4×6″ photo prints are a commodity. Digital images are almost a pollutant. I wanted to make portraits with a physical/material dimension that adds value on top of the image. I took a few photos of my lovely wife, added graphic effects like halftone patterns to make the graphic qualities pop, and produced a few portraits with plastics and metals on a laser cutter.
Design 1
This design combines a quirky frame with a brushed aluminum substrate. A cute design with an industrial metal material.
Design 2
This design is larger than the first with a gold frame and a blue portrait for color contrast.
Created formal contrast with a biaxially symmetric pattern for the frame and a dynamic line pattern for the portrait.
Design 3
By stacking the layers of material you get a bit of depth and can also make use of more color combinations.
I used a fairly large halftone pattern, but the laser can etch at a much higher DPI for more detail.
The laser is capable of etching very fine details. The flower was based on an etching and the detail holds up well.
These designs are simple prototypes, but in a world where scrapbooking is a $3B business there is a lot of room for innovation in personalized photo products.
Design 1
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