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5 Tips for Holiday Family Portraits & Photos | Canvas Press
by Cody Johnson | Oct 13, 2015 | How Tos
When the temperature starts to drop and the leaves start to change color you know it is time to start thinking about this year’s Holiday family portraits and photos. These annual portraits are used to update that family photo wall and in Christmas cards to send to relatives. This is a fantastic tradition that helps keep a unique family history to look back on for Seasons to come, but it is also a stressful time with packed schedules and timelines. We, at Canvas Press, have come up with a 5 ...
10 Things You Need To Know Before Taking Macro Photos
by Cody Johnson | Aug 10, 2015 | How Tos
I love taking macro photos. There is so much beauty in nature and objects the closer we look at them. Taking great close up (macro) photos isn’t as easy as turning the dial on your camera to the flower and firing away. Here are 10 things you should think about before you start taking photos of that fly on the windowsill. 1. Do I have the right equipment? There are specific lenses that are made for close up photography and then there are lens extensions that you can put on your non macro lens...
Print Your Family Tree on Canvas | Family Tree Prints
by Cody Johnson | Jan 20, 2015 | How Tos
This beautiful example was designed & ordered by one of our wonderful customers, Roberto Quiles. Printing a family tree on canvas can be a beautiful way to showcase family history while acting as a historical document at the same time. Collecting historical information about your family members can bring you closer to your ancestry and to your family while providing a record about your family’s past that can be passed on to the following generations. Take a look at a few ideas and tips for g...
How to Do a Wall Collage of Pictures on Canvas
by Cody Johnson | Nov 19, 2014 | How Tos
You’ve seen the photos on the internet of those cute wall collages and eclectic mixes of artwork – but it can feel like a pretty daunting task to hang one yourself! At Canvas Press, we help people make wall collages out of canvases or even a variety of canvas, framed art and metal prints, and we always get asked how to hang it. We’ve come up with a quick and easy way to do just that. Watch this short video to see how to do a wall collage of pictures on canvas, and check out our step by step inst...
How to Create Wall Art that Pops Out | Canvas Press
by Cody Johnson | Nov 10, 2014 | How Tos
Accent walls and boldly patterned furniture aren’t for the faint of heart, but wall art that pops and grabs viewers’ immediate attention can be for everyone. No matter the color of your walls, if your wall art is vibrant you can have an instantly bolder, more energizing living space. Always remember: If you go with what you love, you can’t go wrong! We’ve pulled together a few ideas to help you create wall art that pops out and adds new dimensions to your living spaces. Create a Unique Wall Co...
Halloween Family Portraits | Spooky Family Photo Tradition
by Cody Johnson | Oct 22, 2014 | How Tos
Halloween is approaching. An exciting time of year for kids and adults who like to act like kids (that would be me). Kids put a lot of thought into what they want to go trick or treating as each year. Some don't decide until the night of and adults are then scrambling around the house to find something to throw together at the last minute (again, that was me growing up). I would say that the majority of kids decide weeks in advance what they want to be for Halloween. Then the shopping or hand ...
How to Create Unique Split Canvas Print Wall Art
by Cody Johnson | Sep 30, 2014 | How Tos
Creatively sectioning off your photos on canvas creates a unique piece of wall art that adds pop to any room in your home. Diptych (one image split into two separate images), triptych (one images split into 3 separate images), and quad arrangements are just the beginning; with creative sectioning and a theme to pull your work together, you can use as many different photos on canvas as you want – although after the quad, it’s easier to drop the Latin terms and just use “split canvas” to explain y...
Framing Instagram Photos = Instant Art Gallery
by Cody Johnson | Sep 24, 2014 | How Tos
A picture is worth a thousand words, which is one of the reasons why Instagram is so accessible. Why write a lengthy blog post or social update when a picture can say it all? Still, not everyone is on Instagram and it can be easy to miss updates when friends haven’t opened the app in awhile. Make your Instagram photos tangible with an instant art gallery of framed photos on canvas taken from your Instagram folder. Between the memory-worthy Instagram filters and the wow factor of a framed canva...
How to Clean a Canvas Print Picture with Canvas Press
by Cody Johnson | Aug 28, 2014 | How Tos
Your photos on canvas can last for decades and become mementos to be passed on to the next generation with proper care. Photos on canvas are an investment in your photography and the things that you love, so it makes sense to look into ways that you can extend the perfect condition of your cherished prints. Fortunately, proper care for photos on canvas is simple and easy if you follow these tips and tricks on how to clean a canvas print picture. Keeping Photos on Canvas Dusted Is Key Whether o...
High Resolution Instagram Photos: Tips & Tricks
by Cody Johnson | Aug 19, 2014 | How Tos
Instagram loads incredibly quickly for how photo-based it is, but the reason why is based on a minor sleight of hand: photo resolution is automatically reduced for every photo uploaded to the platform. When viewing Instagram on a mobile phone or screens as large as an iPad this loss of resolution isn’t usually apparent. Even up to a certain size, Instagram photos printed on canvas or other mediums can retain the appearance of higher resolutions than they actually are (up to about 24"x24" fo...
