What it physically is
The same stretched canvas as the unframed version, over a 2cm frame with the picture wrapping the sides, set inside a wood moulding. There is no glazing, so nothing to reflect a window and nothing to shatter in the post.
The frame sits proud of the canvas rather than over it, so the picture is not cropped by the moulding the way a paper print is.
Sizes and frames
30x40, 40x50 and 50x70 cm, in black, dark wood or natural wood. Black is the one that disappears and lets the picture do the work. Natural wood warms a print up and suits a sepia or an ink and wash. Dark wood sits between the two and is the safest choice against a busy wall.
Which photographs suit it
The same ones canvas suits, with one addition: because the moulding supplies its own edge, this format copes better with a picture that has something important near the border. The frame reads as the boundary, so the eye stops looking for one in the image.
The alternatives
Without the frame, plain canvas is lighter and cheaper to post. On paper, the framed print is sharper and better for documentary work. The stage page puts every format together, and the size guide checks the file first.
