Review of Xpozer 4-pack

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Through Demi Verhoeven from Xpozer Europe B.V., I had the opportunity to order and review an Xpozer 4-pack for Photofacts. I had already ordered the Amazing Photography magazine, featuring all sorts of fantastic photo stories from photographers from all around the world.

That also inspired me even more, and it is true that you learn a lot about your own photos when you hang them on the wall, preferably in a very large format, instead of keeping them on your hard drive.

Elja previously wrote an article about an Xpozer photo frame with a single photo, which now hangs at the Photofacts / RentPro office: Review: Printing photos at Xpozer.

I sent four of my best photos, all from my trip to Italy in September. You receive one frame with those four photos. You can buy extra frames separately, but the idea of the 4-pack is really that you can swap between your photo prints.

• So you receive 4 photo prints and 1 interchangeable frame;


• The photo prints can be ordered separately, or all at once, and this includes 4x postage;


• You can upload your photos to your account and complete your 'order' there, per photo print;


• You also get free access to the e-course 'from photo to print';


• I was offered a 120x80cm 4-pack worth 239.80 euros.

How do you select your best four photos?

1. Choose photos that inspire you, and don't just look at the photos that score best technically, in terms of exposure, composition and so on. The most important thing is the feeling you get from the photos.
   
   Do they take you back to a moment when you felt happy during your trip, or another moment? That is very important. Especially when you have a busy life, it is lovely to look at such a photo and drift back to that moment;


2. Look at the wall or space where you want to hang the photos and ask yourself what effect you want the photos to have. What mood should they create? Relaxing or exciting?
   
   Should the colours match your interior, or should they contrast with it? Remember that neutral colours, black, grey, white and brown, are infinitely flexible. A neutral photo fits in anywhere;


3. Do choose good-quality photos, both in terms of exposure and composition. If you don't and the photo is not sharp, for example, it will continue to annoy you.
   
   The photo does not need to be 300ppi to look fantastic in this format. Since the viewing distance with this large format is greater than with small photos, 80ppi is often sufficient.

Delivery and service

The Xpozer packaging is very unusual. In my case, 4 separate and specially designed boxes were delivered.

Striking and practical. The photos are rolled up in separate boxes, and the bottom, brown section of one of the boxes contains the Xpozer system, a compact instruction manual and two hanging systems, including a screw.

You can keep one of the boxes to store your rolled-up photos in when they are not stretched onto your frame.

Xpozer's unique hanging system means you can hang your photos alternately, quickly and easily. You stretch the photo onto a frame. There are already four corners attached to the back of each print for this purpose.

You place the frame between them, and the frame has a tensioning system built in. By simply pushing the centre section of the frame into place, you can stretch the photo quickly and properly.

Once you have done it once, you know how easy it is, and you can replace one photo with another in about a minute. Because it is so quick, you can also easily remove the photo from the frame when you need to transport it. You can then roll up the photo itself, and easily take the frame apart into three separate rods.

The frame is designed so that your photo hangs about 2.5 centimetres from the wall. This is a nice distance, creating a small shadow beneath the photo.

Two hanging systems are supplied with each frame. There is a plastic hanging bracket, which you can attach to the wall with one supplied screw, after which you can easily hang the Xpozer from it. You don't have to attach anything to the frame, just hang the middle section of the frame over it.

Two metal clips are also supplied, which you can click onto the frame. There is then a small metal loop on each side, to which you can attach a standard cord hanging system, not supplied.

The whole thing you hang on the wall is very light. Much lighter than a metal frame, for example.

The print quality, on photographic film, is truly superb! Very sharp prints with extremely natural-looking and beautiful colours. Another really nice feature is that the print is matt, so it does not reflect light. Your photo looks great on the wall from every angle.

Conclusion

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