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Great Wedding Gifts – Photo Portraits of Wedding Photos

Posted on 01. Mar, 2010 by admin.

Wedding gifts can sometimes feel a little routine. The bride and groom-to-be go and register at a few different places, send out registry cards, and the attendees choose something from the list to purchase (not that there’s anything wrong with this) After all they are a new married couple, and there’s a lot of stuff to buy when you’re starting a life together. But if you’re me and a lot of other people, you want to give something different. You’d like to give something that has some sentimental value, right?

Wedding photos make great gifts. No, really. You may be thinking, wait but they already have a wedding photographer. So what? That photographer can’t be every place at once. Though they’ll have beautiful pictures and great shots to give to the happy couple, there are also a lot of great shots they’ve missed. Everyone sees the world from their own perspective and you have a completely different perspective than that photographer. Take your camera to the wedding and snap away like crazy. Chances are you’ll get some great looking photos that the photographer wasn’t able to get. The very best picture from my wedding is one that a friend of mine took. It’s absolutely perfect. And the wedding photographer was nowhere in sight when it was taken. Go for it.

Why don’t you give them a photo portrait for their gift? I’ve been to a lot of weddings where they have a portrait of the couple (it can be candid or something more formal like an engagement picture) on the front table and the guests all sign the matte around the picture. People can give tidbits of advice or leave a message expressing their love. Even though this is a great memento, I’ve been to quite a few weddings where they didn’t have one of these. Wouldn’t it be great if you could have people sign it and give it to them as a surprise gift? They would have it forever and it would hold a little piece of sentiment from everyone who celebrated that special day with them.

I just thought of another idea. You could even use a childhood picture of each of them and mount them on the matte side by side. How cute would that be? Okay now my mind is running wild with possibilities for using wedding photos for creative wedding gifts. If you want to leave them with a lasting memory of their wedding day, consider using a wedding photo. Be creative and have fun choosing the wedding gifts.

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10 Photo Ideas You’ll Love on Canvas – Turning Your Snapshots Into works of Art

Posted on 25. Jan, 2010 by CanvasPeople Team.

If the idea of a photo canvas appeals to you, but you are not sure where to start and what to print, then perhaps these ideas can help you find inspiration.

1 – The first day of school. A great way to both decorate a home and commemorate an important milestone in your child’s life, a photo canvas of that all- important first day will become a cherished family heirloom that can be passed down.

2 – A wedding photo. Some of the most beautiful images that will ever be taken of us will be on our wedding day. The vast majority of these images will never see anything more than the inside of a photo album. Turning one into a photo canvas is a great way to memorialize the most important day of your lives.

3 – Newborn baby pictures. Someday, when they are all grown up, it will be hard to imagine them ever having been that little. A canvas print will keep that memory crisp and beautiful, so that you can look back any time that you want.

4 – Candid shots of the kids. All kids do goofy things. When you are lucky enough to capture them doing it with a camera, you have taken the first step towards making a work of art.

5 – Scenes from your honeymoon or vacation. Beautiful sunsets, impressive mountains, raucous colors and vivid memories all can be displayed on your walls, as a reminder of your family getaway, when you turn them into canvas prints.

6 – Sunrise or sunset. No artist’s brush has ever created a symphony of color as brilliant or unbelievable as a sunset. Canvas prints are a great way to display the vibrancy of the sun.

7 – Boring headshots. Everyone has pictures of loved ones that are nice, but not terribly interesting. Now take one of those shots and give it a pop art effect and the result can be impressive and beautiful on any wall.

8 – Landmarks. Having your own personal rendition of landmarks that you have visited, turned into canvas prints, is a great way to decorate any room.

9 – Hands and feet. There is just something about baby feet that no one can quite resist. Some of the best loved shots that parents have of their children chronicle their tiny hands and feet. Printed up in black and white, these can make for a truly poignant photo canvas.

10 – Anything that strikes your fancy! Any photo that is taken at a reasonable resolution is a candidate for being turned into a photo canvas, so pick your favorite and get started!

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Canvas Prints Make Great Birthday Gifts – Happy Birthday to Anyone!

Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by admin.

Looking for the perfect way to wish a happy birthday to just about anyone? Not sure what to get for the guy or girl who “has everything”? Trying to find a gift that is just as special as the birthday guy or gal? Finding just the right gift can be a real challenge. Finding a balance between what someone has, what they might need and what they want can make it almost impossible to find a great present. Personalized gifts are always a good way to go and canvas photo prints make an excellent present and will be enjoyed for many years to come.

A photo canvas is a very versatile choice for a birthday gift. Whether you choose to have a photo of the birthday boy or girl themselves made into a canvas print or have a picture of a favorite place printed up for them, most people will enjoy receiving such a thoughtful gift. Canvas printing uses exceptionally high quality inks which are able to beautifully capture and render the colors in any high resolution photo. The inks are printed on a durable cotton canvas, which displays the ink perfectly, making light and texture come to life. The canvas is durable and UV protected, meaning that with proper care, this is one work of art that can last for generations.

Photo canvases can be made from practically any photo, and there are a number of great effects that can be applied to the photo, to really make it special. The picture you choose should have the most important subject matter at least two inches from every edge, as the image will be wrapped around the sides of the canvas. After that, the picture can be rendered in sepia tones, black and white or in enhanced color. If you are feeling more daring, you can also opt to have the picture printed in pop art style, making for a truly original canvas print.

Canvas prints are great and thoughtful gifts that are sure to be appreciated by any birthday boy or girl. Affordable and easy to create, your canvas printing project can be set up in a matter of minutes and ready to give in no time. You can have the print framed, or give it as is. However you choose to present your gift, it is sure to be well received and long remembered as one of the best gifts they ever got!

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How to Create Lasting Memories with Photos – Bringing Your Photos to Life

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by admin.

One of the greatest luxuries and advantages of our time is the widespread ability to capture the big and small moments of our life in photos quickly, easily and inexpensively, thanks to digital photography. Most every household in the country has at least one or two memory cards and perhaps even a good portion of the hard drive on their computer filled with pictures of important events in their lives. Events like weddings, birthdays and last Thursday’s dinner. These are precious memories that we will treasure forever. Or forget on our computer and not see again for months or even years. Turning those photos into photo gifts can help you enjoy them every day.

It used to be that the only family photos that would win a spot on the wall were the ones that we had paid someone else a ton of money to take for us. Nowadays it is simple and easy to turn any photo that strikes your fancy into a beautiful photo canvas that you can enjoy and love for years to come. Simply pick out your favorite photo, upload it and off you go! The photo will be printed with high quality inks on durable cotton canvas, and then treated to make it UV resistant, which prevents fading and discoloration over the years. Canvas printing allows you to take virtually any shot and turn it into a work of art.

Large canvas prints are just one of the great ways that you can turn digital images into personalized gifts for loved ones and friends. Smaller prints that will fit on a desk or in an office are another way to bring great memories to life. Featuring snapshots that you have taken of special events and special times that you want to remember on canvas is quick and easy to make. People appreciate and enjoy seeing photos of times and places that they may have forgotten, and personalized gifts are a great way to do just that.

Digital photography has given us the gift of being able to capture practically any moment and preserve it for years to come. Photo gifts and photo canvases give us the ability to put all of those photos to good use and allow them to be displayed, rather than just stored in a hard drive or even a photo album. Printing your photos on items that will see everyday use and exposure will bring new life to them and bring happiness to anyone that sees them.

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Personalized Photo Gifts Are Special – Never Worry That Your Present Will Be Re-Gifted Again

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by admin.

It has been said again and again that it is the thought that counts, when it comes to gifts. And while this is fundamentally true, it is also a known fact that some gifts just stink, regardless of the thought. Nobody likes to give or receive a gift that is a stinker, but sometimes it just happens. A great way to safeguard your gifts from being regarded as losers is to make your gift something that is personal and more likely to be enjoyed and appreciated. Photo gifts are a great way to do just that. Using pictures that you hold near and dear, you can create personalized items that are sure to not be re-gifted any time soon!

There are many great types of photo gifts out there, that anyone would enjoy receiving, but many will get put on a shelf and seldom used again. Art prints, made from your digital photos, give you the ability to place any picture that you choose on a gorgeous, durable canvas to display anywhere you wish. Grandparents and far away relatives enjoy having a personalized photo gift, made of pictures of loved ones or favorite places. Busy working parents enjoy canvas prints emblazoned with photos of their children to display in their office. Spouses enjoy having their favorite memories turned into decoration for their bedroom or living room.

One of the fastest growing photo gifts out there, canvas prints are a remarkable way to take those larger than life moments of your life and turn them into lasting, gallery sized artwork. Printed using high quality inks on durable cotton canvas, a photo canvas will last longer and retain its vibrancy much longer than a picture printed on paper. With a few simple clicks of the mouse, you can turn any photo into a beautiful canvas printing which can be framed and passed down from generation to generation. You can also easily turn a color photo into a black and white, sepia or pop art print in no time whatsoever.

There are always gift giving opportunities at your fingertips, and photo gifts are a great way to handle them. Whether you choose to create a smaller and traditional photo canvas or turn your photos into black and white, sepia or something bigger and more creative, like a pop art piece, personalized photo gifts are sure to be hit with anyone that receives them.

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Photo Gifts Are Perfect for Anniversary Gifts – A Gift of Love

Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by admin.

An anniversary is a very special occasion. Like all special occasions, you want to mark them with a celebration, and a gift, but it can be hard to decide what to get for your spouse or for the happy couple. You want a present that both people will enjoy and appreciate. One that will make them smile and perhaps reflect on their time together as a couple. Photo gifts make a perfect anniversary present, as they can be appreciated by both man and wife, and they are a great way to bring back memories. Whether it is a first anniversary or a fiftieth anniversary, a photo canvas is a great way to celebrate the milestone.

For any couple, whether they are newly married or have been married for most of their adult lives, an anniversary is a way to mark the passing of time and all of the memories that have been accumulated in the intervening time. Pictures are a great way of capturing those memories and making them accessible in days to come. Turning those pictures into photo gifts helps keep those memories in the front of everyone’s mind, bringing a smile to their hearts daily. Being able to look back on special days that have been printed up and made into a photo canvas is a great gift for anyone.

Practically any photo can be turned into a photo canvas, making canvas prints an ideal present for any anniversary. Whether you immortalize the first kiss as a married couple on a photo canvas, to present to the happy couple on their first anniversary, or use a picture from a family gathering, where they were surrounded by all of their loved ones to celebrate a golden anniversary, your gift is sure to be a hit. Made with love, given with love and received with love, photo gifts are sure to be treasured for many years and anniversaries to come.

A photo canvas is also an ideal anniversary gift from one spouse to another. A shot taken of that little bistro where you had your first date, the beach where you spent your honeymoon or the ship that you will be going on an anniversary cruise aboard, turned into a canvas print, is a thoughtful way to let your spouse know that you loved them then, you love them now and you will love them for all time. Make a gift that will last as long as the memory, to commemorate a love that will last a lifetime.

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Top 10 Family Memories to Print on Canvas

Posted on 14. Jan, 2010 by admin.

It goes without saying that there are some moments in the life of every family that absolutely need to be immortalized in pictures. A great way to display those memories is by having them turned into canvas prints. The following is a list of great moments to make into a photo canvas:

1 – The first kiss as a man and wife. It is the day that two people formed a family, and a great moment to immortalize on a photo canvas.

2 – The first day of school. The first day of school is often more emotional for mom and dad than it is for the tike going off to school, but it is one you will always remember.

3 – Graduation. You couldn’t be more proud of your son, daughter or spouse for their awesome academic achievement, and there is no better way to display that pride than with a photo canvas of the occasion.

4 – First shots of your newborn child. Your child’s birthday will be a blur of emotion for you. A canvas printing of your child’s very first photo will bring you back to that most special of all birthdays.

5 – Family reunion. Getting generations of your family together in one place is a momentous occasion, and one that should definitely be celebrated on your walls.

6 – Child’s first birthday. Making it through that first tenuous year as a parent is certainly cause for celebration so mark the event with a wonderful photo canvas.

7 – Prom. Seeing your child all dressed up can bring a tear to even the most stoic eye, so commemorating the event makes sense.

8 – Dance recital or sports event. Performing at a dance recital or playing in the big game can be a defining moment in your child’s life. It is a memory that they will cherish for years to come. Having the moment made into a canvas print will help keep that memory alive.

9 – Baptism or baby naming. The day that you officially introduce your child to the world is a wonderful event indeed. A beautiful canvas printing of this most special of days will help remind you of how precious your child was, when they were so small.

10 – First Holy Communion, Confirmation, Bar or Bat Mitzvah. Such important religious events help shape the young man or woman that your child is becoming. Marking the day with a photo canvas will let you look back and remember how very proud of your child you are that day and always.

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Photo Gifts – Canvas Prints are Great for Every Occasion

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by CanvasPeople Team.

Just about everyone appreciates receiving a present that has thought and sentiment behind it.  It is not an impossible task to find a gift that will be cherished and won’t be a drain on your bank account.  Give photo gifts on canvas prints. These gifts will let the recipient know that you took the time to create a personalized present. No one has to know that you didn’t have to spend a pile of cash to buy it or that you only spent a few minutes making it.

Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, first communions, and baby showers are only a few of the many occasions where you will need to have a gift.  Photo gifts make excellent presents for all of these times.  All you need to do is have a creative digital photo to upload.  For the spouse who is a fishing enthusiast, use your camera to take a shot of his beloved fishing gear.  He will cherish this special birthday gift.  If you have a scanner, you could make digital images of old baby photos of the parents to be and their ancestors to create canvas prints that will be treasured for years to come.  For an anniversary, present your spouse with an art print made from a favorite honeymoon photo.  The possibilities are endless.

To create your photo gifts, just upload your image and select the perfect size of canvas.  You may choose to add frames to your canvas prints to ramp up the stylish look.  If you are using an image from an old photograph, you will want to make use of photo enhancement features.  You can change the color balance from a faded, yellow photo to one that appears up to date.  If you have any blemishes, like red-eye, you can edit them away so your photo looks great.

Design your photo gifts with the recipient clearly in mind.  For your college-aged niece, use the pop-art effect.  You could create several canvas prints to give her a display that will be the envy of everyone in the dorm.  When you want to impress your stylish best friend, surprise her with a black and white canvas print of her home.  Turn your favorite family photo into a sepia toned canvas print to give to your parents and in-laws.  Don’t worry about the age of your recipient.  Your photo canvas can be treated with a protective coating that will prevent it from being easily damaged by little fingers.

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Cheap Photo Gifts to Give This Christmas (Canvas Prints)

Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by CanvasPeople Team.

The holidays can be a stressful time of year.  You have office parties, family get-togethers, and dinners out with friends.  You spend your evenings baking cookies and decorating the house.  While all that is going on, you somehow have to find the time to purchase Christmas gifts for a list that seems never ending.  Don’t forget you also have a tight budget.  You have promised yourself that this year you won’t end up with a financial hangover.  So, how do you get it all done and still be able to appreciate the joy of the season? Cheap photo gifts may be part of the solution.

Giving cheap photo gifts might sound a little dicey, but these Christmas gifts are anything but tacky.  You can feel confident that when you give the gift of a canvas photo print your present will be both appreciated and treasured.  Canvas prints are quality products that are appropriate for all ages, and you can be assured that you won’t be giving a gift that the recipient already has.

You will also save time when you give canvas prints for your Christmas gifts.  You don’t have to fight the holiday traffic, battle for the last parking spot, and make the mad dash to get to the stores before closing time.  You can create your cheap photo gifts at the time that suits your schedule.  It doesn’t get much better than to do your holiday shopping while in your pajamas.

To get started on making your unique Christmas gifts, you just need to have a digital photo.  Let your creativity flow.  For your soccer loving son, snap a photo of his favorite ball next to a pair of muddy cleats.  You can do a similar photo for your budding ballerina or your hockey fanatic.  You can use a plain colored bed sheet for a backdrop in the photo shoot.  That will allow the details of your objects to really stand out.  Any parent or grandparent on your gift list would be more than pleased to get a canvas print of a treasured family photo. You will be surprised by how well the colors show up on the canvas prints, making your cheap photo gifts look like you actually spent a big chunk of change.  This year, let the stress of the season just roll off your back, knowing that you can quickly, easily, and affordably give everyone on your list a special present.

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Personalized Gifts – Put Your Photo on Canvas

Posted on 25. Nov, 2009 by CanvasPeople Team.

Throughout the year, there are so many times that you need to give a gift, but aren’t sure what is appropriate. You also want to give personalized gifts that will have meaning to the recipients. When you put a photo on canvas, you can meet both needs at the same time. A canvas print is always in style, no matter how a home is decorated. Finding a gift that is as personal as a cherished photo turned into an art print is unlikely. Best of all, you can give these special gifts without spending a small fortune.

Putting a digital photo on canvas is an easy process. You may find yourself giving these personalized gifts to everyone on your list as they will certainly be in demand. You can make each canvas unique by using a photo that has special meaning to the recipient. To get started, you simply upload a photo. You will want to stick to the minimum resolution guidelines when you select a canvas size. You can preview how the photo will look on the canvas before placing your order. Remember that the photo will wrap around the sides of the canvas, so you don’t want to choose a photo where a significant part is on the edge of the shot.

The next steps are where you really turn your photos on canvas into personalized gifts of art. You can choose to add a frame to your canvas or you can opt to leave it as is. You will want to think about the home décor of your recipients. Are they traditional, modern, casual, or eclectic? Depending on your answer, you can choose to use a special effect on the photo.  Make it a pop-art canvas for a funky eclectic style. Choose black and white for the minimalist.  To make your canvas more traditional, change the photo to a sepia tone.

When you present your gift of a photo on canvas, you can rest assured that it is a sturdy piece of art. When sprayed with a protective formula that is also environmentally friendly, your personalized gifts should retain their beautiful colors for years. This coating makes your canvas resistant to humid conditions and smudges from fingerprints. If you simply can’t find the perfect photo, don’t despair.  Give a gift certificate and have your recipient share in the fun and creative process of making a canvas art print from a well loved photo.

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