http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/featured-image-week-2/ This week Canvas Prints Online have chosen, ' The Kissing Faces ' as photo of the week. Look closely and you will see how natural patterns of sand and stone have created such an enchanting illusion.

View Our Abersoch Photos here.

]]> Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:50:16 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/featured-image-week-1/ Canvas Prints Online will be selecting an image from our Gallery each week to feature on Facebook, Twitter and our Blog. This week we have chosen the stunning ' Golden Gate Bridge, Starburst ' image from our San Francisco Gallery:

View Our San Francisco Photos here.

]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:08:30 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/how-to-apply-wall-stickers/ Wall Stickers are easy to apply and make an excellent form of wall art.

]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:49:14 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/wall-art-spring-sale/ As the days grown longer we hope to add to the feeling of optimism with a 15% Sale on all our wall art products. This includes photos on canvas, wall stickers and acrylic prints.

Simply use the code Spring15 at the checkout stage.

This together with Free UK Delivery on all products makes us the best value wall art resource online.

]]> Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:27:13 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/valentines-day-2011/ So Valentine's Day is just around the corner and yet again, we are faced with choosing the perfect gift for your loved one.

Of course we instantly think of flowers... chocolates... perfume etc, but these gift ideas are recycled year after and year, failing to surprise and lacking that wow factor.

Why not ring the changes this year with a unique canvas print for that special person in your life.

]]> Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:48:04 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/Shooting-Macro-Photography/ Macro or Close - Up images make for excellent canvas prints and with modern lenses and compact digital cameras capable of very high image quality, close-up shots should not daunt you as a photographer, indeed the zoom lens is designed to focus very close up, and many lenses actually give their best quality in macro mode.

An image such as this dew-drop precariously clinging to the tip of a flower leaf used to call for considerable technical resources to capture the photograph however modern digital cameras bring together a number of powerful features to make a shot of this quality much more attainable.

Central to close - up photography is the ability of the optics to produce sharp results at close subject distances. Due to the use of elements that adjust their relative spacing for different working distances, the so-called 'floating elements' - this long focal - length shot is sharp with smooth tones.

Technological improvements in noise free performance has also made macro photography more accessible. Modern digital cameras can compete or indeed beat film performance for fineness of detail, smoothness of tonal transition and fidelity of colour. If your camera offers image stabilization this should also be used, you may be able to set a lower ISO setting for higher quality and still hand-hold with sharp results.

The image below exploits what is often described as a problem with close up photography: extremely limited depth of field. By using a relatively long focal length stopped down, depth of field is limited to just a few millimetres, which is just sufficient to get the droplet and a few filaments sharply focused. The rest of the image is thoroughly blurred. For this to be effective, it is important to make sure that no strong highlights or line of deep shadow crosses the background: this ensures that the droplet is not upstaged by distractions elsewhere in the image.

This image is available in our Floral Photography Gallery

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]]> Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:34:07 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/How-To-Shoot-Landscape-Photography/ Taking landscape photographs can be one of the most personally rewarding genres of photography. Getting the right shot often involves time and energy spent finding the perfect vantage point and the more you put into getting the perfect shot, the more rewarding the final result can be. What follows are basic tips on how to get the best out of your landscape photographs. We look forward to hearing your comments and feedback.

All of the images included in this piece can be found in our landscape photography gallery

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1.Maximising your depth of Field:

Whilst, undoubtedly, there will be times when you want to experiment by using a narrow depth of field for Landscape photography, you will want to ensure the settings on the camera are set to give the greatest depth of field as possible.

The simplest way to do this is to choose a small aperture setting (high f/-number). This will give you a greater depth of field in your shots.

It is important to note that using a smaller aperture will result in less light hitting the image sensor at any point in time, so you will need to compensate for this by either increasing the ISO sensitivity or shutter speed (or even both).

The image below is an excellent example, whilst the boat in the foreground is in focus, the mountains and boats in the distance are perfectly visible due to the large depth of field.

2. Use a Tripod

As result of the slower shutter speeds necessary at a small aperture, you will need to reduce the movement of the camera to an absolute minimum. The best way to do this is with a good quality tripod. These can be purchased relatively cheaply online from stores such as the camera shop. You should also consider a cable or wireless shutter release mechanism for extra camera stillness.

3. Use the 'Golden Hours'

Whilst it is perfectly possible to take excellent landscape photography shots during the day, results can often be best during the 'Golden Hours' of dawn and dusk when the light is softer and throws interesting shadows, patterns and textures.

4. Use a Focal Point

Landscape photos are no different from other forms of photography in needing a focal point. Indeed landscape photographs without a focal point can leave the image looking rather empty and may leave the viewer's eye wondering over the image with nowhere to rest. Focal points can take many forms in landscapes and could range from a building or structure, a striking tree, a boulder or rock formation, a silhouette etc.

The positioning of the focal point is also important. It may be useful to bear in mind the 'law of the third'. The rule states that an image should be imagined as divided into nine equal parts by two equally-spaced horizontal lines and two equally-spaced vertical lines, and that important compositional elements should be placed along these lines or their intersections, rather than in the centre of the image. This often results in a more interesting overall composition.

5. Take advantage of the Weather

Many new photographers think that a clear and sunny day is the best, if not the only time to shoot landscapes. However this can lead to missing out on superb shooting opportunities, as the weather can allow you to create an image with real moods and overtones.

You should look for storms, wind, mist, dramatic clouds, sun shining through dark skies, rainbows, sunsets and sunrises. Work with these variations in the weather rather than just waiting for the next sunny blue sky day.

We hope this post has given you some useful insights, as always the best way to learn is through experimentation. Happy shooting!

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]]> Wed, 19 Jan 2011 16:19:43 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/new-year-new-ideas/ Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:07:13 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/beat-the-vat-increase/ Canvas Prints Online will not be passing this raise in prices onto our customers as we have frozen the price of all our products. This accompanied with our 10% New Year discount should help our customers with the new year blues ! To take advantage of our January 10% discount simply enter the discount code: JAN10 at the checkout stage of our site.]]> Tue, 04 Jan 2011 14:14:45 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/Free-Delivery-On-Most-of-our-Product-Range/ We are now offering Free UK delivery on our range of Canvas Prints, Acrylic Prints and Artbox Prints.

All orders are carefully hand packaged and securely wrapped and are fully trackable online.

If you have any further queries with regards to the delivery of your product please contact us]]> Sun, 02 Jan 2011 15:04:09 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/photo-montage-on-canvas/ Create your photo montage on canvas here

]]> Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:32:38 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/christmas-deliveries/ Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:10:35 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/weather-related-disruptions/ Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:05:29 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/Canvas-Prints-As-Christmas-Gifts/ Canvas Prints and Photos On Canvas can make the perfect gif at this time of the year. If you are looking for low cost, high value gifts you should look no further.

One of the major benefits of using your photos as gifts is the ability to perfectly tailor the gift to the recipient, whether it be someone with whom you share a life long relationship or a new partner the image that you give can reflect any relationship.

We are always busy over the festive period so you should order in advance in order not to be disappointed. At the time of writing we are delivering alll prints within 4 working days or orders being made and we will endeavour to keep to this schedule throughout the festive period.

]]> Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:02:38 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/Roy-Lichtenstein/ A painting by Roy Lichtenstein has sold at auction for $42.6m (£26.4m) - a new record for the US 'pop artist'.

The cartoon-style painting, sold to an anonymous telephone bidder at Christie's in New York, features a woman on the phone with a speech bubble containing the title.

The sale of contemporary and post-war works fetched $272.8m (£169.1m) in all.

Yet an Andy Warhol piece expected to fetch up to $50m (£31m) went for less than half that amount.

Big Campbell's Soup Can with Can Opener (Vegetable) was sold for $23.9m (£14.8m) at Wednesday's auction.

On Tuesday, a Warhol canvas of a black-and-white Coke bottle sold for $35.4m (£21.9m) at rival New York auction house Sotheby's.

The Lichtenstein sale smashed a previous record for the artist set in 2005, when his work In the Car fetched $16.2m (£10m).

In a statement, Christie's said Ohhh...Alright... - painted in 1964 - "characterises Lichtenstein's captivation and inspiration with techniques of commercial printing and reproduction."

Other highlights of the sale included Jeff Koons' sculpture Balloon Flower (Blue), which sold for $16.8m (£10.4m).

Records were also set by works from US sculptor Alexander Calder, Cuban artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres and Californian painter Mark Tansey.

Source www.bbc.co.uk]]> Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:47:13 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/canvas-prints-online-photography-directory/ We have just launched the Canvas PrintsOnline Photography Directory. The Rapid Finder directory is free to all submissions for the month of November after which there will be a small free to add your site to the directory without a reciprocal link. If you have a high quality Photography website please add it to our directory here: Photography Directory.

]]> Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:21:59 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/Wall_Stickers/ Wall Stickers can transform any living space quickly and easily. Also known as wall graphics, vinyl decals or wall tattoos, one of the major advantages of these is that there is no need to spend hours applying wall paper or ruining your walls as they are easy to apply and remove without leaving marks or a mess.

Canvas Prints Online have a range of Wall Sticker designs to choose from so you should be able to find a design to match your tastes. We can also print any design you are looking for simply get in touch.

]]> Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:13:01 +0000 http://www.canvasprintsonline.com/Blog/trade_canvas_prints/ Canvas Prints Online provide prints to trade customers as a matter of course. We are the supplier of choice for professional photographers throughout the UK.

We can offer a comprehensive service to trade clients from single images to a white-label delivery service. Please contact us for our discounted trade price list.

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