to other photographers thoughts about what makes an image a good candidate for printing on canvas. A quick internet search will provide all kinds of results on this topic. I tried to apply some of these guidelines to some of the popular images in my image library. But in the end, I just trusted my intuition. I had a new image from my recent Colorado fall color trip that I really liked. It spoke to me. And it said, “Print me on canvas.” 

The next step is to jump online and order your canvas print! Sometimes ordering prints online can be confusing – resolution, size, color spaces, profiles, etc. I’ve learned to deal with all this technical tedium. But I was very pleased with the simplicity of the ordering process on the EasyCanvasPrints.com website. It was truly easy! And they provide guidance and great tips along the way. So let’s get started…

What size canvas do you want, and what’s it going to look like in my living room (or my client’s executive office)? The 16″ x 20″ provided by Easy Canvas Prints is one of the most popular sizes for a wall in an average sized home.

Ok. Now let’s uploaded an image and see what its going to look like… I exported a JPG file from Lightroom sized at 16″x20″ and sharpened for print on matte paper. This way I can check the JPG at full resolution to make sure I’m happy with the amount of sharpening. I selected the Browse button, chose my file and uploaded it from my computer. Notice the nice tips at the top of each page. This one lets you know what range of resolution works best with Easy Canvas Prints printers (180-240 dpi). These are common resolutions native to today’s digital cameras.

Hey, look at… “Check your image quality”  That’s pretty nice. Now I’ve got some confidence that my file has got enough resolution to print at my selected size. And my image looks pretty good in the example area. Next we move on to selecting the border options. I played around with the different options, but eventually chose the default “Mirror Image”.

I really liked how the different border options were displayed in the sample area as you changed your selection – nice visualization. Now we’re almost done! Just check out some final finishing options…

Now you simply add your canvas print to your cart and check out. Its that easy. Well, you do have to wait for your canvas print to arrive in the mail. That may be the hardest part!

My canvas print arrived in just a few days. And the results surpassed my expectations. The canvas print is very, very nice (if I do say so, myself). I would proudly present this to any of my customers.

Some details on the quality:

• First and foremost, the color and sharpness of the image exactly matched my file and my expectations. This is the most important factor for photographers. We want our printed product to look like the properly color managed file on our computer screen. I have confidence that any file I send to Easy Canvas Prints will be faithfully reproduced.
• The canvas quality is very nice – medium weight and texture. It has a very nice feel and a quality look.
• The canvas is well stretched and wrapped on its frame. And the frame includes a hanging bracket (you could hang it on the wall right out of the box).
• The packaging, for shipping, was also very professional.

Here are a couple photos of the finished product…

 Canvas wrap detail – tightly wrapped and well attached to frame

I purchased an off-the-shelf frame at my local craft/hobby store, fit the canvas into the frame, and it was ready to hang on my wall.

Finished product with off-the-shelf frame, hanging in my living room

In conclusion:  I highly recommend Easy Canvas Prints. They are a quality vendor, start to finish, and produce beautiful photo prints on canvas. I’d like to thank them for giving me the opportunity to review their product and I look forward to using their services in the future.

Note: Jump over to the Easy Canvas Prints page on Facebook and “like” the page for a great introductory deal…

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