Print, Display & Delivery

Sign your prints in soft graphite pencil (2B or 4B) on the white border below the image, placing your signature on the right side, the edition number on the left (formatted as “1/50” for example), and an optional title in the center. This traditional layout has remained standard across galleries and collectors for decades because it creates a clear, unobtrusive documentation system that doesn’t distract from the artwork itself.
Use archival-quality materials exclusively—acid-free pencils or archival ink pens—because regular ballpoint pens will fade and deteriorate over time, potentially damaging both your …

Your photographs deserve the same protection museums give their most valuable collections, and University Products archival boxes deliver exactly that level of preservation. These aren’t ordinary storage containers—they’re precision-engineered solutions designed by archivists to protect prints, negatives, and documents for decades, even centuries, using acid-free, lignin-free materials that prevent the chemical degradation that destroys irreplaceable images.
University Products has built its reputation over 50 years by serving professional archives, museums, and libraries, which means their boxes meet rigorous …

Optimize your portfolio images to 150-200KB per photo using tools like Lightroom’s export settings with 60-80% JPEG quality—this maintains professional visual standards while cutting load times by 70% compared to uncompressed files. Most visitors abandon sites that take longer than three seconds to load, and your hero images are usually the culprit.
Implement lazy loading on your portfolio pages so images load only as visitors scroll down, reducing initial page weight from several megabytes to under 500KB. Platforms like Squarespace and Format include this feature by default, while WordPress users can add it through plugins …

Gather your strongest 15-30 photographs around a single theme or visual narrative before you touch any design software. This focused curation forms the backbone of any compelling photo zine—whether you’re documenting your neighborhood, exploring abstract light studies, or sharing a personal photo essay. The editing process separates memorable zines from forgettable ones.
Design your layout using free tools like Canva or Adobe InDesign’s free trial, keeping spreads simple with generous white space. Most successful photo zines follow an 8.5×11-inch or 5.5×8.5-inch format because these dimensions print …

You’ve spent hours perfecting that landscape photograph on your calibrated monitor, sent it to the printer, and received back something that looks muddy, flat, or just wrong. The culprit isn’t a careless printer—it’s the fundamental difference between how screens and paper create color. Your monitor uses RGB (red, green, blue light), while professional printing relies on the 4 color print process using CMYK inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black.
This disconnect catches most photographers off-guard because the two systems work in opposite ways. Monitors add colored light together to create brightness, while …

You’ve just finished an amazing wedding shoot, culled 800 images down to 200 keepers, and spent hours editing. Now comes the part that somehow takes longer than it should: getting client feedback. You’re juggling email threads with attached JPEGs, trying to decipher messages like “I don’t like the third one” when you’ve sent fifteen photos, and wondering if your client actually received the latest revision you sent yesterday.
Online proofing tools solve this specific headache by creating a dedicated digital space where clients can view, comment on, and approve images without the chaos of email …

Protect your art prints from shipping damage by sandwiching them between two rigid backing boards that extend at least one inch beyond each edge—this prevents corner crushing and edge dents that plague even carefully wrapped packages. Place prints in crystal-clear protective sleeves before adding the backing boards, as moisture and fingerprints during handling are just as damaging as transit mishaps.
Invest in proper triangular or square cardboard tubes for larger prints over 16×20 inches, rolling them with the image facing outward around an acid-free core to prevent cracking in the ink or paper fibers. Many professional …