Photo in the bathroom

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My guess is that a print in a frame in bathroom is going to very quickly develop problems arising from the amount of moisture in the air.

Do people have suggestions about how to display a photo in a bathroom (whether a print or some other product)?
 
I have one which is canvas printed in the bathroom that has never had any problems. Surprisingly!
 
Print it on a different medium, acryllic, aluminium print?
 
Just go for the mirror.... oops, wrong context :oops: :$
 
I also have a framed print in the bathroom which has been fine for years.
 
Likewise I've several framed prints in a small bathroom. Usual sunlight-related fading but no different from normal. If it's a very "high steam" environment I would have thought that acrylic would be a good option.
 
Thanks everyone - I might look at acrylic.

Although I have been intrigued by aluminium for a while. Anyone have any recommendations for who does aluminium at a good price/quality compromise?
 
If a 6" x4" acrylic is of any interest, Snapfish currently offering these at postage cost only (£1.99).
 
A top tip if you're goijng to hang prints in the bathroom is to seal the edge of the frame with a transparent silicon sealent. Makes prints last much longer
 
I've got 10+ year old prints in wood/glass frames (home printed on an old Canon S820 IIRC) which are still as vibrant as new prints. No sealant around the edges (although I would have had it occurred to me to try it!) and it's a small bathroom! Some canvas producers use a sealer atop the colours which makes the prints pretty water resistant.
 
markrichardson said:
Thanks everyone - I might look at acrylic.

Although I have been intrigued by aluminium for a while. Anyone have any recommendations for who does aluminium at a good price/quality compromise?
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As a test I printed the same image onto aluminium, acrylic, b&w image of my dog, low light, black background. Worked better on aluminium, acrylic was too shiney. Yet I also did the same with a landscape image and it worked better with acrylic, being the lighter image.

I've used photo box and ds colour labs, much prefer the latter. They've also different papers and finishes to experiment with.
 
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