Premier Printing Specialist

Carden Custom Framing wears many hats. Our first and biggest hat is that of “Creative Custom Framer.” We love to preserve and highlight your big memories and artful creations with the perfect frame, mat, and glazing combination. But we have other hats we like to wear too, like “Fine Art Supplier,” “Scanning/Editing Wizards,” and as the title of this post suggests, “Premier Printing Specialists.”

A stack of printed photos with white borders, featuring a blurred background landscape, overlaid with the text 'Premier Printing Specialists'.

Whether it’s one or one thousand, we can print copies of your most treasured photos (perhaps artfully restored with our editing services) or replications of art created by you. As long as your size dimensions do not exceed 17 inches in one direction, we can print as long as 100 feet in the other direction. Depending on the project, we may also provide test prints to ensure multiple copies are in the exact tone, coloring, and saturation that you desire.

We provide a variety paper to ensure your image is printed on the most compatible surface. We encourage you to come the store to see these papers in person, as it can be difficult to capture the intricacies of these surfaces from a computer screen. But to give you a snapshot of what we offer, we’ve detailed the papers below:

A photograph of a buffalo in a natural landscape featuring hills and blue sky with clouds.
Close-up of a horse's legs in a natural setting, with a blurred background of greenery and dirt.
  • Polar Matte is our most popular and affordable choice for printing. From its finely tuned coating to its premium base stock, Polar Matte is a go-to choice when image quality matters. The soft white surface offers excellent ink holdout, while its 230gsm weight gives prints a substantial, high-end feel, ideal for portraits, greeting cards, and exhibition-quality photo work. Its non-reflective surface eliminates glare, allowing fine details and tonal transitions to take center stage. It is ideal for:
    • Portraits, B&W photography, landscapes, and more
    • Graphic arts reproductions, posters, art reproductions
A framed photograph of a buffalo walking on a grassy path with hills and a blue sky in the background.
Close-up of a horse's hoof stepping on a dirt path, with grass and trees in the background.
  • Trinity River Velvet: Sourced from the finest European paper mill, this cold press highly textured art paper is sure to add depth and feeling to your prints. Trinity River Velvet features a latest-generation matte inkjet coating to ensure deep blacks and rich colors using either pigment or dye-based inks. It is ideal for:
    • Reproduction of watercolor artworks as well as any artwork or photograph that benefits from the extra texture in the paper.
A bison walking along a dirt path with hills and blue sky in the background.
Close-up of a horse's leg standing on a dirt path next to green foliage.
  • Palo Duro Etching: Made from 100% cotton fiber, Palo Duro Etching gives you the classic look of a fine photographic art print. The surface adds just the right amount of texture to your print and will not distract from the details you worked so hard to capture. This OBA-free paper is ideal for museum quality and conservation grade prints.
    • The texture and feel of watercolor or cold press fine art paper
    • Deep blacks, smooth gray tones, true saturated colors
    • Fine photographic reproductions for sale or for display at home
A printed canvas image featuring a buffalo walking in a natural landscape with hills and greenery in the background.
Close-up of a textured image of a horse on a printed canvas, showing the edge and background of greenery and dirt.
  • Palo Duro Satin Canvas features an elegant double weave surface texture that offers great balance between image clarity, and the visual appeal of the canvas look. Color saturation is excellent and black density is deep and bold with both dye and pigment inks. Palo Duro Satin Canvas is made using 65% polyester and 35% cotton conte
    • Transforming photos into art on real canvas
    • Gallery wraps and flat mounts
    • Images with deep blacks and rich color
A large bison walking on a dirt path with green vegetation and hills in the background under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Close-up of a horse's leg and hoof on a dirt path with greenery in the background.
  •  Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag gives you the classic look of a darkroom photographic print with the performance of modern inkjet technology. Its surface look and feel reminds many of the traditional F-Type print. This OBA-free archival paper is ideal for museum-quality and conservation grade photographic prints. This paper is ideal for:
    • The look and feel of original F-Type darkroom prints
    • Deep blacks, smooth gray tones, true saturated colors
    • Fine photographic reproductions – for sale or for display at home
A brown bison walking on a dirt path with green foliage and hills in the background under a blue sky with clouds.
Close-up of a printed image showing the leg of a large animal and a white textured border.
  • River Linen boasts an elegant surface that adds just the right level of texture to your images without interfering with details. When printed, River Linen takes on just a bit of sheen, like many photo lab or press-printed linen cards. River Linen is an archival paper made from pure alpha cellulose. It is acid and lignin-free. It is ideal for:
    • Greeting cards, elegant invitations, announcements, photo prints
A photo of a buffalo in front of a mountainous landscape, displayed on a stand with 'Custer' written on top.
Close-up of a horse's hoof stepping on a dirt path with grass and shrubs in the background.
  • UltraPro Satin (Luster) looks and feels just like photo lab satin – a lightly textured surface that breaks up reflections and minimizes fingerprints. It features a medium depth texture – just the right amount to enhance your prints without being distracting. A brilliant, bold white, it is particularly good at reproducing deep blacks and higher contrast. You will see a wider color gamut as well as smoother tonal transitions. Your black & white photos will be neutral and crisp. It is ideal for:
    • Anyone who wants the look and feel of a professional photo lab
    • Saturated colors, neutral B&W, and smooth tonal transitions
    • Images with deep blacks and rich color

Our base printing rates are listed in the chart below and are accurate as of 6/1/26. Call or come into Carden for price quotes of prints of unique sizes, and let us make the picture-perfect prints for you!

Table displaying base printing rates for various sizes and materials including Matte, Linen, Luster, Etching, Velvet, Canvas, and Soft gloss.

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