A funeral picture is the central visual tribute at a memorial or funeral service — the enlarged, prominently displayed photograph that greets visitors, anchors the tribute table, and helps everyone present remember your loved one as they lived. Funeral Portraits specializes in transforming everyday photos into professionally enhanced funeral pictures that families are proud to display.
When friends and family gather to celebrate a life, the funeral picture sets the tone for the entire service. A small, blurry print in a drugstore frame communicates haste; a large, professionally produced canvas portrait communicates love and care. The size and quality of the display photo affects how mourners experience the space and how they remember the gathering years later.
Beyond the service itself, the funeral picture often becomes a lasting keepsake. Families hang these portraits in their homes, offices, and places of worship. A professionally produced canvas portrait holds up beautifully for decades — unlike a paper print, it will not fade, yellow, or curl at the edges.
Because the photo chosen for the funeral is frequently the photo the family will use for the obituary, memorial website, and family archives for years to come, it is worth investing in a version that looks its best in every context.
Most families find that the best available photo of their loved one is not perfect. The clearest likeness might be a casual snapshot taken at a birthday party, a cropped image from a group photo, or a decades-old photograph that has faded over time. Our artists work with whatever you have and improve it.
For the sharpest result, choose a photo taken in good natural light where the face is clearly visible. Smartphone photos from the past five years are generally high enough resolution for any print size we offer. For older photos, a scanned print at 600 DPI or higher gives our artists the most material to work with. If you only have a physical print and no scanner, most pharmacies offer walk-in scanning services, or you can photograph the print in bright, indirect natural light to get a usable digital file.
If the best photo you have is still imperfect — a harsh shadow across half the face, red-eye from a flash, or a distracting background — our artists handle these corrections as part of the standard retouching process. For more significant damage or very old photographs, we offer dedicated restoration services. We assess each photo individually and tell you honestly what is achievable before you commit to printing.
After you upload the photo and choose a background theme, one of our graphic artists takes over. They retouch the image, place your loved one within the chosen background, and balance the overall composition. You receive a digital proof, typically within a few hours of ordering, and can request adjustments at no extra charge before we print.
Our background library includes more than 150 themes organized by category: florals and nature scenes, religious imagery for Christian, Catholic, Jewish, and non-denominational services, patriotic and military themes, sports and hobby motifs, and elegant neutral gradients that complement any decor. You can browse every background on our order page.
Once you approve the proof, we print on professional-grade canvas using archival inks that resist fading for decades. The canvas is stretched over a solid pine frame and — if you ordered a frame — the frame ships pre-assembled around the canvas. No tools, no hardware, no assembly required.
We offer funeral picture canvas prints in a range of sizes:
Pricing, current discounts, and available add-ons are listed on the prices page. All sizes are available with or without frames.
We know that funerals are time-sensitive. Our production team runs day and night to ensure orders placed by noon Eastern time ship the same business day. Overnight air delivery means most families receive their funeral picture the following morning, even if they order the evening before the service.
For extremely urgent situations — same-day delivery within certain metropolitan areas, or cases where the service is less than 24 hours away — contact our support team before placing your order. We will assess your specific timeline and delivery address and give you an honest answer about what is possible.
If a service has already concluded and you are ordering the picture for home display or as a keepsake, standard ground shipping is available at a lower cost and typically delivers within three to five business days.
Funeral homes across North America have trusted Funeral Portraits for more than twenty years. Families consistently describe their experience as "far better than expected" — the portrait arrives quickly, looks professional, and becomes a treasured part of their memorial gathering. Many families return for subsequent orders for other family members, or contact us years later for additional prints of the same image.
Our team of artists takes every order seriously because we understand the weight of what a funeral picture represents. We are not printing a generic document — we are helping a family honor someone they love.
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