From Photo to Test Print to Limited Edition Print

Test printing is an important practice to get to know your photographs better, to familiarise yourself with the materials, and to be finally proud to hold the physical art piece in your own two hands.

I always print my abstracts on different materials.

Photo prints, brushed metal, and fine art paper prints – all of them react completely differently and give a different visual picture and “feel”. The test phase is the most important step in transferring the soul of the image.

“Longing” is a macro photography of corroded metal, so I tried different printing techniques and materials to showcase my work the best. Though I also like the second print, the Chroma LuxeHD metal print, when you get closer, you can see that the brighter parts of the photograph are overly bright and all detail is lost.

For the first edition out of 11, my dear teacher and art collector and I chose a Fuji Crystal Archive Photo Print on sturdy aluminium Dibond backing with a 4mm acrylic glass. Sealed on top.

Acrylic glass is light, shatterproof, and resistant to temperature fluctuations. Fine art paper prints, on the other hand, should be displayed in a beautiful frame, so that they can withstand humidity and dust, as acrylic glass and laser prints on aluminium Dibond can be cleaned with a soft damp cloth. All of them should be hanged outside of direct sunlight, though.

I hope you liked the small insight into my printing process and thoughts. In the end I am proud to present my limited edition prints to the world, as I love to share my vision, my way of how I see the world.

Remembering the moment that made you – made me watch through the viewfinder and press the button. Maximal colours, shapes and forms edited and pressed on a 2D piece of art.