Canvas print business is hot property nowadays. Why would the frame shops be left far behind? They have many customers who previously used traditional prints. But with the advent of high quality canvas print photographs, these shops too have started offering services in photo-to-canvas prints. The demand for such print services has increased, and it is but natural for the frame shop owners to venture into this business too.

These shops operate using software specially developed for stores providing canvas print services. Due to this, there are no start-up expenses involved and frame shop owners can easily incorporate this software into their present software used for printing. It works on a franchisee model. These shops can extend the print services to the consumers by advertising on their website about the new development.

The files containing the selected photographs are transmitted electronically to the primary supplier's data center everyday for further processing. Nowadays, such data centers use high end models of wide-format printers which produce excellent results to create an artistic canvas print. They also take care of shipping the finished prints to the desired location. Just like professional service providers, you can have the printed canvas laminated, stretched or gallery wrapped and delivered to your doorstep. The frame shop acts as a contact point between the customers and the photo printing company.

For those businessmen who have funds to invest, provide canvas print photo services in their frame shop itself. The initial investment is needed for setting up of printing machines and other materials. A high quality branded printer will give brilliant quality prints, thus leading to happy and permanent customers.

Such shop owners benefit from the existing customer base, and can receive canvas print orders instantly. These shops give the consumer all printing facilities under one roof. Moreover, if such a frame shop is in your neighborhood, you may also save on shipping charges that you would have spent otherwise.

Other than canvas print, frame shops also provide the following usual services:

• Made to order photo frames, picture frames, ready made picture frames and certificate framing.
• Photography mounts and picture mounts are available ready made to buy online or at the store's counter.
• Flexible payment options like Pay Pal or credit card and shipping services for canvas print.
• Frame repairs, re-glazing and re-mounting for restoring old prints.

Since you are already running a frame shop, you get the frames at a wholesale rate. You do not need to go hunting for inexpensive frames to frame a canvas print. Photographers will be immensely benefited if they start selling canvas quality photos from their own frame shop. They can offer different options like gallery wrapped or stretched photo prints in the shop. These prints have lesser production costs to increase your profit margin as you deliver a quality product at a lower price. It may take a while to build up on finances for setting up a frame shop for a new photographer. But within years, this dream can come true. A frame shop selling canvas print photos is bound to rake in money!