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What the Big Online Art Galleries are Not Telling You

     Shopping for art on the internet became much more popular after the pandemic because we were forced to use the internet to do things we didn't use it for in the past. As an art reproduction business owner, I saw many of my customers struggle to get on board with selling art online, while others just took to it naturally and used any methods necessary to connect with their buyers while being isolated. Those who were not internet savvy turned to many of the large online services that promised to get their art in front of buyers while doing most of the work for them. Results varied depending on the website, but a recurring theme I have found is that both artists and buyers are mostly kept in the dark about how prints are made when they are ordered.       This brings me to the point of this article. Most online galleries give art buyers a huge selection of art to choose from and make it pretty easy to buy a print and have it delivered in record time. That part is great, but what t
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5 Tips for Buying Art Prints as a Gift

Most of us have been in the situation where we want to find a unique gift for someone but searching online renders endless links to the same old ads for gift baskets, bath bombs and candles. A trip to the store doesn't help much either. Wall art can be a great gift if you know what kind of decor the recipient likes but you should be careful when selecting where you buy. Americans have increasingly been demanding quick, easy and cheap products for a very long time. This has led to a throw-away culture that speeds our consumption of materials and fills our landfills faster than ever. The home decor industry is a glaring example of this excessive, wasteful culture. Stores like Michael's, Target, Home Goods and Wal-Mart sell cheaply made framed art that is created primarily in Asian countries. Most frames from these stores are rarely even wood anymore - They are made from pressed dust and held together with glue and staples. The wood texture is usually a photo printed on cheap pape
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Changing the Mentality of the Art Print World

 Before I delve into the reasons MD Art Galleries is here to revolutionize the online print world, it is important that we understand why it needs a revolution. I believe our journey in the wrong direction can be blamed on two companies who have had a great influence on how we see images - Kodak and Apple.  Before Kodak became a household name, the image quality of photographic prints in the 1940's and 50's was actually quite good for the technology we had. Professional photographers prided themselves on reproducing sharp, high quality images and the equipment they used to photograph and make prints was getting increasingly better. Large format film was the norm for pro's and even many medium format cameras were able to render beautiful sharp images. This was mostly due to the industry realizing high quality lenses were instrumental in creating clean, sharp images. When Kodak came along, the push to make photography more accessible to consumers began to change our perceptio
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