Best photo ideas for canvas prints

December 11, 2006 9:45 AM

What kind of pictures (photos) render best on canvas. I am trying to get a large sized photo-on-canvas frame from a night-time city shot. The picture I have in mind are night time photos of city skylines (manhattan from brooklyn) Would this look good when converted to canvas ? What other suggestions does the hive mind have when it comes to shooting digital images for framing on canvas
posted by cusecase to Grab Bag (7 answers total)

Lots of white so the canvas shows through.
posted by StickyCarpet at 11:33 AM on December 11, 2006

Looking at one in my office right now of Manhattan. Looks awesome, glorious, you name it. You're going to have to pay--first for the images--they have to be huge files with high dpi numbers, (can't just pull from the internet when you are blowing it way up), and then for the canvas printing. Pay for your images that way you'll get a good image. But it looks dynamite and we always get compliments in the office. Again, pay for the copyrighted image so as to get the best possible one.
posted by Ironmouth at 11:37 AM on December 11, 2006

Response by poster: Ironmouth,

I am hoping to shoot these images (no novice with a DSLR, so will try to do the best I can) -- but was specifically curious about night-time photography on canvas, have never seen one framed as canvas and wanted to know if there was a reason to that.

now that stickycarpet mentions lots of white, that makes sense -- is your image one of a night time shot ?

Thanks
posted by cusecase at 11:44 AM on December 11, 2006

if you don't have enough pixels on the DSLR, you might also try using fixerlab's upsizing service for $25. If you have a good photo, that will be a lot cheaper than most stock image services...
posted by gage at 12:45 PM on December 11, 2006

Mine aren't framed. No need for lots of white. Mine don't have lots of white and they look great. I'd go with the stock image because you only get one shot and the place won't give you a refund if it turns out bad because of the picture. My firm has six or seven of these around the office. Some are darker than others. No idea about the photography, but I can only tell you about what worked here.
posted by Ironmouth at 12:59 PM on December 11, 2006

Doesn't it depend on the technique used to get the photo onto the canvas? Or is there only one commercial method for doing this?
posted by jjg at 2:44 PM on December 11, 2006

If you have a photoprinter, you could do some test runs with inkjet canvas. Play around and see what you like.
posted by -harlequin- at 2:47 PM on December 11, 2006