It's not so much that you are paying for a better quality photo paper or canvas material. Professional photographers order products through professional printing labs. Labs that you have to submit your artwork and sometimes licensing information in order to use their services. And while professional labs do an excellent job with quality, durability and most importantly matching the printed art to the art your photographer sees on their computer screen... paper is paper.
What you are really paying for is talent and experience. And with each passing month your photographer is learning, growing and improving. Improving to offer you even better artwork.
So here's an example of mine. Back in October I really thought this was a great image. But with new tools, new editing techniques, new education and practice, it looks much different with a re-edit from today.
As with anything... never stop learning.
