Photograph Printed on Brushed Aluminum

I remember finding pictures printed on metal in the boxes of photos from my grandma’s house. Those vintage tintypes seemed so special and substantial in contrast to my own albums of prints on paper. So when I first heard about modern metal prints, I was intrigued. Would the look be similar? It was not! With vibrant color and the glow of brushed metal gleaming through the white areas, this look was anything but antiquarian! Modern metal prints are fresh, contemporary and edgy. They possess a unique luminescence, a translucent quality that makes images look and feel three-dimensional, and a gleaming shine. Color Services currently displays an incredible exhibit of photos by Ingrid Nelson of Myrtle and Marjoram on metal, and the response has been staggering. I have seen customers stop in their tracks at the sight—pausing to take it in.

Getting back to those tintypes — That was iron, this is aluminum. That was black and white, this is full-color. That was matte, this is glossy. That was photochemical, this is digital. That was the 19th century, this is the 21st. But one thing remains the same: they are equally special.

We’re delighted to offer new metal prints with the ease of online ordering at Color Services.com—available now in “Products”!