The ins and outs of transparent fractures.

Have you ever been curious about transparent Fractures? What do they look like? How do you hang them? What IS a transparent Fracture?

Well have no fear! The Fracture blog is here! And today, we’re talking about transparent Fractures.

Just like our standard Fracture, transparent Fractures are your photos printed directly onto glass. However, unlike the standard one, transparent Fractures have a stained glass look and feel because we only print the color and black portions of the photo, leaving the white ink overlay as well as the foam backing off. This is what gives it a “transparent” look and  allows light to pass through the Fracture freely. Check out our super good-looking comparison below.

As you can see, the final product is really incredible! However, without the mounting capability from the foam board backing, it leaves many Fracture fans asking, “how do I display this?”

This is where Fracture fan Farol comes in.

Farol captured a beautiful photo of the Fernandina Beach marina in Florida while sailing up the Intercoastal waterway. At 5 AM, with the world fast asleep and a chilling stillness in the water, Farol bracketed three images to create this stunning HDR image of the boats reflecting on the water. (For all you photography newbs out there - a bracketed photo is created by taking a photo based on the recommended exposure, then a 2nd photo that is overexposed and a 3rd photo that is underexposed. The 3 are then combined to create an HDR image - a high dynamic range image - which exaggerates contrast for artistic effect).

After creating her photo of perfection, she had a moment of pure bravery and ordered the transparent Fracture.

Now came time to put the piece on display. With a pair of suction cups and some string, Farol got creative. She put the suction cups on the front of the glass since they don’t stick to the printed image on the back. From there, she simply tied the string to the suction cups and hung it from the top of the window frame. This allowed her transparent Fracture to hang freely on display while catching light from the outdoors. Check out her finished product below.

What are Farol’s plans for next time? She’s going bigger and wider! She recommends using a slightly wider frame than your photo so there’s a bit of extra glass on each side. Not only will this make handling and framing simpler, but it will also help display your Fracture sans fingerprints.

The Fracture team gives you mad props Farol, not only on your beautiful photo, but also on your awesome creativity that is sure to help many transparent-curious Fracturers out there.

How do you Fracture? If you’ve gotten creative with our product and want to show off your super sweet skills, shoot us an email at Lauren@fractureme.com. You may just be our next feature!

With Fractures that are crystal clear and full of cheer,

The Fracture Team

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