Studio Cabral

Wall Art – Canvas Vs. Frames

When it comes to wall art the two top options in terms of photography is canvas or frames. Both are very good ways in which to display your large portraits within your home and or office. Either way they showcase what is important to you and that is your family history. When you discuss family history it raises the level of importance but photography should carry that level of importance to you, as it is a record left by you. With the sentimental angle taken out of it we are here to discuss which is better or more importantly which one is better for you.

A canvas carries with it more of a gallery feel to me. Where as a framed image has a more home or office feel. But once again that is just me. In my home we have a few canvas art pieces on the wall which are mostly my own images that I have taken over the years. Our framed photos are all in a standard size and are changed quite frequently. That is the benefit of framed photos they can be changed often, a canvas is and always the same image. Not that there is anything wrong with that. A canvas should be a statement piece which can include your wedding portrait or a photo of your child. Within our house we have a canvas of the Eiffel tower that I photographed at night, which I love. It reminds me of the great time my wife and I had in Paris on our honeymoon and it felt right to put it on a canvas.

Like I mentioned before an image in a frame can change. As our daughter grows older images in many of our frames change. It is a great way to save space as well as save on the cost of new frames. We also change the look of our home often so we went with a more neutral frame color and that helps too. The wildcard with framing your images is to have a mat as well within the frame.It adds another dimension to your images that I love with the black and white photograph I capture. I clean black frame and white mat looks fantastic with any black and white image. I am currently working on a wall in my home that will be only black and white images that will be in white mats and black frames. It’s just narrowing my image selections down to a reasonable number.

To save the stress I feel that both have their own place and purpose. If your purpose is to showcase a life event a canvas can be an excellent option. If you love photography and change the images you love often a frame is the way to go there. If you live in a condo and lack the room to have wall after wall of photos changing your images within the frames will help you with space saving. I could sit here and say that canvas is my favorite and it is but the truth is both are great for the reasons listed above.

As always I hope I have been helpful. If you have a photography related question you need answered just send us an email and we will work on answering it for you.

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