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It’s that time in your life. You hug teary-eyed Mom and Dad goodbye and head off to assert your independence. You’re off to COLLEGE! We understand you’ve got a budget to [try to] stick to but, while textbooks are expensive, it doesn’t mean you can’t show those terribly institutional-feeling bleach white concrete walls who’s boss.
Here are some great canvas art ideas, and hey, it’s cheaper than painting a room too! This fab dorm decor is guaranteed to be a hit, almost as sure as the Freshman 15.
Cut the Umbilical Cord… kinda
Bit of a momma’s boy or daddy’s little princess? Your parents literally just drove away and already you’re homesick. Well, snap out of it! You can have them there with you all the time. Take your fav family portrait and proudly display your heritage on the wall. If it’s one of those pics where you’re all dressed the same, that’s extra awesome.
That’s What Friends Are For
Oh, those sweet high school memories. The bleachers where you had your first kiss (Do people still do that?), that prank you pulled on the freshman and, who could forget, PROM!? O-M-G PROM!!! Even though you’re far away, your friends from home never have to be. Put your hilarious high school memories up and it’ll make you smile every time you look at it.
“Live, Laugh, Love”
Everyone has a quote that they love. They’re inspiring, they make you think and they make other people think you think about smart things like inspirational quotes. Impress that cutie from down the hall with deep and meaningful prose plastered on your wall. Way to go stud!
Be a Leader, Not a Follower
You know those poster sales that come through your school only have so many options. How many times are you going to walk into another person’s dorm and see the same print hanging on their wall? Unoriginal much? With stock images readily available for purchase on the internet from sites like iStock Photo (www.istockphoto.com) you have a plethora of wall art options at your disposal. For a small fee you can purchase the rights to a picture of your choice and print away. Bravo. We knew you had it in you.
If All Else Fails, Facebook to the Rescue
Don’t remember the last time you had a photo printed? Mostly they go to good ole Mark Zuckerberg and stay captive in the digital dungeon. But, they don’t have to! With all the cool filters we have available, low-res images can look awesome when printed in a larger format. Throw a pop art effect on one of the tagged photos from Frosh Week with all your new friends. Look who’s popular now! (Psst, it’s you.)
Extra tip: Have everyone in the picture sign your canvas print. A great memory to keep forever.
Sure, Flickr is an amazing site full of great images and user submitted content but we wanted to see what else was out there.
1X.com features amazing images submitted by talented photographers from all over the world. It’s a great site that will inspire and entertian you for hours. The collection although user-submited is screened and curated which ensures that all the images have a certain wow factor. Here’s how they describe themselves:
1x is a photo community with a difference. Take the work of the most talented photobloggers, various famous photographers, and many serious amateurs, select their best work and collect it all in one place – that is 1x. Everyone is welcome to contribute, but every photo is screened, which means it has to be approved by an editor (screener) before being published. 1x is a photo gallery with a constantly evolving exhibition. We publish dozens of new images every day.
A great place to get cool photo canvas ideas for your next CanvasPop project.
Visit www.1x.com and get inspired!
What’s your favorite photo site? We might feature it in our next blog post.
A contrast in realism! You see elements of Heine's caricature in this Pencil vs. Camera
Fitting? Yes…Creative? Absolutely!!… I just had share the artistic works of Ben Heine
a Belgian painter, illustrator, portraitist, caricaturist and photographer from Brussels.
This particular image is part of his “Pencil vs. Camera” series that combines photos with
pencil drawings by superimposing the sketch onto the photo. Ben will take his own photos
and consider the image as a battle between the drawing and the photograph.
“The great thing is that the photo and drawing are 2 different ways of expression but they go
well together and they definitely have the same purpose: share an idea, an emotion, a
concept or a message.” Ben Heine
For the full Pencil vs. Camera Series visit Ben on Flickr.
Want to create your own personalized artwork from photos?
With the help of our personal designers, you can transform any photo into personalized
artwork on canvas. Get Started with by uploading your photo.
Photo Credit (Ben Heine/Pencil Vs Camera -12)
January comes to an end and searching begins! Search? You say. Have you found the perfect gift for your special Valentine?Just when we think that we are in the clear from the festive gift giving in December, we are now on the lookout for the perfect gift to give on February 14th.
Some of us have a handful of favorite classics that we turn to i.e. Chocolate, Candles, Cards and Flowers. But the reality is most cards are read and tucked away, candies are eaten and forgotten.
It’s 2010 now. Time to leave the generic gifts out of your holiday repertoire and surprise your Valentine with something more personalized. Here’s your chance to print their favorite pictures on canvas.
Express your love by immortalizing a favorite image as a canvas print.
How can you go about this? Here are some simple ways.
Surprising someone with a canvas print is as easy as getting your hands on some photos. Work with virtually any image, including iPhone and Facebook and create personalized pictures on canvas. The possibilities are endless!
What if you don’t have a picture that comes to mind?
You just might be inspired by check out some of our ideas for canvas prints. We have seen family portraits, pictures of couples, and abstracts shots as well. There is something for everyone.
Photo Credit ( LOVE by Jackie/ Sister72)
Are you ready to create your personalized pictures on canvas?
Get Started with CanvasPop by uploading your photo.
36" x 54" Black and White Aerial Photo
Do you have Aerial photography you want printed?
Aerial photography is the act of taking photographs of the ground from the air. The image above displays an aerial photograph taken with a telephoto lens that is displayed in our co-founders office.
We have all seen shots of Aerial photography, but have you ever had the chance to fly in a small aircraft over the countryside? For some of us we have not had the opportunity, while others have seized the opportunity to capture some photos up in the air.
Two 18" x 24" Aerial Photos printed on canvas
Anoushka Afonso from New York, NY printed her personal aerial photography on canvas. She tells CanvasPop that the two photos were taken about a year ago while she was flying over the San Francisco area in a small aircraft.
Her camera of choice? A Cannon power shoot camera. You do not have to be a professional photographer or have a DSLR camera to create photos on canvas.
Photo Credit (Jenn W. from CanvasPop of A. Afonso’s aerial photos enlarged on canvas)
- Are you ready to have your personal photography on canvas?
Get started with CanvasPop by uploading a photo.
Falling Up by Nikki Jane.
Today, I have decided to feature a “Thursday Find”. This photo was taken by Nikki Jane and it’s in the original form, no Photoshop was used. This is hard to believe with all the photo editing software on the market. She captured a great shot!
According to Nickki’s Flickr Photostream it was a super nice day out when she first started and then the wind and rain/ hail moved in before the sun appeared again.
Congrats again on spectacular image.
Mashable’s “Spark of Genius” November 18th 2009 by Christina Warren
CanvasPop is the most recent startup featured on Mashable’s Social Media Guide
“Spark of Genius” series.
If you are like most people you have a bulk of your photo albums stored digitally
and only print a specific handful.
Do you have a spectacular photo that deserves special attention?
Why not create your own canvas printed wall art with the help of the team @CanvasPop.
For more ideas check out the CanvasPop Ideas Gallery
How many times have you let life get in the way and missed your opportunity for autumn photography? I know I have.
This is just what Chad Galloway set to capture the changing leaves and the fall colors. He tells CanvasPop that he would have not captured the original picture if it had not been for the State Troopers.
You see at first he didn’t even notice this wooded area . A few towns later he ended up getting stopped by the state trooper and having his car towed because the insurance card in his car had expired. Even with valid insurance, he had no way of proving this. Chad ended up spending the night in a small town in the middle of nowhere.
The next day and hundreds of dollars later he was able to get his car back. He started heading back home and was in no mood to take pictures.
"The forest was so dense and the vegetation was so bight. I had to stop and take a few pics no matter how bad I felt. I’m kinda glad it worked out the way it did though because I probably never would have got this pic, if I hadn’t been pulled over" Galloway
Chad did not set out in search of the perfect photo that day and ending up printing fall photos on canvas. You never know when you might capture your next picture for a canvas enlargement.
Do you have any photos you would like to print on canvas? For inspiration check out the canvas images in our ideas gallery.
Follow @CanvasPop on Twitter for the latest “insider” images, ideas, and tips.
What is silhouette photography? You do not have to be a professional photographer to capture great shots. Simply keep these three things in mind when setting up your shot:
1) A Strong Subject- Choose something with recognizable and distinct shapes.
2) Lighting- Light subjects from behind, placing them in front of the sunrises or sunset.
3) Shape- Create separate shapes so they are distinct and uncluttered.
Check out this great guide on how to photograph silhouettes by Digital Photography School.
This photograph by Todd Austin follows the three guidelines with stunning results.
Photo by Todd Austin
The key with silhouette photography is to have fun and experiment. There is no such thing as a bad photograph! So get out, explore, have fun and shoot some amazing silhouettes. When you’re done share it with us or upload it and turn your photo into a canvas art print with CanvasPop.
Follow @CanvasPop on Twitter for the latest “insider” images, ideas, and tips.
There’s something special about graffiti street art. Some see it as an eye sore, a form of vandalism, a crime. But some street art is so interesting and artistic it belongs in an art gallery. Some of the best graffiti art I have ever seen outside of New York is in Venice, California. One weekend I decided to hunt the neighborhood for some interesting “street art” – it wasn’t hard to find these works of art around almost every corner; in alleyways and doorways in the streets of Venice. For any connoisseur of high quality street art Venice is a true paradise.
Maybe you’re looking to buy graffiti art on canvas. Why not shoot your own? It’s fun and easy and you’ll get a great sense of satisfaction doing it yourself.
Using an inexpensive “point and shoot” (Canon PowerShot) I shot away at the various graffiti art pieces I found.
Here are some tips for finding graffiti art and turning photos of street art into pieces suitable for wall art:
The right location: find the best areas where quality graffiti art can be found. I’m not talking about “tags” and vandalized walls- I mean real street art. My favorite cities are in New York, Miami, Los Angles and Toronto. If you want to see a neat site that can help you search different areas checkout StreetArtLocator.com- the collection is a little light but it’s fun to use.
Composition: I like to shoot graffiti art in context- as opposed to shooting it close up. I like it when you can tell that it is graffiti street art on a wall. To make things even more interesting I also like to have the photo a little off-center. There really is no wrong way to shoot graffiti…it’s up to you.
Inspiration: Here’s an amazing gallery of graffiti art to get your creative juices flowing. One of our CanvasPop clients recently had these amazing graffiti pictures turned into canvas: (see below.)
So get out there, explore, have fun and shoot some amazing street art. When you’re done share it with us or upload it and turn it into a canvas art print at CanvasPop.
Graffiti Canvas Art, Triptych made by one of our clients. Photo credit Duane Brown, Toronto, Canada
