This guide answers the questions people ask me about fine art prints: what they are, how to choose between paper and metal, what size to get, what they cost, and how to hang one. I’m the photographer, so everything here is from me, with no sales pitch.
Think of it as the conversation we’d have if we were sitting around a coffee shop and you asked me about the prints. Each page answers one question, in the order most people ask them. Start at the top, or jump to the one you need. If I missed yours, just ask me. More questions are on the way.
Chapter 1: What am I buying?
- What is a fine art print? A plain definition, and how it is different from a poster.
- What makes a photograph fine art? What I mean by it, and why it is less snooty than it sounds.
- Are your prints real photographs or AI? Real photographs, and where I do use AI.
- What is the difference between open and limited edition prints? How many exist, who prints them, and how to pick.
- How is a fine art print made? Who prints what, and how.
Chapter 2: Choosing
- Should I choose a paper or metal print? Paper or metal, from the feeling side.
- Is a paper print right for me? What one is like to live with.
- Is a metal print right for me? Same question, for metal.
- What size print should I buy? Living rooms, bedrooms, offices and hallways, so you are not guessing.
- Do I need a frame or mat? What I do, and how to find a framer.
- Will the colors match my screen? Why a print will not match your screen exactly.
Chapter 3: Buying
- What does a fine art print cost? What things cost and why.
- How do I buy a fine art print? How it works, start to finish.
- What if my print arrives damaged? What I do if something goes wrong.
Chapter 4: Living with it
- How do I hang a fine art print? Height, spacing and the tools.
- How long will my print last? An honest answer, with no made-up numbers.
- What do prints look like in real rooms? Where these prints actually live.
- What do print buyers say? What buyers told me.
Want the short versions?
The print FAQ has quick answers to the questions I hear most.
When you are ready to look at the photographs themselves, the galleries are here.