When I wrote a guest post for Between Carpools (you can see it here), I got so many emails asking for details about how I printed large-scale photos for cheap. So I finally decided to just put all the information into a blog post so that all of you could benefit (shout out to Faigy M for being the inspiration for this post!) If you have some photos you would like to print and you’re not sure exactly what type of frames to get, here is a great way to make your photos look superb. Read on to find out more!
1. Head to bestofsigns.com
2. Click on custom banners
3. Choose a size. You can choose from their pre-made sizes or do a custom size.
I did a two-foot by two-foot square. You can choose any size just make sure you order your photo hangers in the same width as your picture.
4. Skip all accessories.
You don’t want any grommets. You don’t want wind flaps because you want to be able to place the photo into your photo hanger without a problem.
5. Click the Upload Artwork & Checkout button.
Then upload your photo. Make sure this is a high-quality photo since you’re printing it so large.
6. Add to cart.
7. Checkout.
8. That’s it
For the photo part at least.
9. For the wood hangers, head here to order.
10. Wait eagerly for both your photos and the wood hangers to come in the mail 🙂
Once both your hangers and picture come, you’ll need to let the pictures unroll for a few hours. I did this by rolling them up the opposite way and placing them back into the mailing tube they came in.
11. Place your picture into the hanger.
The hanger divides into two pieces with magnets in the middle that hold them together. Make sure the hanger with the string is behind your photo so it will be balanced when hung. (See photo below.)
12. Hang.
If you’re hanging a few pictures next to each other, bear in mind that sometimes, the strings on the wooden hangers might be different lengths which means that your pictures will be hung at different lengths. That’s obviously not what we want. An easy fix for this is to just wrap the string around the nail a few times until all pictures are at uniform length. For more details on how to hang a picture correctly, click here.
13. Stand back and admire.
That’s it! Beautiful, large-scale pictures for just a few bucks!
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I have stuff printed in large format for work all the time, but I’ve never tried my own photos. I love how they look with your wood hangers!
Hi Lucie! Thank you 🙂 What do you use to print photos for work? I’m always on the lookout for new ideas!
How do these look in a normal frame? Do the images look distorted?
I haven’t tried in a frame but I don’t see why they wouldn’t look good. If you try it, let me know how they look 🙂