Posts Tagged ‘Photography’
In case you didn’t know, we love our Apple products at CanvasPop and we specialize in printing iPhone photos. So naturally, we were seriously excited about the upcoming release of the iPhone 4S on October 14. It’s faster and it has better graphics performance but the most noticeable upgrade – the one that we’re the most excited about — is the totally revamped 8-megapixel camera!
Now, all this hype is great, but the true test of image quality is what we do every day here: printing iPhone photos to canvas. We work with all kinds of images from different phones and there are any number of places where an image from a smartphone can go wrong. From grainyness to dull, muted colours, lack of definition, the list goes on. When Apple released several sample images of just what the 4S is capable of producing, there was no way that we could resist seeing how they printed.
Lo and behold, the printed image came out stellar. Even enlarged to a final size of 18″ x 24″, it retained all of its detail with not even a hint of a pixel showing in the finished print.
Apple has nailed it by totally changing the optics of the iPhone’s camera. Normally, when it comes to imaging, people get really excited about how many megapixels a camera can capture. What’s actually more important is the quality of the sensor behind the lens. That’s what absorbs all of the light information which comprises a photo. The 4S includes a better sensor along with a wider aperture. A wider aperture means the camera is more capable of recieving light. More light means — once again — more detail.
It’s entirely possible that the iPhone 4S comes loaded with one of the highest quality onboard cameras in any smartphone to date. Imagine the endless possibilities.
Photo by Andrew Rashotte
CanvasPop’s own Andrew Rashotte recently organized an absolutely awesome charity event at The Standard that mixed what we think are the finer things in life: canvas printing, photography, lots of friends, and helping sick kids.
Andrew and his crew contacted 10 skate photographers reaching from Ottawa to Los Angeles and asked them to donate one photo each for the event. These were then put on canvas by CanvasPop and displayed at a silent auction at The Standard, with all the proceeds going to the Make-a-Wish foundation.
The event was a huge success and raised nearly $2500 for the charity, and we’re so proud to have been part of it!
Courtesy of Andrew Rashotte
Richard Lam for Getty Images
While browsing the news this morning we came across this very viral photo taken by Richard Lam (Getty) of a couple kissing during the Vancouver riots. There’s a lot of buzz surrounding the image with people drawing links between that and the famous sailor’s kiss photo taken during the 1945 V-J Day celebrations by Alfred Eisenstaedt.
What an interesting contrast - what do you think?
V-J Day in Times Square by Alfred Eisenstaedt
On Thursday, May 27th, 2010 Toronto’s Hope House Fundraiser aims to raise $50,000 for Hope House, a school in Calcutta being built by the Kids With Cameras Foundation, a charity born from the Academy Award Winning documentary ‘Born into Brothels’.
Each photo canvas featured at this special fundraiser represents a personal story of self-discovery and empowerment through the photographic works of the children (a skill taught to them by Co-Director and on screen presence Zana Briski)… Read More about the Hope House Fundraiser.
Kids With Cameras Video by Media Ball.
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.
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Photo Credit (Ben Heine/Pencil Vs Camera -12)
Beatriz is shooting a photo a day for a whole year. Each month a different color, this photo was a part of the “purple” month for 365 Days in Color. This particular image was fun and quirky and makes the perfect feature for this today’s featured Post…
One color a month, one picture a day. Take a look that the whole set of photos on flickr.
Can you transform a photo into art? You be the judge. Alexandre Duret-Lutz transforms a this photo to a dynamic image that draws you in… Take a look for yourself.
Do you get lost in the photo or suddenly feel like you are entering Willy Wonka’s Chocolate factory?
A simple yet colorful dish of Smarties....
....becomes a photo to art expression with some photo editing.
Photo Credits: Alexandre Duret -Lutz under Creative Commons License.
Take a look at some of his other work on Flickr.
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The L.A. Times – November 06, 2009: CanvasPop is featured in the daily Home and Garden section of the LA Times Online. You can turn your own photos into wall art, and it’s pretty affordable.
Do you have any personal photos you want to display in your home? Check out all the the possible canvas printing options and ideas to create your custom canvas piece. It has never been so easy! Anyone can upload a photo and an one of our designers will contact you with a free digital preview.
