Which paper for this photo: Metallic, Glossy, Lustre or Matte?

I normally print everything on metal, but I will soon be making a 30"x90" print of this one on a different medium.

Which surface do you think would suit it best, and why?

I should mention that the final image will be mounted, not framed behind glass.

I would have been leaning towards metallic, if it weren't for the large, near-white clay pan covering the bottom third of the image which might show up as a big, silver patch, so I wanted to get some opinions first.

I like lustre for everything. I just don't like glare from the gloss finishes.

Staszek wrote in post #16007945
I like lustre for everything. I just don't like glare from the gloss finishes.

Would it stand out enough in lustre?

I once saw this photo printed in matte at a winners' exhibition for a photo competition, and I thought it looked terrible without any kind of reflective sheen...

Oh, metal print for sure!

Although I don't see much where bare metal would show.

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #16007958
Oh, metal print for sure!

Although I don't see much where bare metal would show.

The entire bottom third of the image is very light, near-white in colour.

So far, all the prints I've made from this photo have been on high-gloss metal with a white, non-bare background, and they look good. I assume this would be similar to the glossy print, but even more glossy.

How do you think it would look on the high-gloss bare metal?

That'd look cool as a metallic. Maybe bring back the highlights of the lower part of the image.

Have you had anything highly glossy at that size before?? How flat are you able to keep it? Just thinking of reflections affecting the viewing of it.

I actually think it would look good on a matte fine art paper or a canvas. Those big blocks of similar colour work well with those mediums (just my opinion)

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #16008058
Have you had anything highly glossy at that size before?? How flat are you able to keep it? Just thinking of reflections affecting the viewing of it.

I normally sell my work as dye-sub prints made directly on aluminium, in sizes up to 48"x96", so it's not something I haven't dealt with before. I'll be mounting this one on alupanel, so flatness shouldn't be a problem.

Don't you think it would look a bit dull? I generally like the contrasty, highly-saturated 'wet' look of high-gloss media, which almost seems to glow under the right lighting. Just thinking aloud, really...

Cool, you've had experience with them previously. They can certainly get a bit unwieldly at the larger sizes.

As far as the substrate, something like this is purchased to put on display and who ever your client is should (a) advise you of their positioning/lighting or (b) take advise on how best to display it.

Metallic prints are fantastic with the right image displayed correctly to achieve their full effect. However, with the large blocks of very similar colour in this image, I think the subtleties of the colour gradients would be better displayed on a fine art matte paper. These subtleties can get a bit lost in highly glossy surfaces.

However, I suppose it is really up to the client and what they want.

Mark Vuleta wrote in post #16008091
Cool, you've had experience with them previously. They can certainly get a bit unwieldly at the larger sizes.

As far as the substrate, something like this is purchased to put on display and who ever your client is should (a) advise you of their positioning/lighting or (b) take advise on how best to display it.

Metallic prints are fantastic with the right image displayed correctly to achieve their full effect. However, with the large blocks of very similar colour in this image, I think the subtleties of the colour gradients would be better displayed on a fine art matte paper. These subtleties can get a bit lost in highly glossy surfaces.

However, I suppose it is really up to the client and what they want.

The thing is, it's not for a client - it's for a friend, who is an interior designer in her spare time, but has left it to me to get the photo right! For clients, it's easy, since I only routinely offer it on aluminium (apart from specific custom requests).

What about metallic paper with a satin laminate?

I think CVS does a fine job, try them first.

Talley wrote in post #16008505
I think CVS does a fine job, try them first.

What's CVS?

Shadowblade wrote in post #16008575
What's CVS?

He's being sarcastic, CVS is a chain drugstore here in the US. And they're not the place to print nice image like yours.