It's no secret that Metal Prints are one of my favorite products that I sell. I love the way they look; the colors are super crisp and vibrant while black and whites showcase the deep shadows and yummy contrast. Not to mention they are extremely easy to display and maintain! With built in hanging material, they come ready to brighten up your walls. And since they are metal, they are water and dust proof! Cleaning them only requires a damp rag. So simple. 

     One of the greatest things about metal prints (besides how awesome your pictures will look on them) is how they are made. When I first started researching them to see if it was something I wanted to offer my clients, I ended up falling down the rabbit hole that is metal prints. On top of going to school for photography, I also minored in art history. One of my favorite classes ever was, "The History of Photography." (No shocker there.) In that class we learned about photography from the very start, all the way until now. In the early days of photography, photographs were captured on pieces of tin. These were called Tintypes. There was no negative, no way to duplicate. Your image was exposed on to the chemically treated piece of tin, then it developed in a solution and, one chemical reaction later, and you have yourself a photograph! Below is an example of Tintype I had done of my little family at Comic Con when Jones was a few months old. 

     Unlike Tintypes, Metal Prints are not a one time deal. They are made by this insane technique involving a crazy expensive printer and a sheet of real aluminum. They take your file and, using the aforementioned printer, embed the image into the metal. That means that your image isn't on top of the metal, it is part of the metal.  Imagine the difference between a canvas print and mod podgeing a print onto canvas to make a (ghetto) "canvas print." So crazy. That's why they are waterproof and dust proof! 

     I loved this idea of combining new technology with historic processes and knew that I had to find a lab to supply me with all the metal prints my little heart could handle. Even still, whenever a client orders one and their image is shipped to me for inspection, my heart does a little skip! metal prints are beautiful pieces of art and can really add to the way you display your pictures in your home.