February 5th, 2010
Pick Your Best Shots for Photos on Canvas
Most people are familiar by now with the online art galleries that offer painted portraits or landscapes created from digital or print photographs sent to them by the customer. Their services range from the simplest printing of photos on canvas from a digital photograph to actual paintings created in various styles and mediums.
If you order from the most experienced and expert online photos on canvas art gallery you can be assured of a fine quality print or painting. But, if your original digital photograph was poorly composed or the primary subject lost in a confused background your final photo to canvas portrait can only result in ‘a very good painting from a very poor photo’.
Here are a few tips for choosing your best shots before you order that special painting as a framed photo on canvas gift for someone you love:
- Choose a photo that you are sure your subject would approve. This is pretty easy to determine by simply taking a lot of shots and letting the subject pick the one he or she thinks is the best likeness or pose. If the photo on canvas portrait is to be a surprise simply take the photos well in advance and don’t mention that you intend to have it made into a photo on canvas portrait.
- Take LOTS of photographs in various lighting situations both indoors and outdoors and against many different backgrounds. Vary the poses too, but concentrate on close ups and three-quarter profiles rather than a face forward “police station” lineup pose.
- Read the manual that came with your digital camera and use the settings that are designed to result in the best quality shots, e.g., use a sports setting for moving subjects such as children. In other words, make the best use of whatever camera you are using.
- Use props such as a scarf, hat or book. Having a familiar background or object in the photo will be a pleasant reminder in the years to come of a particular time and place. The photos on canvas process allows for altering the background by editing the digital photo so if you get the “perfect” shot of your subject with a less than perfect background you can still use it.
Last, but most importantly, communicate clearly with the photo editor of the online art gallery. If you chose the right gallery you’ll find them very cooperative and eager to do whatever it takes to get a great gift portrait.
