{"id":177,"date":"2013-11-24T22:54:27","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T22:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/?p=177"},"modified":"2015-01-20T04:52:45","modified_gmt":"2015-01-20T04:52:45","slug":"how-to-take-control-of-your-photos-for-canvas-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasprintersonline.com.au\/blog\/how-to-take-control-of-your-photos-for-canvas-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Take Control of Your Photos for Canvas Printing"},"content":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s always a gap between a great idea and making it into reality \u2013 the gap between the inspiration to use canvas art made from your photos, for example, and actually making it happen. Getting canvas prints online to decorate your home may seem like a simple way to get a striking, memorable look, but often the trouble begins when you start going through the thousands of photos you have on your devices and hard drive \u2013 how to choose? Worse, what do you do when exactly none of your photos seems ideal to be turned into wall art?<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Never fear. Photos are often taken on the spur of the moment, under less-than-ideal conditions, and without any sort of prior planning. It\u2019s not unusual to find that most of your photos are defective in some way \u2013 if only in your own estimation. But a few simple techniques in photo manipulation software is all it takes to fix the problem \u2013 and you don\u2019t need to take a college course to achieve most of these results.<\/p>\n

Photo Software to Perfect Your Canvas Prints<\/h2>\n

When people think of photo software, they often think of Photoshop by Adobe<\/a>. Until recently, this was very expensive software running hundreds of dollars, but Adobe recently switched to a monthly subscription plan with a free trial month, so it\u2019s possible to use this incredible software at little cost. Photoshop is probably too powerful for the casual user just looking to create some dramatic canvas art for their home, however. The Gnu Image Manipulation Program (GiMP<\/a>) is a free alternative that\u2019s almost as powerful and certainly does everything the casual user will need to create incredible-looking canvas prints.<\/p>\n

Simple Tricks to Improve Your Canvas Prints<\/h2>\n

Okay, so you have a selection of photos that each have problems: Subjects are off-centre, too bright, too blurry. Without having to learn almost anything at all about the software involved, you can easily improve these photos in a few seconds.<\/p>\n

\"How<\/p>\n

Crop.<\/b> The crop tool is your friend. If you have a photo where the subject is off-centre, it\u2019s easy enough to make it into a photo that translates perfectly to photos on canvas simply by selecting the crop tool and cutting away the non-essential parts of the photo until the picture is nicely balanced with the subject in the middle.<\/p>\n

Filters.<\/b> There are almost always filters supplied with any photo software. Filters are tiny scripts that apply a series of commands to the photo in sequence and with pre-set values, and can often have dramatic effects on your pictures without you having to make any decisions at all. Experiment \u2013 select all of your picture and then apply different filters to see what happens. You don\u2019t need to know anything to stumble upon a very cool effect that improves your photo in ways you couldn\u2019t anticipate.<\/p>\n

Brightness\/Contrast.<\/b> Some of the simplest tools at your disposal, but very powerful. If you have a great photo that\u2019s a little murky, playing with the brightness and contrast can quickly bring out the sharp edges you want and expose more detail in the photo, making it perfect for canvas prints.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg \u2013 but that may be all you need. Photo software typically has hundreds or thousands of tools to manipulate your photos, but all you need is a very short list to quickly punch up your pictures and make them canvas-worthy. Go download some software now and then click here<\/a> to turn your newly-improved pictures into gorgeous art prints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s always a gap between the inspiration to use canvas art made from your photos, for example, and actually making it happen. Getting canvas prints online to decorate your home may seem like a simple way to get a striking, memorable look, but often the trouble begins when you start going through the thousands of photos you have on your devices and hard drive \u2013 how to choose?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n