Archive for September, 2011

Photography can be split into so many sub categories. But the most exciting type of photography for any red blooded male is womens designer swimwear photography. When you just look at some of pictures and the beautiful women you get to take pictures of, there can’t be anywhere else a man would want to be. Just look at some of the pictures below of Phax swimwear model, Melissa Giraldo.

Stunning imagery on silver that really has to be seen to be believed. Your photo really comes alive!

Silver highlights your colours and reflects light. Your photo will be printed onto silver paper, sealed with a protective laminate and then mounted on a sturdy 2″ (5cm) thick aluminium Dibond box. The result is a spectacular authentic looking aluminium mount that will look good in any environment. This product really has to be seen to be believed. Somehow photographing it doesn’t quite do it justice. If you want to see what your photo will look like on silver paper, please talk to us about getting a sample printed.

Black and white pictures and colour photos with high contrast look exceptional when printed and mounted this way.

Canvas Printing Tips

The photo you choose should be something that is timeless. Something that appeals to your eyes and mind, or of an event you won’t forget, so you do not get tired of it!

Getting a better looking colour to greyscale conversion

If you have a colour image you want to convert to greyscale, you can choose grey scale from the mode menu in PhotoShop. However, PhotoShop just discards the colour and you end up with a pretty bland looking greyscale image.

To get a better looking greyscale, go to the channels palette and click on each individual channel colour (the Red, Blue and Green). These channels appear in greyscale by default and more often than not one of those channels on its own makes a pretty good looking greyscale. Keep that one and discard the other two. When you go under the image menu and under Mode choose greyscale, it does not have any colour to throw away and so every shade of colour is preserved but only in greyscale.

Avoiding pixelation

When resizing an image, making your image smaller is good, but making it bigger could be tricky. Scaling an image down in size increases the resolution of the image, and generally does not affect it. It sometimes makes it lose a little clarity, but the amount varies from image to image. However, increasing the size, usually a low resolution image (72dpi for example) will cause the image to be blurry and pixelated. So, starting with a large image and scaling down is far preferable than starting with a small image and scaling up.

If you must start with a small image, if you’re shooting digitally, try a minimum, 5-megapixel camera so you start with a large image that you will likely want to scale down. If you’re scanning it, try to scan it at a high enough resolution to keep the image from falling apart (e.g. 600dpi).

Your photo or artwork will be printed directly onto artist grade canvas. We use a high quality 340gsm matte canvas approved to Fine Art Trade Guild standards. Combined with the Epson pigment based inks, your prints are guaranteed to remain crisp and vibrant for over 75 years. Each print is heat-sealed for ultimate protection and is completely scratch and waterproof. The corners are guaranteed not to fade or crack.

Each print is measured for size and then carefully hand stretched over wooden stretcher bars made from best quality redwood pine. The frames are 2″ (5cm) thick though we can provide thinner frames on request. To complete the picture (the pun is intended) we provide strap hanger fittings so your print is ready to hang the day you receive it.